The embodied energy of the memory chip alone exceeds the energy consumption of a laptop during its life expectancy of 3 years.
Imagine you put a portable hard disk of 500 gigabytes in your backpack and start walking. In which cases are you faster than your internet connection?
Fast and complicated calculations are a product of fossil fuels.
Build a pinhole camera, turn your bedroom into a camera obscura, and rediscover photography.
Turn off your flat screen television and get lost in 17th, 18th and 19th century optical entertainment.
Downloading cars, houses and aeroplanes is no science fiction.
The high energy consumption of the mobile phone network is mainly due to the limited life span of the phones.
Internet users continually need faster connections to surf the web at the same speed.
Chances are slim your children will be able to enjoy the family photo album when they grow up.
More than two centuries ago, it was possible to very accurately pinpoint your position on earth by means of ‘satellites’.
The newest generation of board games is more fascinating than most computer games.
Is an electronic newspaper more ecological than a paper newspaper?