Wooden gadgets are become a bit of a trend and the Wood Grain Optical Mouse has jumped on board the bandwagon. Wooden gadgets are generally the same as their non-wood counterparts put if done right, they look a lot cooler. The wooden mouse however, looks like something your dad would use….

R2D2 was invented in the 1800’s. Don’t believe us? Then check out the wooden beer barrel R2D2 by Amoebabloke. This is Steampunk at it’s best and the wooden R2D2 is definitely a gadget for the serious technophiles

The Marubeni wooden iPod dock gives you a choice of wood. Being a man, a choice of wood isn’t uppermost in my mind. One for the ladies methinks…

As mods go, the Wooden Portable Nes by Longhorn Engineer is one of the best ones. Somehow they’ve managed to get a fully functioning NES into a litlle wooden box and make it portable, what more could you want? We love modders…

It’s all very well saying that you are going on an eco-drive and saving the planet etc but when push comes to shove, you actually have to come through on your promises to the environment and we are a bit suspect about the recent offering from Asus - the Asus U6 Bamboo Notebook.

Fair enough there is some bamboo on it but to call the U6 a bamboo notebook is stretching things a bit. Asus have indicated that over-heating issues is the reason for them scaling back the amount of …

Will all the Eco-sensitive issues around these days it’s not wonder the Corporate desktop giant Dell have come out with this ever so environmentally friendly bamboo Computer. The as yet unnamed Dell PC is no concept and will actually be in production at some point this year.
It is comprised of recycled material (including milk jugs and bottle tops) and uses considerably less energy than a standard PC. It’s pretty compact so ideal for travelling with. The guys here at GadgetHeat only wonder how long it’s built to last with it …