You probably don’t need us to tell you this, but texting and driving is bad, very bad! Everyone from Obama to Oprah to whoever writes those email forwards our mom sends us will tell you the same thing. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, drivers who are texting can be more than 20 times more likely to crash than non-distracted drivers. Don’t let yourself fall into that category!

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Green technology is all the rage in the tech space, and here at IOGEAR we love nothing more than to keep our finger on the green pulse. From Apple’s work-in-progress solar powered iPad and iPhone, to the grass-trimming goats Google has put to work, earth conscious companies are developing new ways to help our waning Mother Earth.

This week Cisco Systems announced the testing phase of their home energy management system, temporarily named the home energy controller. Despite the unsexy name, this is a pretty slick device which helps keep an eye on mounting energy costs. The controller’s digital readout helps people keep track of energy consumption throughout their home and do away with energy waste. Wasting energy is so passé, people.

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Here at IOGEAR, we like to keep a finger on the ‘green pulse’ of the electronics industry. This week, the latest announcement from Apple caught our eco-friendly eye. If you’ve ever wondered what the green-conscious engineers at Apple have been cooking deep in the labs, read on!

Apple announced earlier this week that while they have yet to release a solar-powered gadget, their best and brightest brains are already working on incorporating solar power into popular items such as the iPad and iPhone. (more…)

Even though Earth Day has come and gone, no need to let your new-found green ways of life slip! At IOGEAR, we are committed to “going green” year round, and we love the culminating buzz and attention Earth Day generates. It’s all too easy to miss the good ideas in the flood of information around the holidays – but never fear, IOGEAR is here to remind you to stay green!

In this post, we’ll look at some of the more interesting (and in some cases … humorous) green initiatives for 2010. We hope you will be enlightened, entertained and most importantly, motivated to incorporate more green activities into your lifestyle.

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In all the flurry of green activity for Earth Day this year, we didn’t forget our loyal Twitter followers. Read on for the results of our BIGGEST giveaway to date!

Congratulations to our Earth Day Twitter winner Sarah, who this week took home our biggest prize haul ever – a Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free car kit, a USB Laptop KVM Switch, a GearPower – Portable Battery for Mobile Devices AND the grand prize of a Wireless Audio/Video Kit! We hope you enjoy your new green technology toolkit, courtesy of IOGEAR!

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Earth day is just around the corner, and as companies across the world jostle to prove their ‘green IQ’, it’s always useful to know how to separate the green pretenders from the genuine contenders. Living and learning green is a priority for us here at IOGEAR, and through this post and our actions, we hope to motivate everyone to contribute in some way towards a greener future.

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Feeling green? Donate your unwanted electronics and help us celebrate Earth Day!

IOGEAR is holding its inaugural Earth Day 2010 FREE electronic recycling drive at its Orange County headquarters, and is inviting all OC community members to drop off unwanted gadgets and hardware for green recycling. Come one, come all and help make a difference!

Local businesses, schools, colleges and individuals are invited to drop off their unwanted electronic products on Earth Day, April 22 from 9:00am to 7:00pm and throughout April 23-30 from 9:00am to 5:00pm (excluding Saturday and Sunday).

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Congratulations to our March Twitter winner Diane, who scooped a USB Laptop KVM Switch, a GearPower – Portable Battery for Mobile Devices this month!

Don’t forget that you too can be a winner as we enter the last and greatest phase of our Earth Day celebrations! On Earth Day itself, April 22nd, we will be giving away a bumper prize stash of a Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free car kit, a USB Laptop KVM Switch, a GearPower – Portable Battery for Mobile Devices AND April’s star of the show, a Wireless Audio/Video Kit!

Simple steps to entering:

1. Follow us on Twitter
2. Retweet any message that mentions the competition
3. Cross your fingers!

For full rules of entry and other legal jargon click here.

Hope to see YOUR name on the winner’s board this month!

Earth Day is just around the corner! Enter our Twitter competition to win a bumper pack of green goodies from IOGEAR

Thanks to all of our Twitter followers who have been feverishly retweeting for the chance to win IOGEAR green products! The latest winner for March has been chosen, but don’t lose heart – read on for details of even more green giveaway fun!

For the month of Apirl, IOGEAR will be offering our biggest giveaway yet on Earth Day, April 22nd. One lucky winner will walk away with a BUMPER prize pack of a Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free car kit, a USB Laptop KVM Switch, a GearPower – Portable Battery for Mobile Devices AND April’s star of the show, a Wireless Audio/Video Kit!

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Congratulations to our lucky February winner, @djh_artist, who will be able to celebrate Earth Day in style this year with a Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free car kit!

For all of you eco-warriors out there who are green with envy, don’t worry – IOGEAR will continue to give away highlights from our green product portfolio until Earth Day. If you had your heart set on getting the Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free car kit, you still can purchase your own via our reseller partners or on our e-store directly.

MARCH COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT!!

This month, one lucky Twitter follower will be grabbing our USB Laptop KVM Switch, one of the latest portable innovations from IOGEAR.  Leveraging the convenience of an all-in-one USB cable, the USB Laptop KVM Switch allows you to easily work and switch between two computers on one monitor and file transfer between the two computers connected. Cutting down on unnecessary wires and inflated power bills, the Laptop KVM Switch is a multi-tasker’s best friend!

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