Top 10 Green Gadget Gifts for 2010

Each year the holiday season kicks off a consumer electronics arms race as leading tech manufacturers unveil their latest and greatest wonder gadgets -- which more often than not relegate last year's outdated tech to the e-waste pile. Fortunately, there's an incredible array of greener gadgets that make it easier than ever to keep step with our increasingly wired world while treading gently on the earth. From solar-powered gizmos that generate portable electricity to energy-efficient appliances, read on for our top ten green gadget gifts for 2010!

Logitech Solar Powered Wireless Keyboard
This svelte solar keyboard by Logitech ensures freedom from annoying wires and the grid. The brilliant wireless design is emblazoned with a strip of photovoltaic panels that allow it to charge using indoor or outdoor light sources, completely eliminating the need for disposable batteries. Weighing in at just 1/3 of an inch thick, the world's first solar keyboard connects using speedy 2.4 Ghz wireless, and features a handy lux meter that tells you how much light is available at any given moment.
$80 from Logitech

12 Folds LED Origami Cards by Tomomi Sayuda
These beautiful holiday cards by Tomomi Sayuda fold into gorgeous glowing globes of light, giving you a great way to send holiday cheer across great distances. Each flat-packed card features a different pattern, and they come complete with an LED light source and a battery.
Price TBD from Kin Design

WeWood Watches
We love the warm wood tones of these beautiful analog watches by Italy-based WeWood. Each chunky-chic wooden number is made from sustainably harvested or reclaimed wood that is 100% recyclable, biodegradable, and toxin-free. Best of all, for every watch sold, WeWood plants a tree with American Forests.
$120 from WeWood

Recompute Cardboard Computer Case
Give the gadget geek on your list the gift of green computing power with this ingenious Recompute computer case. Constructed from smartly stacked sheets of cardboard, this desktop pc has been thoughtfully designed to minimize its environmental footprint from its manufacture to its usage and disposal. It's capable of holding any standard set of components, and since most computers last 3 to 5 years, the Recompute case has been designed so that it can be composted or recycled at the end of its lifecycle.
$800 from Recompute

Wood Headphones by ThinkSound
These beautiful earphones made from sustainably-sourced wood are sure to give budding audiophiles cause for applause. Wood is actually an excellent resonator, which means that these pint-sized buds pack crisp highs and warm bass tones into a PVC-free package that is sure to please.
$99 from ThinkSound

RE_VINYL Record Clocks
Give the gift of groovy analog style with these awesome wall clocks made from vintage vinyl records. Each LP has been carefully cut into a different silhouette, and designer Pavel Sidorenko has taken special care to preserve the label of each record in the finished product. With designs ranging from batarangs to umbrellas, penguins, and great grandfather clocks, there's an incredible array of recycled vinyl designs to choose from.
$52 from RE-VINYL

Equo Desk Lamp
Shine a bit of light on a loved one's life this holiday season with this elegant LED desk lamp by Koncept. The minimalist lamp is carefully counterbalanced so that it can be easily adjusted, and a simple swipe of the finger increases or decreases the intensity of the twenty-eight 7.5 watt LED bulbs.
$250 from Koncept

Rebaroque Sound-System Art
Elevate your sound system to a work of art with these stunning speaker artworks by Rebaroque. Each unique sound installation is crafted from a reclaimed frame outfitted with vintage fabrics and cutting-edge electronic components that are sure to add some oopmh to your interior decor.
$1,100 and up from Rebaroque

Firewinder Wind-Powered LED Lamp
The Firewinder is a spinning outdoor lamp that harvests energy from blowing breezes to power a shimmering LED light show. It's a brilliant way to visualize the latent energy present in invisible currents of air, and it makes an enchanting addition to any backyard.
$80 from Firewinder

Voltaic Fuse Solar Charger
We love solar-powered bags, but Voltaic's Fuse is an even more versatile solution that can be strapped to everything from a backpack to a bicycle or tent. This self-contained power pack features a set of waterproof photovoltaics that make it simple to supercharge practically anything with a jolt of solar energy.
$130 from Voltaic

What kind of gadget gifts are you hoping to get this holiday season?

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Inhabitat is an online magazine devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and design towards a smarter and more sustainable future. Written by a young tech-savvy team designers and design journalists, Inhabitat delivers fresh content daily, showcasing emerging work from the cutting-edge of the global design community. Mike Chino is a writer, researcher, and musician based in San Francisco. He left sunny UC Santa Cruz with a B.A. in French and Modern literature and delved into publishing through a stint at ReadyMade Magazine. Inspired by the impact that forward thinking can have on the present, he has cultivated a voracious appetite for developments in sustainable architecture, design, and technology. Mike likes to bike, blog, and build things, and in his spare time he also cooks, produces music, and rocks out.