Fujitsu has announced what it claims to be the world’s first entirely plastic-free, biodegradable computer mouse. Substituting renewable materials for plastic, the ECO mouse is 100% recyclable. While I doubt that computer mice have much of a carbon footprint, I suppose every little bit helps. Made from the environmentally-conscious plastic substitutes ARBOFORM and BIOGRADE—which are derived from biologically sourced renewable compounds like lignins, starch and natural resins—the Fujitsu Mouse M440 ECO joins Fujitsu’s keyboard KBPC PX ECO in a line-up of computer accessories manufactured from renewable materials

In a lawsuit filed by Typhoon Touch last Monday, Apple, Inc.—along with ten other companies—were implicated in the proceedings. The lawsuit was focused on Dell, but Apple, Fujitsu, Toshiba, Lenovo, Panasonic, HTC, Palm, Samsung, Nokia, and LG were all mentioned. The lawsuit involves patents filed by Typhoon Touch, specifically numbers 5,379,057 (“Touch Screen and Computer more »

According to CNet, the MacBook Air CPU is not exclusive to Apple, though it was created because of the MacBook Air. Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed at Macworld 2008 that last year, Apple asked Intel to redesign a special Core 2 Duo chip for their sub-notebook, the MacBook Air. The processor is significantly smaller than more »