Subscribe to this page:
RSS

Business Videos

Business Videos

Make smarter decisions with SmartPlanet’s business videos. Meet innovative new startups and learn about expert strategies on management issues such as sustainability, social responsibility and the triple bottom line.

  • iPhone app and case makes sure your phone is never left behind

    iPhone app and case makes sure your phone is never left behind

    There are iPhone cases for the fashionable, the hip and the accident-prone. Now there's one for the absent-minded. Kensington has created an app & case combo that alerts you once you've strayed...

    3 | July 19, 2012 4:21pm

  • Bioelectric bandages speed up healing, reduce pain

    Bioelectric bandages speed up healing, reduce pain

    We use bandages to protect our wounds, but what if they could accelerate our recovery? Or better yet, make our injuries hurt less. Procellera bandages accomplish that by creating a tiny electric...

    3 | June 28, 2012 1:11pm

  • Self-folding stroller will please both parents and Transformers fans

    Self-folding stroller will please both parents and Transformers fans

    Parents of wee ones are always wishing they had a pair of free hands. The Origami stroller from 4Moms doesn't offer extra limbs, but it does make the dreaded chore of collapsing and unfolding a...

    1 | June 14, 2012 12:44pm

  • Charging devices eliminate vampire power

    Charging devices eliminate vampire power

    We all know that leaving a device plugged in wastes significant amounts of electricity over time. But is anyone motivated enough to unplug all their gadgets and appliances while they're not in...

    8 | April 19, 2012 12:31pm

  • Amory Lovins: Carbon fiber cars would cut oil dependency

    Amory Lovins: Carbon fiber cars would cut oil dependency

    At the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco, chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute talks about strategies to make oil-free automobiles. He believes that cars would be simpler and cheaper to...

    23 | March 29, 2012 11:59am

  • Three green technologies set to transform energy

    Three green technologies set to transform energy

    At the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco, NRG Energy CEO David Crane discusses how smart meters, distributed-solar projects, and plug-in electric vehicles could potentially cause disruptive change...

    3 | March 27, 2012 1:28pm

  • Kindle cover has built-in solar panels

    Kindle cover has built-in solar panels

    Let the sun's energy take care of charging your e-reader with this product. Just make sure you don't do what our SmartPlanet team did - crack the Kindle screen while trying to remove it.

    12 | March 21, 2012 9:40am

  • Building blocks get smarter with sensors

    Building blocks get smarter with sensors

    Sifteo offers a new game platform--requiring you to stack, sort, and shuffle. SmartPlanet's Sumi Das shows how these video game cubes communicate with each other for a novel way to play.

    March 12, 2012 8:28am

  • Apple launches latest iPad with 4G

    Apple launches latest iPad with 4G

    Apple's Tim Cook and Philip Schiller unveil the company's newest iPad. The device powered by A5X chip, offers a higher-resolution Retina Display, longer battery life, plus 4G LTE. The pricing...

    1 | March 7, 2012 2:54pm

  • Apple announces next-gen Apple TV

    Apple announces next-gen Apple TV

    Apple's Tim Cook and Eddy Cue show off the company's new Apple TV streaming video box. The new hardware has several updated features, including 1,080-pixel resolution for movies and TV shows and a...

    3 | March 7, 2012 12:52pm

  • Salad spinner-type device makes clothes-washing more efficient

    Salad spinner-type device makes clothes-washing more efficient

    Ever run your washing machine with just 1 or 2 articles of clothing and felt a bit of guilt. Running a load of laundry consumes water & electricity, but a new product can get your clothes clean...

    2 | February 28, 2012 8:47am

  • GPS shoes help track people suffering from Alzheimer's

    GPS shoes help track people suffering from Alzheimer's

    It's a heart-stopping moment when a caregiver for an Alzheimer's patient realizes their charge has wandered away. SmartPlanet's Sumi Das looks at new shoes from Aetrex that could help find them.

    February 22, 2012 7:50am

  • Cleverly designed bike lock takes water bottle shape

    Cleverly designed bike lock takes water bottle shape

    Lugging around a heavy, cumbersome bike lock can be a nuisance, but Kuat aims to solve that. SmartPlanet's Sumi Das tries out their new Bottle Lock.

    3 | February 15, 2012 8:49am

  • Growing mushrooms from used coffee grounds

    Growing mushrooms from used coffee grounds

    Two college students ditched plans to enter the consulting and banking fields when they discovered they could grow mushrooms using coffee grounds. The “Back to the Roots” founders say they...

    6 | February 13, 2012 8:38am

  • Pesticide-free flowers for Valentine's Day

    Pesticide-free flowers for Valentine's Day

    Picking the perfect bunch of roses is no easy task. Pink or red? Organic or conventional? Sumi Das explains why many of the bouquets sent this February 14th may be coated with chemicals.

    1 | February 8, 2012 8:50am