There has been a sudden surge among the generation of today with regards to eco-consciousness with masses putting an effort into doing their bid to conserve and protect their surroundings. Thankfully, technology has been paving ways for some astonishingly well-built and beautiful gadgets that will make you save the conserve the environment in style. Let’s have a look on these 5 best eco-friendly gadgets. 1. LifeStraw - Handheld Water Purifier Image Credit: coolmaterial (dot) com Water purifiers have always been big, bulky and practically impossible to be portable all thanks to their delicate and complex mechanism. Fortunately, researchers at Vestergaard Frandsen devised LifeStraw, a handheld pipe-like gadget that allows a user to consume purified water through any source of water. The pipe encapsulates the complete water-purifying mechanism into a single portable device making it easy to carry around and used. Many other similar handheld devices have followed the trend and have been widely distributed in drought-prone areas of the world. Also, this eco-friendly gadget will be the perfect companion for an outdoor trek where you won’t have to carry water anymore. 2. WakaWaka - Portable Solar Charger Solar chargers have been in development since the past two decades and finally technology has been perfected where we can have a portable solar charger that can charge our smartphones and other battery-operated devices. One of the most famous of the lot is the WakaWaka portable solar charger, a nifty little device the size of a smartphone that comes with a built-in battery that charges itself when it is strategically placed in sunlight. The charger is capable of charging your battery operated devices on-the-go and acts as a portable battery as well. Another add-on that makes the WakaWaka a must-have is the in-built lamp that is capable of burning for 20 hours on a single 100% charge. Another one of the best eco-friendly device for travelling and trekking exploits. 3. LED Monitors As much as we try to accept the advancement of technology and its implications in our daily life, we have yet to embrace it in its totality. One fine example of such a situation is our use of the bulky CRT monitors that we use as screens for our computers. They are huge, heavy, space and energy consuming, and the worst part is, they comprise of deadly chemicals like lead to manufacture. To curb this, one can replace them with a LED monitors. These monitors are lightweight, sleek, and have less moving parts. Even better, they consume less electricity and also give a more user satisfaction in terms of display than its predecessors. Make the eco-friendly switch if you are using the old boxes. 4. Siva Cycle Atom - Dynamo Charger Image Credit: amazonaws (dot) com Dynamos were a part of the ‘80s pop culture with every bicycle equipped with a dynamo headlight. This trend suddenly died out, and with it, a brilliant way of energy production faded, until recently manufacturers have gotten back to perfecting the dynamo to an extent where it can charge a portable media device or smartphone with ease. These new-age dynamos use the same mechanism, albeit refined to a point where it produces more energy in less time and effort. Such eco-friendly Dynamos have caught up, and may also be a potential source of energy and may also encourage people to get back to cycling. Double whammy? We bet. 5. Paper Bags The best of the lot to substitute the most fatal substance in the world, paper and its various usage, has finally caught up with the masses. Paper bags are replacing toxic plastic ones the world over and a conscious effort is visible by consumers to reduce plastic usage. Paper bags are biodegradable and cost less to manufacture making it the perfect replacement for plastic. Encouraging the use of biodegradable substances has led to such changes in today’s youth and results in ensuring a safer and healthier environment for the future. You may also like: A Guide to Biking to Work Green Technology to Make your Life Easy Bioluminescent Plants – The Lights Of The Future?