There are many ways for geeks to go green. You can get a surge protector that lets you turn your gear off when not in use to prevent vampire power for instance. You can also move to LED backlit monitors and notebooks.

One thing that you can do in your entire home is go to LED light bulbs. LED bulbs consumer a lot less power, but they are typically really expensive. I have seen some that are $50 or more each. Home Depot has a new line of LED bulbs that fit normal fixtures called EcoSmart.

I wish I were rich; I would buy any car/gadget/cool item that tickled my fancy. I would need a second house just for all the gadgets I would end up with and a massive garage full of cars and other toys. What I don’t think I would spend money on is an electric bike.

A company called M55 has a sweet electric bike that anyone into that sort of thing might be interested in. The bike is called the EVO-001 and is handmade with a single piece of aluminum for a frame. The electric motor is placed for stability.

An astounding amount of energy is wasted each year by folks who leave their computers running all the time. The problem for many of us is that we simply forget to turn the devices off. A new concept plug over at Yanko Design will do the remembering for you.

The Energy Lock is a power outlet that you plug your cords into. Once connected you can rotate the plug like a kitchen timer to set how long the power will last in case you forget to turn the device off.

FedEx wants to go greener, so this week it rolled out its first all-electric FedEx delivery trucks in the United States. Starting in June, FedEx will be sending the first four electric vans out on the roads of Los Angeles, saving energy as they go.

We have no idea just how much these vehicles cost, but the truck’s 80kWh battery alone is “well above the cost of a large luxury sedan,” according to FedEx’s VP of Global Vehicles John Formisano. We hope that despite high costs, FedEx continues with this and gets more of these trucks on the road.

BenQ has several LED-backlit LCD monitors on the way, including the widescreen V2410T, V2410B and the E2420HDB. The first two models come with 24″ displays, native 1080p resolution, height-adjustable stands and a 5ms response time.

The E2420HDB forgoes the LED panel, although it does have native 1080p resolution, 300 lumens of brightness, a 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and a 5ms response time. All three models have Senseye image enhancement settings that will change depending on the application and display mode hotkeys lets you play back images with different aspect ratios aside from 16:9.

If you are an apartment dweller, you are probably used to some of your objects having multiple functions. How about combining your lamp with a garden?

That’s the idea behind the Grass Lamp. You can’t grow vegetables in the Grass Lamp, but grass will just love the lamp’s light and maybe remind you to actually venture outdoors, while allowing you to appreciate the outdoors while inside.

Acer’s new Aspire 3811TZ and Aspire 3811TZG are two of the greenest laptops you can get. Not in actual color, but in eco-friendliness. They fall into the company’s Timeline series and both 13.3-inch laptops have the honor of being singled out by Greenpeace as being completely free of nasty materials.

No PVC (otherwise known as polyvinyl chloride) or BFR (brominated flame retardants) here. These are powered by Intel ULV Core 2 Duo CPUs, so they are more power-efficient than most and last longer per charge. Nothing on availability and price, but it’s likely that one will be over a grand and one under.

Green is a big deal into the computer market. Large companies can save lots of money by saving seemingly small amounts of power across all the computers in their company. Power saved among computer users adds up to big savings in pollution overall.

NEC has unveiled a new LCD called the MultiSync EA222WMe. The LCD is LED backlit and designed with an eye towards being green in all aspects. The screen uses 20% less power than other panel types. It also consumes up to 52% less power and radiates up to 61% less heat than previous NEC LCDs.

Sure, there are plenty of solar powered chargers to charge your gadgets, but few are as sexy or as versatile as the forthcoming Regen ReNu. The solar panel is used along with one of several optional bases. These include an iPod/iPhone dock, a sound dock with it’s own speakers, and an LED desk lamp.

The built in battery constantly stores juice even when your iPod isn’t docked, so that the ReNu can then transfer the charge into your device. It can even pull power from a wall socket if you don’t have light in your space.

Sanyo’s line of Eneloop batteries are as green a battery as you will find and they have some more improvements to make them even more Earth friendly. These newly upgraded Eneloops can be recharged around 1,500 times, which is said to be a new record for the industry.

The batteries come pre-charged from the factory using clean energy from renewable solar power. If we had to guess, we would say that the other big names in batteries are watching very closely indeed.

AOC has dropped another affordable and eco-friendly LCD monitor that meets EPEAT Gold standards. The AOC 2436Vw 24-inch LCD monitor supports a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and features 30,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 5ms response time, and 300 cd/m2 brightness. The 1080p screen consumes less than 49W of power.

It also comes with several simple connectivity ports, which include VGA, DVI and USB. Who says it isn’t easy being green? The AOC 2436Vw is priced at $220 and is already shipping.

Yes, Potty Putter makes it okay to play a game of miniature golf with your pants around your ankles, while on the john. All I can say is, if you need so much practice that you have to putt while taking a dump, you should probably find another hobby.

I guess the restroom isn’t so restful anymore. After you’ve made your deposit, you may as well go full out and pee in the Uroclub. You’ll get the Putting green, 2 golf balls, Flag stick, Putter and a “Do Not Disturb” sign for your practice sessions.

Acer announced two new green LCD displays that won’t hurt the environment. Well, not as much. Both models use 36-percent less power than Acer’s previous display models. The pair is the Acer V193WBbmd measuring in at 19-inches and the V223WBbmd which is a 22-incher.

Both models feature a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, 5ms response time and a 300cd/m2 brightness rating. The only differ in resolution and price, with the 19-inch model featuring a 1,440 x 900 resolution and a $185 price tag and the 22-inch model featuring a 1,680 x 1,050 resolution and a $236 price tag.

Normally, we buy a computer, use it for maybe two years, sometimes less, and it’s headed for the landfill. A more conscious user might just recycle the parts and use them for something else. An even better idea is this new system that never gets obsolete and so never requires throwing away.

This Jocko Chan designed computer for Dell provides an easy update of better components. Called LOOP, the system is ordered online and delivered directly to your home. All upgrades are available to rent for a limited period of time with an additional charge. The company’s employees would take care of all repair and enhancements. The components which are working in good condition are re-used whereas all other components are taken back for recycling.

Dell has some new eco-friendly monitors in the P2210, E190S and E170S. The 22″ P2210 will give you a resolution of 1,680 x 1,050 pixels, along with a range of viewing-angle adjustments. Connectivity includes VGA, DVI-D with HDCP and DisplayPort. You’ll also get four USB 2.0 ports to seal the deal

The 19″ E190S features a 1,280 x 1,024 resolution, an 800:1 contrast ratio and 250 cd/m2 brightness. While the 17″ E170S is pretty similar to the E190S, just smaller. It packs a resolution of 1,280 x 1,024 and a VGA port. All three monitors meet EPEAT Gold and Energy Star standards, so you rest easy and know that you are doing your part to help the environment.