It’s time to upgrade your yoga mat to an even better eco-friendly version that just happens to be on sale at the moment.

Designed specifically for Pilates, this new eco-friendly yoga mat is the perfect solution for matwork excercises.  Made from TPE (Thermal Plastic Elastomer) foam, the Stott Pliates Mat is 100% recyclable and biodegradable and provides superior traction for those sometimes difficult balancing acts.

On sale at Amazon for $45.79.

As far as your game of golf, we know you’re keeping it green by walking the course with your eco-friendly golf bags, but what about what’s inside the bag?  How green are your golf balls?

Well, the Tempe company Dixon Earth wants to help you go even greener with a new eco-friendly golf ball that’s sure to turn heads.

As the game goes, a golf ball is usually lost before it wears out. Golf balls are traditionally made with metals like zinc, cobalt, plastic, lead and tungsten to add weight, and the ones that are lost or discarded continue to leak these metals into the environment wherever they lie. According to reports, when Scotland’s Loch Ness was dredged, almost 250,000 golf balls were found leaking heavy metals into the water, and getting into the water table over time.

Players, who don’t make a habit of losing the ball, are usually able to use a ball only for a few rounds, by which time it wears out. A worn out golf ball is only good for the trash, and takes a long time to break down in a dump. The new Dixon ball will hold good for four or five rounds depending on the player’s stroke and the course, say sources and what’s more, it can be recycled into other materials for further use.

Golf courses like the Ahwatukee Country Club, the Lake at Ahwatukee, Club West and The Dukes at Rancho El Dorado in Maricopa started to carry the Dixon Earth golf ball about a month ago.

Dixon is the first company to offer environmentally friendly golf balls, and also have golf bags made from recycled water bottles. The company’s commitment to saving the environment extends further – their packaging is made from recycled materials and the building Dixon uses is an environmentally friendly structure.

Feast your eyes on the Sony Ericsson latest mobile handset from the GreenHeart series, the Cedar.  Pretty snazzy, right?  Made from recycled plastic, this cell phone features a special low-power consumption charger, e-manual versus a printed instruction book, waterborne paint and compact packaging.

Specs are listed in detail below:

* 2.2-inch display
* Netfront 3.5 browser
* Exchange ActiveSync
* FM radio
* 3.5mm audio jack
* USB mass storage mode
* Bluetooth
* HSDPA

With a two-year contract you can grab the handset for a mere $50 after a mail-in rebate of $50.

The Restore comes with a side-sliding QWERTY keyboard, messaging apps, camera, media player, Bluetooth and a microSD memory card slot. However, its key specs lay in its green footprint – the Restore’s outer casing is made from 27% post-consumer recycled plastic, while the phone is 84% recyclable as a whole.

Moreover, it meets the RoHS4 standards and has low levels of PVC, PFRs, Phthalates and Beryllium. There’s an Energy Star 2.0 qualified charger included in the box, which (in case you wonder) is 100% recyclable, made from 70% post-consumer materials and printed with soy ink. Finally, the printed user manual is the way of the past, hence there’s only online version available for buyers.

Nokia Oyj has just introduced a new and eco-friendly gadget, a Mobile Phone Bike Charger.  Now you’ll really be putting the pedal to the metal, eh?

Aimed to provide charge to mobiles in developing countries without power sources, these chargers are great not only where electricity is limited but also for cities that rely on bicycle traffic such as Amsterdam.

Nokia spokesman Leo McKay reveals, “We are targeting the initial rollout in the developing markets, but we do, of course, see the potential outside of these countries.”

“In cities like Amsterdam for instance, where bicycles are probably the most common means of transportation, the supply of free, environmentally friendly power is pretty much limitless.”

Wow!  Okay, I think we need at least 10 for the blogging team!

Introducing a new at-home espresso machine for your family is a great way to cut down on trips out as well as paper cup waste, and this DeLonghi ESAM3500 Magnifica Digital Automatic Espresso Machine is one of the best out there.

Normally more than $1300, this brand new digital ESAM 3500 espresso coffee maker is available on an eBay auction we happened to stumble upon with a starting bid of less than $600, talk about a bargain!

A very handy one touch latte and cappuccino button, making specialty drinks is easier than a luxurious snap.

With the digital programmable menu settings, you can adjust the start time, auto shut-off and clock. You can even adjust the temperature of the coffee and water hardness. Choose from the five settings of coffee strength: extra-mild, mild, regular, strong and extra-strong

The price of this espresso maker usually runs higher than $1300, but it looks like there’s an eBay auction just for you with a Buy It Now price of $999.

Check out a demo of the ESAM 3500 Digital Espresso Machine here:  http://cache.vendaria.com/vpop/VpopV6.html?ct=13&ctname=&fw=600&fh=450&logo=126&fv=10&ap=vnd_delonghi_esam3500_espresso_machine&fl=vfiJjjkdMQUbfcbVUabkMjUQiVfFfgddciVk_other_EN003504500600.swf&purl=MAIN_delonghi_esam3500_espresso_machine&iid=obnpfzJLKIvqLumuuquLfwIKILqmIm&bg=FFFFFF&nm=BZOpener&curl=&err=0&title=Vendaria%20Media&tp=

Made with “quality designer fabrics” these sleeves will fit your cold or hot drink perfectly, leaving you with only one more thing to do, getting a reusable cup to bring with you on the daily hike to Starbucks.  Then you’ll really be living green!

From the Amazon Kindle to even the Apple iPad and the like, millions of people are already making the electronic switch to getting their news, reading the latest vampire craze and catching up on celeb gossip.  So, what are you going to do about it?  Well, how about an Apple look-alike?  Check out this up and coming Axon Logic Tablet that might just change the way you read forever.

With three modes (traffic, office and offline) you can can filter out anything from mid-range frequencies like chit chat or go for the offline option and you won’t hear a thing!  Here’s hoping these babies become more than a concept and soon!  And did we mention that they’re eco-friendly?