These tree-inspired tech innovations illustrate the close relationship technology has with nature--and trees in particular. In this cluster, you'll see mobile and online apps that allow you to push a button to have a tree planted elsewhere in the world. You'll also see tech-savvy architecture and small-scale home decor that plays upon the tree's ability to serve as a giant solar collector.
After seeing these tree-inspired tech innovations, geeks who might not ordinarily be tree-huggers just might join the converted.
29 Tree-Inspired Tech Innovations
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Solar Trees
Streetlights Go Green via Solar Power and LEDs
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Buy a PC and Plant a Tree
Dell Helps Carbon Fund
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Solar Tree Gardens
The Bay South Botanical Preserve Will Be Singapore's Largest Biosphere
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Treemendous Eco Chargers
The Solar-Powered Electree Charger is Green and Good-Looking
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Trees to Hide Tech
Stealthy Wireless Equipment Disguises Preserve Community Decorum
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Solar Forests
Concept Design for Charging Stations in Parking Lots
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Tree-Shaped Solar Lights
Cardoso's Light Tree Street Lamps are Truly Eco-Friendly
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The Energy Tree
Finally a Tree that Kicks Your Ass if You Don't Recycle
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Tree of Lights
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Portable Solar Charger
Solio
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Virtual X-Mas Pines
Claim Your Place on the Web-tastic World Christmas Tree!
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Solar Powered Tree Chargers
The Photonsynthese
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Motherboard Ornaments
Geek Chic Christmas Tree Decorations
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USB Christmas Tree
2007 Edition
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Task-Oriented Trees
The Artificial Air Tree Cleans Up the Skies by Purifying Air
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Geeky Christmas Ornaments
House of Mouse Makes Nerdy, Artsy and Fashionable Mice
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Buy a Pixel, Save a Tree
Pixeltree.com
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Wirelessly Powered Christmas Tree
Frontgate LED Tree
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Eco Electric Trees
The LED-Infused 'Arbre' Lights Up Your Home With Recycled Plastic Branches
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Tree-Stalking iPhone Apps
'Trees Near You' Helps You Find Wooden Friends in NYC
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Tree Trunk Tunes
The Enchanted Woods iPhone Dock
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City Powering Canopies
The Energy Roof Will Provide Power in Perugia, Italy
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Foliage Fuel Stations
The E.Capsule Uses Natural Power To Generate Energy
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Order Christmas Trees Online
juletrefraskogen.no
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Buy a Tree, Watch it Grow on Google Earth
MyBabyTree.org
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Planting Trees via iPhone
The iPhorest iPhone App Lets You Virtually Dig to Plant Real Trees
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Nature-Inspired Charging
'The Tree of Charge' Brightens Your Desktop WhileYou Charge Your Gadget
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Chic Cooling Trees
Ryuchi Tabu's Plant-Inspired Air Conditioner For an Eco Home Breeze
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Public Seating Purifiers
The Air Tree Helps Get Rid of Green House Gases in Style
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Sunlight-Evoking Plant Systems
Yechan Choi Designs the Equinox Light to Control Indoor Lighting
Camera-Equipped AI Earbuds
The Conceptual 'Cell Buds' by Minwoo Kim Capture Environmental Details
Plant-Shaped Air Purifiers
External Reference Launches a Series of Artsy Air Purifiers
Rotating Button Panel Smartphones
The Conceptual 'PHONE ONE' by Wayne Lu Adapts to Usage Needs
Nest-Inspired Urban Houses
This Vietnamese Dwelling Offers Respite From the Concrete Jungle
Virtual Pet Planter Pots
The 'Planpet' Smart Plant Pot Concept Gives Greenery a Digital Profile
Off-Grid Solar Energy Units
The 'Iris' Portable Solar Tracker Has an All-in-One Design
AI-Generated Real-World Transformations
AI-Artist Who Gives a Unique Design to Real Objects
Updated Indoor Gardening Solutions
The Plantone 2.0 Delivers a Hassle-Free Gardening Experience
Tree-Inspired Speaker Systems
The Conceptual LG PICK Stand Speaker is Easy to Move Around
Low-Energy Indoor Garden Systems
The 'SproutHub' Indoor Garden Works with 54 Plant Varieties
Minimalist Indoor Gardening Systems
The Conceptual BalconyFarm POT Can Be Set Up Anywhere
Flower-Like Portable Lanterns
The Tulit LED Lantern by Haechan Ryu is Multifunctional
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Nature-Inspired Home-Cleaning Products
Grove Co. Collaborates with The Nature Conservancy
Tech-Infused Analog Radios
Mark Choi Blends Retro Aesthetics and Modern Technology with i Ready O
Indoor Organic Waste Gardens
The Conceptual BOSCH Eco-Hub by Batuhan Duran is Sustainable
Spherical Solar-Powered Illuminators
The 'Tether' Indoor Lamp is Sustainably Chic
Novel Home Security Concepts
Swift Creatives Introduces 'Sculptural Surveillance'
Hydroponic Plant-Growth Ecosystems
The Square Greens Pod is a Compact Device to Cultivate Food
Self-Shaping Timber Structures
ICD and ITKE Design the Hybrid Flax Pavilion and Wangen Tower
Emerging Technology Publications
New Society Has Launched Its Inaugural Book About Technology
Garden-Centering Urban Townhouses
This Vietnamese Home's Layout is Arranged Around an Inner Garden
Pocket Computer Smartphone Concepts
This iPhone 16S Concept Reimagines the Aesthetic of the Device
Plant-Based Timber Cabins
Moontower Design Build Has Created the Cross Cabin in Austin
Ambient Energy Harvesting Planters
This Hydroponic Planter System Encourages Interaction
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Self-Watering Multifunctional Planters
Moss Develops the Grow Lamp to Simplify Gardening
High-Tech Eco-Conscious Furniture
The WoodenWood Project Upcycles and Utilizes Robotic Printing
Plant-Based Table Lamps
Craighill and Gantri Release a Minimalist Plant-Based Lamp
Garden-Inspired Smartphone Chargers
The Mini Moonlit Desk Garden by Seunghyuk Shin is Meditative
Sustainable Airport Terminal Designs
This Lush Green Terminal is Powered By Renewable Energy
Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
This House Aesthetically Connects With its Surroundings
Immersive Solar-Powered Installations
Marjan van Aubel & Lexus Unveil the 8 Minutes and 20 Seconds
Nature-Reconnecting Outdoor Campaigns
Mammut Encouraged People to Reconnect with Nature
Tech Brand Tractor Models
The Conceptual Apple Tractor Pro by Sergiy Dvornytskyy is Minimalist
Tech-Driven Home Climate Systems
Quilt Climate Systems are Functional and Fashionable
Window Covering Projector Systems
The Conceptual 'Village' Projector Offers Digital Companionship
Nature-Reconnecting Art Installations
Birkenstock Presents the Highwood Installation
AI-Powered Gut Health Companions
Ustwo Unveils Breakthrough Digital Coaching App Sproutiful
Resurrected Used Smartphones
Think Tank Team Makes Artifacts with Project Afterlife
Air-Purifying Tree Sculptures
The 'Tree.ONE' From the ecoLogicStudio is Naturalistic
Bird-Inspired Speaker Designs
Eunsu Lee's Whistle Wakes One Up with "The Sweet Serenade of Nature"
Solar-Powered Charging Robots
The Conceptual Solar Mars Bot Provides Power to Charge Up Solutions
Pangolin-Inspired Planting Robots
The 'Plantolin' Robot Won the Natural Robotics Contest
Biomimicry-Inspired Eyewear Collections
Oakley's Born to Rewild Line Features Plantaris Eyewear
Miniature Building Block Plants
The LEGO® Icons Tiny Plants Set is a Fun Gift for Gardeners
Dual-Display Smartphone Concepts
The Conceptual iPhone Vision by Antonio De Rosa is Robust
Biophilic Air Purifier Collections
ecoLogicStudio Creates the Photo.Synth.Etica Collection
Naturalistic Biophilic Lamp Designs
The Bioo Lamp Turns On and Off by Touching the Succulent
Spatial Computing Shopping Apps
'Alo Yoga' Debuted a New App for the Apple Vision Pro
Eco-Friendly Pencils
Sprout World Launches Eco-Friendly Plantable Pencils
AI-Powered Planters
LeafyPod Provides a Helping Hand with Plant Care
Plant-Based Dynamic Furniture
A Group of Design Students in Sweden Created the Chia-Chair
AI-Fueled Sustainable Product Series
SPACE10 and oio studio Add AI to Products of Place
Hydroponics Indoor Garden Designs
The Nutraponics TLX Blends Nature with Technology Together
Tree-Integrated Mysterious Art
Banksy Unveils a Mysterious Tree Mural in London's Finsbury Park
Technology News Summaries
TechTok Helps Readers Stay On Top of News in Five Minutes
AI-Powered DIY Home Apps
Praxis Introduces New Features to Its Praxis Plus App
Future-Facing Charging Concepts
These Wireless Charger Concepts Imagine a True Wire-Free Future
Planted Balcony Home Designs
4site Architects Designs the House of Greens in Bangalore
Wildfire-Detecting Social Monitoring AI Tools
tentree Debuts the Groundbreaking Following Wildfire
Colored Glass Solar Panels
inQs Beautiful Solar Panels Look Like Stain Glass
Plant-Powered MIDI Sound Sculptures
The Love Hultén 'Tegel' Turns Plant Signals into MIDI Tones
Immersive Virtual Television Experiences
Television for Apple Vision Shapes the Future of TV
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Ambitious Tree-Planting Campaigns
Greenbar Distillery Will Plant Two Million Trees
Solar Powered Luxe Treehouses
Fort Treehouse Co. Designs the Baltic Treehouse in Canada
IoT-Connected Traffic Beacons
This Traffic Beacon Concept Changes According to Needs
Comprehensive Gardening Brands
Gardenuity Boasts Patent-Pending Match Technology
90s Toy Holiday Trees
Furbtrees are Introducing the Next Generation of Furby Across the UK
Nature-Inspired Tech Booths
SUMSEI is Said to Unveil a Distinctive Booth at CES 2024
Vaulted Structural Telescopic Treehouse
Artistree Home Creates a New Treehouse in Sonoma County
Bendable Battery Designs
Anthro Energy's Flexible Battery Was Showcased at the Beacon Exhibition
Shell-Inspired Speaker Concepts
AICO Designs Create the Shell Intellgient Speaker Concept
Tech-Powered Business Solutions
Apple Business Connect Leverages the Brand's User Base
Greenery-Packed Museum Buildings
This Science Museum is Designed Around a Central Park
Interior Plant Design Services
Plantd Life Capitalizes on the Springtime to Boost Its Offerings
Innovative Solar-Powered Outdoor Lights
AiDot Released the Linkind SL5 Smart Solar Spotlight
AI Plant Care Apps
HomeGardenAI Enhances the Health of Indoor Plants & Home Gardens
Hollow Terracotta Pillared Gardens
Formafantasma Creates the Biodiversity Island in Champagne
Repurposed Wooden Shoreside Homes
H2 Designs the Tree House by the Lake in Vietnam
Bamboo-Clad Residential Homes
i29 Designs the Open Park Villa to Connect with Nature
Nature Blending Modern Homes
MODU Designed the Mini Tower One Residence in Brooklyn
Playful Eco-Friendly Tech Accessories
The Samsung Eco-Friends Collection Has 55 Products
Nature-Inspired Multifunctional Speakers
MOSSLAB's Moss Echo Speaker Brings Nature into a Space
Indoor Houseplant Care Technology
SmartyPlants Debuts an Innovative Smart Sensor on Kickstarter
Updated Sustainable API Features
Google Adds New Features to its Ingenious Project Sunroof
Tree-Intertwined Metal Benches
Studio Part Creates the Tenir Bench to Host and Guide Trees
Suspended Off-Grid Treetop Homes
Snøhetta and Tor Helge Dokka Designs the House Dokka
Museum-Inspired Tech Accessories
CASETiFY's Ancient Korean Designs for Devices are Elegant
Plantable Phone Cases
The iGreen Cover Sprouts Flowers and Herbs When Planted After Use
Nature-Inspired Lighting Series
The Team at LFD Official Creates the BIOMES Lighting Capsule
Plant-Identification Apps
Snap a Picture of a Plant and Photo Synthesis Will Provide Details
Window-Emulating Lighting Solutions
Noëmi Orgaer's Window Chronicles Connects to the Outdoors
Outdoor Floral Sculpture Installations
These Sculptures at Kew Gardens Are Made by Marc Quinn
Honeycomb-Inspired Terracotta Walls
Ant Studio's Beehive System Naturally Cools Down a Space
Convenient Online Greeting Cards
Happy Tree Cards Makes Online Cards a More Collaborative Process
Artful Climate-Themed Installations
Michael Pinsky & Studio Bark Unveil the Making a Stand Design
Locally Focused Visionary Tableware
IKEA's Design Lab Presents the New Products of Place Campaign
Nature-Inspired Outdoor Shoe Designs
Notre & Salomon Present an Overview of the Salomon XT-4 Model
Beetle-Inspired Sustainable Planters
The Fog Smart Hydroponic Planter Leans on Biomimicry
Forest-Protecting Fashion Brand Initiatives
Canopy Leads an Initiative To Save the Forests
Tree-Based Material Products
Wax Atelier's Abney Effect Features Objects Made by Bio-Based Waxes
Gesture-Controlled Apps
Spatial Touch Lets Users Navigate Tech With Their Fingers
Tree-Centered Cubic Home Designs
Moises Sánchez Designs the Tonalli House in Jocotepec
Cult Film-Inspired Pet Plants
Dami Seo Designs the SPOT Pet Plant Inspired by Toy Story
Recycled Phonecase Art Installations
Casetify Creates Public Displays for Journey to Re/Birth
Tree Branch-Formed Lighting Series
Jérôme Pereira Presents the Celestial Attraction Show
Tech-Enhanced Travel Planning
Travvit is a Travel Discovery Platform to Inspire Better Vacations
Growth-Stimulating Electronic Soils
This 'eSoil' Could Help Plants Achieve Faster Growth
Hidden Garden Timber Pavilions
Tikari Works Designs A Room Around a Tree in London
Zero-Waste Seedling Pots
The 'Bough Pot' by Jacob Boyd Can Be Planted Directly into Soil
Park-Inspired Outdoor Fashion Capsules
Parks Project Sets out to Preserve National Parks
AI-Empowered Vehicle Designs
Toyota Research Institute Plays Around with Generative AI
Net-Positive Energy Botanical Gardens
Olin & Overland Completes the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Nature-Centric Tech Summits
Huawei Joins with the International Union for Conservation of Nature
Natural Landscape-Surrounding Homes
All(zone) Designs the Under the Rain Trees Holiday Home
Nature-Immersive Tranquil Resorts
Stilt Studios Designs the Treehouse Villas in Bali
Solar Cell Cycling Paths
These Dutch Cycling Paths Are Sheathed In Photovoltaic Cells
Tree-Like Library Spaces
Studio Hinge Presents the Forest of Knowledge Library Design
Lotus Flower-Inspired Villas
Thilina Liyanage Designs the Lotus Villa Inspired by Nature
Floral-Themed Phone Cases
i-Blason's Spring Collection Boasts Ethereal Designs
Tree-Planting T-Shirt Lines
Pinko and Treedom Debut Another Green Capsule with Watercolor Printing
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
City-Honoring Furniture Projects
The Symbiotic Urban Furniture Project is Imaginative
City Exploration Apps
Concrete is a Social Exploration App Inviting Users to Discover Their City
Sustainably Transformed Tech Headquarters
Google's New Chicago Office Will Be More Ec-Friendly
Village-Luke Charming Hotels
Concrfete Amsterdam Designs the BoTree Hotel in London
Plant Pod-Inspired Pendant Lights
Sujeet Kakad Designs the Nature Inspired Pendant Light
Farm-Sourced Christmas Trees
Gardenuity Offers Fresh-Cut Fraser Fir Christmas Trees
Natural Material-Transformed Artworks
Borrowed Earth Collaborative Uses Natural Materials for Art
Feng Shui-Inspired Home Devices
Yoojin Chung Presents Her Capturing Qi Graduation Project
Provocative Eco Screensavers
Planet-Saving Screen Savers Encourage Switching Off Devices
Nature-Inspired Design Objects
Students at Tecnológico de Monterrey Design the Plant-Based Series
Nature-Connecting Design Installations
OMCC and Diez Office Unveil the Vert Installation
Computer Evolution Museums
Evolution Museum Explores Iconic Computers Through History
Tree-Inspired Panelled Workspaces
Hood Design Studio Creates a New Campus in Silicon Valley
Tree-Planting Browser Extensions
Refoorest Plants Trees While Users Search the Web
Aggregated Plant Retail Apps
GetAnyPlant Boasts a Vast Database of Greenery for Sale