The Greener Gadgets Conference was a chance for gadget geeks and electronic companies alike to think about the role of gadgets in our lives and how we can engage in more sustainable solutions for the future. Topics of discussion ranged from personal responsibility for energy consumption to how companies can track their carbon footprint to the role of sustainable design in improving people’s lives.

The event certainly provided much to think about and we are happy to report that there has been plenty of buzz around the interwebs:

• Inhabitat’s impressive live coverage and photos from the conference
• Grist contemplates keynote speaker’s, Saul Griffith, use of the phrase planet f&%#ers
• PC World put together a slide-show about the Greener Gadgets Design Competition
• CNET reports that gadgets need a green design revolution
• Dwell blogged the Greener Gadgets Design Competition, with an analysis of the top four finalist designs
• Ecogeek summarizes Saul Griffith’s calculation of how many watts he used in his life and how you can find your own
• Zdnet wonders are the terms green and gadget mutually exclusive
• Scientific American wonders if greener gadgets are possible
• The New York Times talks about how to “green” your home by properly recycling your gadgets
• cnet wrote a three-day report on how green-tech companies are coping with the recession and how to best make digital gadgets greener
• Betanews asks if people are really saving money with greener PCs that also claim to be more energy-efficient