--- --- # 10 Gadgets Trying to Save the World  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Jun 26, 2014 10:33 AM UTC  by [Charlotte Alter](https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Senior Correspondent Jun 26, 2014 10:33 AM UTC [](https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/smart-meter-l.jpg) 10 Gadgets Trying to Save the World ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2926432/10-gadgets-trying-to-save-the-world/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2926432/10-gadgets-trying-to-save-the-world/"},"headline":"10 Gadgets Trying to Save the World","datePublished":"2014-06-26T10:33:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:55:33.448Z","description":"Forget Bluetooth-enabled toothbrushes and sensor-laden egg trays. The smartest smart gadgets may be the ones that are trying to save the world--or at least lower your energy bills. Here, we rank 10 of the most compelling contributions","url":"https://time.com/2926432/10-gadgets-trying-to-save-the-world/","keywords":["Living"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Charlotte Alter","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2926432/10-gadgets-trying-to-save-the-world/","name":"10 Gadgets Trying to Save the World"}}]}] ```