This CNN article reports that when it comes to electronic goods, consumers are becoming more and more thrifty of where and how they spend their cash.

Greenest thing you can do as a consumer of electronics? First, make sure you’re buying it from a company that takes climate change seriously. Next, keep your gadget in use as long as you can. A great example of how an unintended effect of the down economy is that people will make choices that are better for the planet.