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The Solar Energy Purse keeps your gadgets going

By Abby McVay on Wednesday, May 21st 2008 No Comments

Solar Energy Purse It seems like solar gadgets are popping up like daisies anymore. Well here is one slightly more fashionable gem, that allows for you to charge up your little gadgets on the go. Even when it isn’t in direct sunlight it has a battery it can run off of.

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The LightCap 200 gives extra use to your water bottle

By Abby McVay on Friday, May 16th 2008 No Comments

When camping one of the main essentials is a water bottle, not many leave without one. So its nice that a company decided to incorporate that with a bit of technology to make an easy portable light.

lightcap 200

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The Solar Panel briefcase charges gadgets on the go

By Abby McVay on Friday, May 16th 2008 No Comments

One might think that a solar briefcase was pretty self explanatory. It’s a briefcase, with solar panels, however it is much more complex than that.

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Triumph creates solar powered bra that seems slightly suspicious

By Abby McVay on Thursday, May 15th 2008 No Comments

Occasionally solar powered products start to get just a bit odd. I mean if you really are working to get the public to use solar power more, you need to make it cost efficient, attractive, and something the general public could see themselves using. Okay, this product attempts to pull out lacy details, making it almost attractive, but it comes up short in several other areas.

First of all, it’s solar powered lingerie. Solar power works by gathering energy, via the sun, meaning the panel has to be able to be in direct sunlight. It just ends up coming off as a wormy guy trying to get women to walk around in their bra.

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Google’s Recycled Mini Wireless Mouse

By Abby McVay on Tuesday, May 13th 2008 No Comments

If you need to snag yourself a new optical mouse, you might consider Google’s earth friendly ones. Although it is still just a mouse, with nothing fancy added, having one that is environmentally conscience is nice.

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Low-cost Wind Turbine for off-grid power

By Chris Davies on Thursday, May 8th 2008 No Comments

Engineers Without Borders attended the recent Makers Fair, and brought their low-cost wind turbine along to demonstrate. Intended to provide power for LED lighting in off-grid locations, the vertical turbine uses simple plastic or canvas blades and steel tubes, using a cheap DC motor (reversed) to create electricity. The device can managed 10-15 watts , sufficient to charge a 12-volt battery, and the upright design makes it more sturdy in the face of poor weather conditions and strong winds.

Engineers without Borders turbine

Check out the video of the turbine after the cut

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The Solar-Energy Saving Cordless Fan

By Abby McVay on Monday, Apr 28th 2008 1 Comment

If you intend upon doing any camping this summer but can’t live without a few gadgets, this solar powered fan might be just the thing to help you out. I know for many, camp sites without any power whatsoever are fun but they do need a fan an alarm clock and maybe even a charger for small gadgets.

solar energy saving cordeless fan

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Dell’s Bamboo Eco Computer

By Abby McVay on Wednesday, Apr 23rd 2008 No Comments

I have come across the occasional bamboo device, keyboards and mice are what I’ve seen the most. Dell has decided to create a eco-friendly computer one that stands out quite a bit from the crowd. Not only does it feature a bamboo shell, it is filled with recycled materials like old bottles and milk jugs.

Dell Eco Computer

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The Circuit Board Mouse Pad – poorly thought out

By Abby McVay on Friday, Apr 18th 2008 No Comments

Anyone who has enjoyed looking at the products that come from recycled circuit boards will enjoy this mouse pad. As with all circuit board products it is made of old useless ones, although this one has a slight snag with the purpose of its direct function.

Circuit board mouse pad

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ECOS PC’s 40 to 70 percent more energy efficient than Energy STAR computers

By James Allan Brady on Friday, Apr 4th 2008 No Comments

ECOS is a consulting firm that tasked themselves with the goal of creating a new PC that could yield a 284kWh reduction in energy usage. They accomplished this goal with funding from PIER, AMD, VIA, and Intel.

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