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Solar Powered Watches Updated by Casio at ECO Product 2010

, Dec 13th 2010 Discuss [3]

G-Shock! OCEANUS! Both intensely well-known watches, the G-version seeming to have somewhat of a resurgence over these past few hipster-laden years. The OCEANUS on the other hand was displayed proudly and at this years ECO Product, Casio having a stand with an exploded view inside the iconic watch to show off its solar powers! The solar panel is placed directly behind the watch face, the watch requiring only 6.3W of power to provide up to 860,000 watch movements - take a peek at the video! Read The Full Story

Philips launches green TV in Europe with sweet solar remote

, Oct 29th 2010 Discuss [1]

The TV market is turning into a bit of a commodity market these days with everyone offering up sets that have very similar features and often use the same exact screens. All you get that is different on some sets is the brand name. Philips has unveiled a new green TV for Europe that is a bit boring called the Econova LED TV with a 42-inch screen. Read The Full Story

California McDonald’s gets green arches

, Oct 14th 2010 Discuss [2]

McDonald's is synonymous with golden arches, fries, burgers, and playgrounds for most of us. Another of the many restaurants in the chain is moving away from the golden arches and going green. A restaurant in Riverside, California has turned those golden arches green with green tech in an effort to get the LEED Gold Certification for design in environmental and energy design. Read The Full Story

Sony Eclipse concept media player gets power from the sun

, Oct 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

Concept products don't have to be functional; they just need to look cool. A new concept product carrying the Sony brand has hit Yanko Design called the Eclipse. The Eclipse is a media player that sticks to a window with a suction cup. Read The Full Story

Three-layer solar panel sandwich is highly efficient

, Jul 2nd 2010 Discuss [1]

The problem with solar panels today it's that they simply can’t capture enough of the suns free power to really do what most of us want them too. What's the point of a solar installation on your car or gadgets if it only captures enough juice for a tiny amount of usable power. Read The Full Story

European Union Plans for Huge Solar Farm in Sahara Desert to Power Europe

, Jun 24th 2010 Discuss [6]

We can safely say that there's all sorts of implementations for solar power. Even today, we saw what it could do for a soccer ball. But, let's take things a bit bigger, shall we? Start looking at the big picture, more or less. And with as grand of plans as the European Union seems to have, it may not get any bigger than this. Read The Full Story

Terracotta roof tiles have built-in solar panels

, Jun 21st 2010 Discuss [2]

If you are the green type that happens to have a home that uses a terracotta roof, a new green product is available for you. Traditional terracotta tiles are made from red clay like a pot you might plant flowers in on the patio. Read The Full Story

HP producing flexible watchphones for US army

, May 20th 2010 Discuss [0]

Watch-phones may teeter on the border between awesome and awful, but HP's latest project for the US military sounds like it might definitely fall into the former category.  The company is apparently creating a custom next-generation watch that has - inevitably - been internally nicknamed the "Dick Tracy watch", and will use a new flexible display that can show maps and other strategic information while on the battlefield. Read The Full Story

Kiwi U-Powered Solar Portable Charger Makes Charging on the Go Easier

, May 17th 2010 Discuss [2]

There's no doubt that portable solar powered chargers are making a decisive introduction into the portable charging market. And for all intents and purposes, it's a perfect addition to the market. And we're fans of the "fans" that are getting released recently. While ActionTec managed to steal our hearts with a larger version of what we're seeing here, we've got to admit that in this case, smaller is definitely better. Read The Full Story

Casio G-Shock GW-3000B & GA-100 Review

, May 10th 2010 Discuss [2]

Casio’s G-Shock watch line has a strong pedigree and an equally strong following, ranging from affordable models for those who simply want to pay a little and get a sturdy, shockproof timepiece all the way to more expensive, feature-packed models. We’ve two such extremes on the SlashGear testbench today: the gravity-shunning Casio G-Shock GW-3000 and the sub-$100 G-Shock GA-100. Check out the full review after the cut.

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Solar City Tower promises huge waterfall for Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 Olympics

, May 3rd 2010 Discuss [3]

If there's one thing that Rio de Janeiro has been short of these past years, it's a huge solar powered waterfall standing 105m above sea level.  In fact, you could argue that most places lack one, but architects RAFAA reckon Rio de Janeiro deserve the Solar City Tower for the 2016 Olympic Games.  The waterfall is actually the showier side of a solar power plant which, RAFAA reckon, would supply enough energy to help make the Games carbon-neutral. Read The Full Story

Researchers create world’s first solar power circuit

, Feb 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

Using solar power is nothing new, we have seen several solar chargers and other gear that can use the power of the sun to charge its batteries and operate. A circuit that can actually power itself using sunlight has been developed by researchers and it could change the technology world someday. Read The Full Story
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