I am always all about any gadget that utilizes solar power, but sometimes just using solar power isn’t enough. Occasionally you have to actually think the design through a bit. The PSP can now harness solar power through deal extreme, but not in the brightest way.
I’m sure one or more of you have covered a tree or some other fixture in your yard with Christmas lights only to realize that you now have to run an ugly extension cord all the way out to them. Well, with these lights you won’t have that problem as they are solar powered.
For those that enjoy the great outdoors while trying to work on their laptop, this solar table is just the way to save on that energy bill. Now anyone can take one look at my pasty white skin and know that it is highly unlikely that I’ll be toting my laptop out into the dreaded sunlight. However, I can appreciate the gesture of creating a table to make the world a greener place.
So lately Nokia has been trying to bring out the eco-friendly sprite in all of us, with little to no success. Last week it was the environmentally friendly Nokia 3110 Evolve, this week its this Eco Sensor concept phone.
Having a lot of ministers in my family it’s by far no stretch to say I get preached at a lot. Sometimes it’s a comfort knowing that no matter what I do there is going to be something to let me know how righteous or messed up I am for it. The only downfall, for me, is when there is no one around to share their information with me, until now.
It’s the job of fate to make sure that, when you really need to call someone, your cellphone battery has died. The people at Sunload obviously got fed up of this, and have stuck a triumphant two fingers up at fate with their solar-panel equipped bags. Vincent caught up with them at IFA 2007 and got a tour of the latest range; check out the exclusive SlashGear video after the cut.
The mouse, as in the PC peripheral, is being developed by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research. The weird part, it has been in development for four years.
I don’t know when exactly it is the frogs became the anointed stoner mascot, but somehow it happened. For some reason even though this frog was not meant to be perceived in that light, it definitely looks like the hippie frogs that don’t want to go way.
Outdoor lighting has finally become interesting. Everyone has become bored of those typical solar powered lights you stick along your walkway, and this MagicGlobe Solar Light Sphere is a far cry from it.
Even the beach isn’t safe from our numerous gadgets. Although we may want to relax and lay out in the sun all day, for some reason a lot of us insist upon keeping our cellphone with us. Which of course completely contradicts the whole thing. This Juice Bag will help keep your gadgets charged even when you’re nowhere near an outlet.
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