Solar Keychain Flashlight
Not the most earth shattering gadget in the world… but I love mine. For only $4.25 (perfect gift item) you can get a bright 3 LED solar keychain. The keychain is pretty small (2.05 in x 1.34 in x 0.35 in) with a simple design – a solar panel on one side that charges the […]
Suntrac Solar Powered GPS Tracker
The folks at Orion Technology of Taiwan have come out with a solar powered GPS tracker called the Suntrac. Not only does it enjoy itself most while basking under the sun, it is also fully waterproof and can work worldwide thanks to its tri-band GSM/GPRS modules (850/1800/1900 and 900/1800/1900 ) support. The Suntrac features integrated […]
Power Your Gadgets With Wind or Sun… Or Both
I love solar, add wind power, and I love it just a bit more., The Kinesis Industries K2 launched its 2-in-1 handheld charger at CES., The K2 Gadget allows you to charge an internal battery via wind and/or solar energy. It has the largest battery capacity of its competitors, with one fully charged K2 able […]
Energizer Solar Charger
Charge your USB gadgets via the Energizer Solar Battery Charger. This solar battery charger includes two rechargeable batteries which, when charged, can charge your USB gadgets. The solar battery charger should be available this summer for about $50. [Via]
Hawaii Unveils Better Place Battery Swap Stations
Hawaii’s Governor Linda Lingle announced a partnership with Better Place to install electric car battery swapping stations across Hawaii. Better Place stations, similar in concept to gas stations, offer drivers with electric vehicles an automated system that swaps out exhausted lithium ion car batteries for fully-charged ones. The swapping system is intended to be convenient […]
Solar Clock
If you want like solar and are tired of batteries dying… check out the solar clock (charges it’s internal battery for non-solar moments) from Suck UK. And no, we didn’t make up the name. The Suck Solar Clock can be mounted on the wall or, you can put the shorter hands on and make it […]
Hydrogen Fuel Cell RC Car
Hammacher Schlemmer, just in time for the holidays, has started selling the H2GO hydrogen fuel cell remote control car. The car operates on a hydrogen fuel cell instead of batteries… so all you need is tap water! The hydrogen for the fuel cell is created by a solar powered fueling station which converts water (through […]
Eco-Fadding With Solarjo Power Purse
In yet another affirmation of our love for all things solar we introduce the Solarjo bag. This one was brought to our attention by one of our readers. Solar bags are not exactly new – we covered the bags and backpacks by Voltaic Systems and there are plenty of other contenders like the solar […]
Netherlands – Powering 90,000 Homes With Chicken Poop
This takes renewable energy to the next level. The Dutch minister of agriculture Gerda Verburg constructed a 36.5 megawatt power plant that runs on chicken manure. The plant cost 150 million euro to build and is located in Moerdijk. The poop-to-power plant will convert 440,000 tons of chicken manure into energy each year, making […]
The Sahara Forest Project – Solar Nuts Wet Dream
We at GadgetKing, the ultimate gadget blog, love all things Solar. Lets be honest, we are nuts about all things Solar. The Sahara Forest project is one of the most ambitious undertakings of mankind that I have come across in quite some time. The goal of this project is to transform the Sahara by using […]