I happen to live on the west coast and get to drive by the shipping docks from time-to-time, one thing that I notice is there is no shortage of shipping containers. In fact they tend to stack up on our shores, and ultimately get shipped back to China empty,…
The future of gadget charging could be a transparent photovoltaic film that lives on top of your normal LCD screen. In theory, if you spend enough time outdoors you may never have to charge your cell phone again. Wysips, a French company, has created a 100-micron clear thin film…
The Citizen Eco-Drive Satellite Wave Watch is powered by sun/natural light and uses satellites to keep the time, day, and date set accurately. Makes sense right, if the power is free why not have every watch do this? Not sure what that cool set of green springs around the bezel…
When it comes to portable solar power for outdoor adventure or disaster preparedness, Goal Zero has some very innovative and high quality products. We recently got our hands on the Goal Zero Extreme Adventure Kit (includes; Boulder 30 Solar Panel, Extreme 350 Power Pack, and Extreme Universal Inverter) and would…
This type of thing makes total sense to me, why not used reclaimed water from our downspouts to water our plants or wash the car? Maybe because it takes too much work? RainPerfect changes that, making the task of eco-friendly watering much easier. The RainPerfect Solar Powered Rain Barrel Pump…
The Umeox Apollo Smartphone is just a tad smarter than most. This Android based phone has an efficient solar panel on the back that can charge the phone in just 2.5 hours of direct sunlight. Not sure how much damage direct sunlight will do to a phone over time, but…
As you may know, I love solar powered gadgets, so the Eton Mobius is right up my alley. The Eton Mobius is a battery pack, case, and solar charger all in one. Strap this solar case on your iPhone 4 and you get double the power from…
The Eton Raptor wants to be quite a few things, a bottle opener,an AM/FM radio, a weather station, a backup battery, a solar charger, an external speaker, a compass, a chronograph altimeter/barometer,etc, In addition, as if that wasn't enough, the Eton Raptor is rubberized for waterproofing and shock protection. AM/FM/WB…
An idea, a world's first I think, that makes sense. A building that has a facade that transforms dynamically based on the time of day to conserve energy. Designed by Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner, the building is made of electronic aluminum shutters that move to allow/block sun light. Cool video…
We are fans of the Nokero solar light bulb and enjoyed our time with the Nokero N100. As with most things, improvement comes along. The Nokero N200 looks better (IMHO), lasts three times longer, and is 60% brighter. A detailed comparison of the Nokero N100 vs the Nokero N200 after…