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By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on February 9th, 2010

The Solar Powered Bathroom Scales allow you to check your body weight at any time without fear of draining the batteries or the annoyance of finding replacement ones. The scales have been designed to be used anywhere in the house, either powered by daylight or by a light bulb’s light.
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By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on February 8th, 2010

This Solar Powered Bubble Light by Ecosavers has a clean and sleek design, with the solar panel for the device built into it. The light has a spike on the end of its post which allows the device to be placed into any lawn, border or pot filled with soil.
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By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on February 3rd, 2010

The Magtenlight MLS-150 is a lighting system for your bike that uses a contact-less dynamo to generate the energy to power your lights. The system works by mounting a large ring of 32 magnets on the spokes of your bike, which moves past the dynamo coil, generating an electric current. Since the dynamo is not in physical contact with the magnet, the system is frictionless, which means you don’t feel much resistance (otherwise caused by friction) when cycling. (more…)
By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on February 3rd, 2010

The Solar Powered LED Torch by Brando provides a way of powering a torch with solar energy without the solar panel being part of the torch. With the solar panels on the docking station the torch is a more conventional torch shape and its LED light produces a steady bright beam.
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By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on February 2nd, 2010

This Solar Powered Window Thermometer can be easily stuck onto any glass surface but is designed to be placed onto windows with its suction cups. The thermometer is solar powered so there is no worry about batteries running out or replacing them. The device can be placed either inside or outside on the window pane.
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By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on February 1st, 2010

The Solar Powered Digital Tyre Pressure Gauge, named The Pelican and made by Powerplus, is a small lightweight device for checking tyre pressure. Designed to be ready for use at any time, with a light to aid nighttime usage, this digital tyre pressure gauge helps you to have the correct pressure in your tires.
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By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on January 29th, 2010

This Solar Powered Case is designed to charge many electrical devices from solar power. It can charge most small portable electronics, for example mobile phones, compact digital cameras, and MP3/4 players.
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By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on January 28th, 2010

The Solar Powered Bottle Boat kit contains the basic equipment required to transform a plastic bottle into a solar powered boat, just supply your own plastic bottle. The kit comes with an instruction book that gives the instructions to create three different boats: a surface submarine, a speed boat and an air boat. The kit can also be used in other ways, allowing some inventiveness with bottles and the equipment to create a powered boat.
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By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on January 25th, 2010

The Spider is a touchlight by Powerplus. Working from solar power the touchlight can be placed in the sun to charge then simply pressed to activate the light when needed.
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By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on January 22nd, 2010

The Roto Charger by Ideaforge is a wind up mobile phone charger. Compatible with many types of mobile phone this device aims to provide charge for mobile phones to those that live in remote places.
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