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By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on December 23rd, 2010

This Solar Powered Race Car Toy is provided in kit form to help promote learning through play. By constructing the toy car and watching it race along in the light the kit helps to demonstrate the abilities of solar power while being an engaging fun toy.
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By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on December 22nd, 2010

The Oxygen Bar N368 is an air purifier designed for use in a car to help keep your car free from built up smells and germs. The purifier uses a solar panel to provide the electricity, helping to ensure it will work when needed most without draining any battery power.
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By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on November 30th, 2010

This 2 in 1 LED Wind Up Energy Saving Torch Lantern provides a versatile light that is ready for use whenever you require it. Perfect for emergency situations both at home or outdoors, the torch lantern can provide you with the illumination you need when you need it most without any worries over batteries.
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By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on November 25th, 2010

Every so often, there’s some new and exciting green technology that catches my eye, and the new Bluenergy Tidal Bridge system is an example of that. Bluenergy have created a system that generates energy from tidal water from a bridge rather than a reservoir. By using a bridge rather than a reservoir, environmental impact is minimised in addition to creating a transport infrastructure and still permitting the use of shipping lanes. (more…)
By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on November 25th, 2010

These Dual Function Solar Powered Garden Lights are a beautiful way to mark out any pathway or light up a garden feature. The lights can be staked into the ground anywhere, each with an integrated solar panel, and can be set to either illuminate with a bright white light or with a changing colour.
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By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on November 9th, 2010

Soladey is a toothbrush that uses negative ions to kill any mouth bacteria, allowing you to clean your teeth without requiring any toothpaste. The negative ions are generated through the reaction of titanium with light and water, in some models of the soladey toothbrush a solar panel is additionally used to generate them.
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By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on November 5th, 2010

The Light Center provides you with 3 flashlights always ready for use at any time. The unit plugs into a mains electricity point to keep each flashlight charged, however each light has a wind up/crank handle to allow you to charge them when required to ensure light even when there has been no electricity for a long time.
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By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on October 29th, 2010

The Radiometer is a device that spins when it is placed in light. This device, invented back in 1873, still entertains adults and children today, as the vanes within the light bulb shaped dome spin. The spinning of the vanes gives the devices its other name, the light mill.
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By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on October 22nd, 2010

The Helicopter Kit is a solar powered model made from perspex. The helicopter is supplied in kit form, allowing you to construct the helicopter yourself. The helicopters blades will spin when the solar panel is placed in an area with light.
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By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on October 18th, 2010

This Ana-Digi Solar Watch allows you to be able to see two times, or the time and the date, at the same time with its combined analogue and digital face. The watch charges its internal battery through solar panels that are built into it, allowing you to have a watch that is always working when you require it.
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