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Solar-Powered Keyring Torch

Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:00:18 +0000

This Solar-Powered Keyring Torch is a small but powerful LED torch. The torch can charge from both sunlight and ambient light to provide you with a powerful focused beam of light when required. The tiny size of the torch makes it practical to be taken anywhere with you in case you require it.

The Solar Keyring Torch uses 3 LEDs along the front edge to provide you with a focused beam of light when it is required. The 3 LEDs can be used to provide light for around 2 – 3 hours when the internal battery is fully charged. It can take around 6 hours to fully charge the battery. Though direct, bright sunlight is best for charging the torch quickly and efficiently the torch can charge from the ambient light within a room. This allows you to leave the torch keyring on a surface like a desk with the solar panel facing up in a room that is lit for use and have the peace of mind to know the torch is charging.

The ability to charge in even weak light allows the torch to be able to provide you with illumination whenever you require it with only a little forethought to ensure it has had some time charging. The solar panel and LEDs are housed in a shockproof rubber casing, which helps to protect the torch from any bumps and knocks that it might incur in a pocket or bag, especially next to keys.

The keyring torch measures only 5.9 cm x 3.4 cm x 1 cm (2.3 in. x 1.3 in. x 0.4 in.) which helps to ensure that it is always practical to take the torch with you wherever you are going secured onto your keyring, in a bag, or attached even to a coat. The Solar Keyring Torch provides you with a bright and powerful torch in a small and portable package, perfect for taking anywhere to ensure you always have a source of illumination on you in case it is required.

The Solar-Powered Keyring Torch is yours for just £7.95!

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DynaSolar LED Hand and Solar Powered Torch

Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:00:04 +0000

The DynaSolar Dual Powered Torch provides a strong, bright, focused light beam from eco-friendly energy whenever you require it. The torch can use both solar power and wind up hand-cranked energy.

The DynaSolar LED Dual Powered Torch incorporates the two most popular eco-friendly methods for powering a torch in one device. The torch has an inbuilt solar panel allowing the battery to charge through the day when the torch is positioned in a brightly lit spot. The torch additionally has a handle and internal dynamo to allow you to power the torch through winding / cranking the handle. These two eco-friendly power sources allow you to have the confidence that the torch will always have the power to light your way.

The torch uses 3 LED bulbs to produce a bright focused light while using very little energy. By winding the handle of the torch for 2 minutes you provide enough electricity to provide illumination for 15 minutes. The torch measures around 15cm (6 in) in length and is ideal as an emergency light source around the house, or stored in a car or bag. The solar panel allows you to store electricity in the battery for use when needed, though requires some forethought.

By remembering to place the torch in a brightly lit spot you ensure the torch has plenty of electricity stored to provide you with illumination when required. If that does not provide enough lighting time, or if you have forgotten to leave the torch somewhere to charge then simply turning the handle can light your way.

The DynaSolar Dual Powered Torch is yours for just £12.95 plus delivery.

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Latro Algae-Powered Lamp Concept

Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:00:54 +0000

The Latro Algae Lamp is a concept for a lamp that is powered by algae. The lamp concept was designed from inspiration inspired by a recent scientific discovery that helps to make it possible to draw a small charge of electricity from algae.

The designer Mike Thompson envisaged the Latro Algae Lamp as a new source of sustainable, eco-friendly power for lighting. The scientists at Yansei and Stanford University made the breakthrough this concept is based on, they were able to draw a small electrical charge from algae as it photosynthesized. For the algae to photosynthesize it needs access to water, carbon dioxide and sunlight. As the algae uses these things to provide itself with energy to live and grow the small electrical charge is taken, without harming the algae.

The lamp design allows you to be able to add water easily to the lamp and to be able to blow into it if wanted to add more carbon dioxide into the air in the lamp. The lamp requires placing in a brightly lit spot to allow the algae the ability to photosynthesize. The electricity taken from this process is stored in an internal rechargeable battery, ready to power the lamp when dusk falls. This lamp concept should provide a user with a decorative, modern lamp that can be hung up to light any room and that is powered in a groundbreaking eco-friendly way.

Source: DesignBoom

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Dr. Timmy’s Micro Hand Cranked LED Torch

Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:00:05 +0000

The Dr. Timmy’s Micro Hand Cranked LED Torch uses kinetic power to provide you with a bright, focused light. This small but powered LED torch is ready for use when ever you require it, all you need to do is wind it up!

The Dr. Timmy’s Micro Hand Cranked LED Torch is designed to be small enough to be taken anywhere with you. The torch has a key chain attachment to allow you to secure it to your keys, your bag, or any other such suitable area to ensure that whenever you require its light it is there. This tiny torch operates by taking the kinetic energy of you winding or cranking its handle and transforming it into electrical energy through an internal dynamo. The handle can be folded away to the side of the torch to protect it from harm and is easily rotated out for use when required.

Due to the torch using an LED as a light source, the device requires very little electricity to provide you with bright illumination. Only a few turns of the handle are required to light your way. Through using kinetic energy as a power source, the torch ensures that it is ready for use whenever it is required. It does not need the forethought a solar equivalent would require as you simply wind it up to charge it when it is needed. The torch provides you a small and easily portable light that is ready for use at any time, powered by a sustainable eco-friendly power source – you!

The Dr. Timmy’s Micro Hand Cranked LED Torch is very inexpensive little gadget at just $4.99 plus shipping from ThinkGeek.

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Nighthawk – Dynamo LED Torch and Powerbank By Powerplus

Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:00:31 +0000

The Nighthawk is a wind-up LED torch that provides you with a bright, focused light whenever it is required. Because a dynamo is used to produce the electricity for this torch there are no worries over it running out of power when you need a torch most. The torch can also be used to provide charge for your Nokia mobile phone.

The Nighthawk by Powerplus uses both two traditional LED bulbs (5mm) and a ‘new generation’ 0.5W LED bulb. These give the torch a bright focused beam of light that is highly energy efficient. The torch charges its internal battery from the kinetic energy you provide by winding the handle of the torch. This dynamo power allows the torch to be easily and quickly recharged anywhere, with no concerns over sunlight, keeping the torch charged ready for use, or worries over batteries.

The Nighthawk is supplied with a standard Nokia phone adapter cable. This allows you to charge your Nokia phone (or any device that uses a Nokia charger to gain charge) from the electricity you have generated winding up the torch. From winding the handle of the torch for one minute you provide enough electricity to light the 5mm LEDs for 90 minutes, the 0.5w LED for 20 minutes and provide roughly 2-8 minutes of talk time on your phone, or half an hour of standby time. When the torch battery is fully charged it can provide 12 hours of light from the 5mm LEDs and 4 hours of light from the 0.5w LED.

The Nighthawk measures only 15.5cm x 5cm (6.1 in x 2 in) which allows it to be easily carried with you wherever it is needed. The torch provides you with a powerful light whenever it is required. Its use of LED bulbs and dynamo power allow the torch to provide light or phone charge that requires very little effort or forethought.

The Nighthawk Dynamo LED Torch is yours for just £19.95.

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Solar Lamp with Light and Radio

Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:00:03 +0000

This Solar Lamp with Light and Radio allows you to have a portable, environmentally friendly rechargeable light source which is perfect for when you are out and about in activities like camping. The radio allows you to listen to both AM and FM stations while the light has two methods to provide you with the lighting you require.

This Solar Lamp with Light and Radio by Gama Sonic has an adjustable solar panel. This allows you to be able to take maximum advantage of any natural light around to better charge the device. The lamp has an internal rechargeable Ni-Cd 600mAh battery which when fully charged should provide you with around 6-7 hours of lighting. The lamp will require charging daily to be effectively used each night when out. This can be achieved either by placing the light in a brightly lit area or it can also be charged through an AC / DC power adapter that allows it to be charged from mains electricity. The lamp has a charging indicator to alert you to when the device is successfully charging.

The Solar Lamp with Light and Radio has a handle attached to allow you to both carry the device easily and to be able to hang the lamp up at night. The lamp has two lighting functions, it has both a PL lamp light to provide a powerful light source when required and also a smaller upper torch light which is suitable for purposes such as using the light to read by. The device has an AM / FM radio built-in allowing you to have music or weather reports and news while you are out and about. This solar lamp and radio is a compact device suitable for use when outdoors. Designed to be robust for travel, the lamp allows you to make use of the day’s sunlight to provide a night’s lighting and entertainment.

The Solar Lamp with Light and Radio costs just $48.97 and qualifies for free shipping too!

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Super Slim Solar Charged Stairs Accent Light

Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:00:47 +0000

These Super Slim Solar Accent Lights can be used in a variety of ways to illuminate your garden without any worries over either wiring or the constant drain of electricity. The lights come in a pack of 4 and include mounts to allow them to be either staked into the ground or mounted onto garden items such as walls or steps.

The Super Slim Solar Accent Lights are long slender lights, each comprising of two LED light strip areas at each end with a central solar panel. This allows each of the 4 lights to be placed far apart, without the need to wire to a central solar panel. The only drawback is that each light’s solar panel must have access to some light to charge, so thought must be given into positioning them.

Each light measures 38.1cm x 2.54 cm (15 in x 1 in) and comes with the parts to allow it to be used in different ways, to be either ground or wall mounted. The lights can be put onto spikes to allow them to be positioned into soft material like soil to light areas such as garden edges. The lights can also have brackets attached to them to allow them to be mounted onto hard flat surfaces, for example walls or into steps, securely. Each light is supplied with two AA Ni-Cd 500 mAh rechargeable batteries. These allow the lights to provide around 10 hours of illumination from only 6 hours of sunlight charging.

The lights turn on automatically when dusk falls, the lights can be used either to illuminate a garden feature for all to see or to light hazards in the garden. Due to this automatic lighting function the lights cannot be placed anywhere where another night time light source will shine onto the solar panel area, as this will prevent the light from turning on. The lights will provide a bright steady light to enhance you garden without any concerns over electrical drain or issues with wiring. The LED bulbs ensure a long life for the lights, the rechargeable batteries can be replaced after years of use to ensure the lights work to their optimum.

The Super Slim Solar Accent Lights are yours for just $59 plus around $8 shipping.

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Wild Grass Solar Garden Lights

Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:00:20 +0000

This Wild Grass LED Lights use solar power to provide a beautiful, eco-friendly lighting feature to your garden. The lights come in a set of 3 sprigs of fiber optic lights that can be arranged however you desire, each leaf can be manipulated to bend in a pleasing manner.

The Wild Grass LED Lights are powered by a 0.2 watt solar panel that chargers a 500mAh rechargeable NiMH battery. The battery can provide around 6 hours of lighting for the wild grass sprigs from only 8 hours of sunlight. The grass lights achieve this as they use 3 LED bulbs, one per sprig, to provide the lighting. Due to the energy efficient nature of LED bulbs the grass is able to stay lit on very little power. The grass lights turn on automatically as dusk falls to provide a pleasing green light.

The grass lights are simple to install in any garden, the solar panels position does require some thought as it needs to be placed in a spot where it can take advantage of the sunlight. The grass lights need to be positioned nearby in a place you wish them to decorate your garden. Each wild grass sprig can be manipulated at a leaf by leaf level for you to achieve the aesthetics you require.

The Wild Grass LED Lights are just $22.95, and are eligible for free shipping if you spend over $25.

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Nokero – Solar Powered LED Light Bulb For Developing Nations

Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:00:02 +0000

The Nokero is a solar powered light bulb that uses LED bulbs to provide a bright, energy efficient light. Made for developing nations, the Nokero hopes to replace lighting such as kerosene lamps in areas where electricity is not a constant.

The Nokero is a robust, water resistant light that has the shape and size of a regular standard light bulb. The bulb has 4 solar panels that allow the rechargeable NiMH battery to efficiently store electricity from the sunlight. The light source is provided by 5 LED bulbs that produce a bright steady illumination. When the battery is fully charged the light can provide 4 hours of lighting, a single days charge should provide around 2 hours of lighting. Though the battery only has a lifespan of around 2 years the light bulb has been made to allow you to easily replace the battery, extending the life of the bulb significantly.

The Nokero has been created to provide an effective replacement for lighting sources such as kerosene lamps that are used by 1.6 billion people world wide. Kerosene lamps are both costly and dangerous to those who use them, they can cost around 5% of a families income and are known to cause cancers due to the noxious fumes they produce. By using solar panels the Nokero light bulb will provide decent lighting in an eco-friendly way. The company producing them has priced an individual bulb at $15, however they hope to provide them in bulk to areas in developing nations or to areas that have experienced a catastrophe and are in need of lighting, they hope to reduce the cost down to $6 per bulb by providing them in bulk amounts.

Source: Inhabitat

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Solar-Powered LED Book Light

Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:00:09 +0000

Book Light - Standing Up

The Solar-Powered Book Light gadget was sent to me to review by Useful Things who specialise in practical and inexpensive gadgets for the home, office and for traveling. Essentially the gadget is a compact LED light for reading your book at night, which charges up during the day via its solar panel.

The book light does feature a robust clip on the rear to allow it to be clipped to a page on a book. However, from using the gadget, it was hard to get the perfect angle with the bendable light when it was clipped on to the book. I found that it was much better when the light was free-standing on a nearby surface. What was surprising was how bright the light was, it really was bright enough to light up the entire page.

Book Light - Folded Up

I’ve not managed to run down the battery yet, and that’s using the light for an hour each night, and leaving the light in a bright place (but not direct sunlight). So the solar panel is clearly effective and perfectly suited for its application. The LED light is switched on my clicking the little button in the corner. The switch makes a good solid click when you press it, so you know you’ve switched it on properly.

The only small limitation with the solar-powered book light is that the bendable part of the light doesn’t stay in position as well as you might hope. It behaves a little more like plastic than it does metal, as in it bends itself back a little bit. Apart from that, it’s a very practical little light, and surprisingly effective given how little it costs. I definitely recommend the solar book light!

The Solar-Powered Book Light is available for just $11.95 plus shipping, which starts from $4.99. Thank you to Useful Things once again for allowing me to review the gadget.

Disclaimer: Although I was given this gadget to review, it has in no way influenced my opinions in this product review. This review reflects my personal and honest perspective on this gadget, and this perspective has not been biased in any way.

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