The Byron Elro ES24 Fluorescent Floodlight With Motion Sensor helps to illuminate any outdoor area in an energy efficient manner. It achieves this due to its CFL bulb and its use of a motion sensor.

The Byron Elro ES24 Fluorescent Floodlight With Motion Sensor uses a 24w CFL bulb (Compact Florescent Light/lamp). This bulb uses significantly less energy than a halogen bulb would for a similar intensity of light, which helps save on electricity and so produces cheaper energy bill costs. The bulb will also last significantly longer than a halogen equivalent, which helps to save both costs in buying bulbs and costs to the environment in producing and disposing of them.

The Byron Elro ES24 is a black floodlight with a PIR motion sensor (Passive InfraRed) which enables it to work only when it senses movement. This reduces the running costs of operating a floodlight saving on electricity consumption. The floodlight will still provide you with a powerful light when it is needed, either to light your way or to indicate movement (highlight any potential burglars). The floodlight is weatherproof and it has been given a corrosion resistant coating to help provide you with a floodlight that will provide you light for many years.

The Byron Elro ES24 motion sensing light is available for £29.19 with free delivery.

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This Solar Powered Bicycle Odometer features 11 different function settings allowing you to keep track of everything from current speed to fastest speed, the distance of the trip to the calories burnt on the trip. Powered by a small solar panel the odometer will last throughout any length of trip.

The Solar Powered Bicycle LCD Odometer has three buttons with which to operate it, these are SET, MODE and RESET. These allow you to keep track of an array of functions, though sometimes switching between functions with the mode button may take a while as there are 11 of them. The more notable functions are current speed, shown as SPD when on that mode, odometer (total distance) shown as mode ODO, DIS shows the trip distance, MXS shows you the maximum speed achieved, while AVS shows you the average speed achieved on the journey.

These speed settings can be viewed in either km/h or m/h (kilometers per hour or miles per hour). The odometer also has a mode to show you the time with its CLK mode, which can display the time in either a 12 hour or 24 hour format. There are settings to also show calorie consumption, to show riding time or to set an alert .

The Solar Powered Bicycle Odometer measures  7.5cm  x 5cm x 1.4cm (3in x 2in x 0.6in) making it small and compact. The odometer is also relatively light weighing only 144g and comes with all the fixtures and fittings needed to secure it onto the bicycle and allow it to operate.

Though the odometer does have a solar panel it is relatively small, but the unit can be powered from a single 3V CR2032 battery. Though the unit will gain solar power when out and in use, it may have problems at the start of a journey if the bicycle is stored indoors or under cover away from a direct light source. Alternatively the odometer could be placed in a bright spot when the bicycle is not in use.

Available for £12.74 from UxSight.

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The Eolic is a wind powered generator that has been designed to be easily transported to and used in areas that do not have a steady supply of electrcity. It achieves this by being constructed to be folded up into a small and relativly lightweight bundle.

The Eolic has been designed by Marcos Madia, Sergio Ohashi and Juan Manuel Pantano to be usable in areas still under construction or being rebuilt after a desaster. It could also be used to power a small household or top up existing electrical supplies with eco friendly energy.

The Eolic can be folded up into just one package, this means there are no loose bits to go missing when it is being transported from one place to another. Constructed out of ultra light weight materials such as aluminium and carbon fiber, the generator is a portable and simple system to use. In addition, as it can be folded into a relativly small bundle it also saves on space. The Eolic can be extended up by its telescopic pole which has three section to it, to achieve a decent height to take advantage of the wind. It should take only two or three men to unfold the Eolic and get it into a functioning state.

These features mean that many of them can be transported with relative ease into areas that have a desperate need for energy, and as the wind can blow both through the day and at night the energy provided could prove to be a steady and constant help to many. The Eolic could also due to these features be a pratical way for many households to supliment their electricity needs with this eco friendly source without the difficulties other wind powered generators can cause.

Source: EcoFriend

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The Lightcap 300 combines a water bottle with a solar powered LED light. This portable device allows you to store liquids within it, or seal away documents and other such items in a watertight container, while still being able to be used as a powerful light.

The Lightcap300 has been designed by Sollight for activities such as camping, where weight is an issue. By combining a water bottle and light together there is less weight to carry and due to the light charging from a solar panel the device is ideal for taking out into the wilderness without worry of losing power or running out of batteries.

The lid of the Lightcap300 comprises of a solar panel on the outside of the lid and 4 white LEDs on the inside of the lid. By placing the bottle, or even just its lid, in sunlight the device will charge. It will provide around 8 hours of illumination when fully charged. The Lightcap300  is turned on by a recessed switch and also has a light sensor which turns the lantern off to prevent draining the battery during daylight hours.

The Lightcap 300 can hold 1 litre of fluid and has a diameter of 10.2cm x 21.6cm  (4in x 8.5in). The bottle has a wide mouth opening to aid drinking and cleaning, this also makes it easier to store valuables or items like a first aid kit within it and get them out easily. The Lightcap300 weighs only 275g (9.7 oz) for bottle and cap together when empty. The bottle comes with built in hanging loops to allow you to hang it by a strap or cord.

The Lightcap is available for $29.99 with free shipping, and is available in either red or black.

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The Pico by Freeloader is a portable solar powered charger designed to charge mobile phones, iPods, GPS systems, and most other portable electronic devices. The Pico has advanced solar panel and battery technology to help provide a quick charging time for the devices internal battery and a quick time for it to deliver the power to the portable electronic device connected to it.

The Pico is quite compact measuring 10.5cm x 4.5cm x 1.2cm (4.1in x 1.8in x 0.5in) and has a light weight of 49g. The device has been designed to be portable to allow charging of other portable electronic devices whenever and where-ever needed, be it stranded on an island or at home.

The Pico comes with a connector for Sony Ericsson phones, a Mini USB connector for smart phones, PDAs, GPSs, Blackberrys etc, a small tip Nokia connector, and Samsung connector. More connectors for other portable electronic devices can be brought in addition to this.

The solar panel is comprised of 75mA crystalline solar cells which charge the 800mAh  Li-ion battery within the device. The battery takes around 10 hours to fully charge when empty and has been designed to charge in all daylight conditions. The Pico does come with a USB cable to allow you to charge it from a USB port if needed, meaning that you could then charge it from your laptop or computer if you need power quickly. It takes only 3 hours to fully charge the device from empty by USB.

With a full battery, the Pico Freeloader should be able to power portable electronic devices in about 30 minutes. This should then provide a mobile phone with around 35 hours of power, an iPod with around 14 hours of power and a GPS system with around 1 1/2 hours of power. The Pico has indication lights built in which show how much charge is left within the battery and also has a solar charge indicator to help find the best position to charge it in.

Pricing for the Freeloader Pico solar charger starts at £16.95.

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The Solar LED Torch And Worklight has been designed by Proteam for use outdoors or in any outside building such as a shed or garage. The system is designed so the unit is left where needed to provide light, from either a fixed point or as a portable torch, while the solar panel is mounted on a wall or roof to take advantage of the maximum amount of sunlight/daylight.

The Solar LED Torch And Worklight comprises a compact amorphous solar cell measuring 11cm x 2.5cm x 15cm (4.3in x 1in x 5.9in) that is designed to be wall mounted (though may be placed onto a low area of roof of a shed), and a light/torch which comes with a charging bracket which is 6cm x 23.5cm (2.4in x 9.3in). The light has been designed to be used either in its charging bracket as a fixed light, or to be removed and used as a torch. To aid this the light has 10 LEDs positioned to provide a fixed light and a further 3 positioned for use as a conventional torch light.

The solar panel charges the 3  600mAh AAA  Ni-MH rechargeable batteries within the light when the light is in the charging bracket. If the light is being used as a torch you will need to remember to place it back into the charging bracket to guarantee the torch will provide you with light. When fully charged the light should provide you with 5 hours of lighting either from the fixed light or from the torch light.

The Solar LED Torch And Worklight also comes with 3 metres of cable to allow you to place the solar panel in an ideal spot for providing sufficient sunlight/daylight for charging while placing the charging bracket and light in a position required for ease of use. The light has a dim LED to illuminate the on/off switch to aid using the device in dark locations.

The Solar LED torch is available for £24.99 plus delivery.

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The Petal Drops gadget is a water-saving concept by Pieter Laga on the social product development website Quirky. Following an initial design proposal by Pieter, other individuals got involved by making suggestions for the product name, the logo design and product development.

The Petal Drops design is a flower-shaped funnel made from 100% recycled high density polyethene (HDPE) that fits onto a standard threaded drinks bottle. The device makes it trivial to capture rainwater, which you can use for watering your garden or indoor plants.

If enough people commit to buying the product (which in this case has been set at 550 units), then the gadget will be manufactured and shipped. People interested in the unit can commit to a purchase by buying a unit. Your credit card is only charged if the unit is manufactured, and the unit is only manufactured if there are enough buyers.

You can read more about the Quirky social development process, as well as get involved in other newly submitted projects. I’m sure we’ll hear more about Quirky in time, but it sound as if it’s a fantastic concept for using the wisdom of crowds to develop products with a market.

Interested in the Petal Drops product? Well you can pre-purchase a unit on the Petal Drops product page.

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The Solar Powered Bluetooth GPS Receiver by fTech can be connected to devices such as PDAs,  laptops or mobile phones through a Bluetooth connection to provide them with GPS data. The device uses solar power to run to help provide the device with a constant source of energy.

This Solar Powered Bluetooth GPS device is a powerful receiver that can pick up GPS signals down to -158dBm (decibel milliwatts). This is almost 1000 times weaker than a normal GPS signal of -127dBm so the device can pick up signals indoors, under trees, and other places an average GPS device would struggle to receive a signal. The device also features quick start times, it starts in 15 seconds for a hot start (which is turning the device on and off within a short period if time so the GPS data is still current), 36 seconds start time for a warm start (which is when the device is turned off then on but only some of the GPS data is still correct)  and has a cold start time of 37 seconds ( a cold start is when the device has no correct data and so has to search fully for satellites).

The Solar Powered Bluetooth GPS Receiver uses a MediaTek 51 channel GPS receiver chip, the 51 channels mean the device is able to pick up 51 signals at once, this aids the device in locating GPS data so quickly. The receiver provides a GPS device with a postition that is accurate within 3 meters.

The GPS reciever has a battery that should last for around 20 hours when charged, the solar panel is expected to help extend this to around 30 hours of constant use. The device measures 5.5cm x 10.3cm x 2.2cm (2.17in x 4.06in x .87in), this is a little larger than similar GPS receivers but this increase in size is mainly down the addition of the solar panel. There are 2 LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) on the device, one indicates that a GPS position has been fixed by flashing red, the other indicates when a bluetooth connection has been established by flashing blue. These LEDs have been designed to be clearly visible during the day, which does mean they are quite bright at night or in similar low light conditions.

The LEDs are the only way to know if the device is functioning as it lacks even a small LCD screen to display simple data on, such as battery charge or current GPS coordinates. This lack of basic information can obviously lead to issues with the device running out of power without warning. As the device is only a receiver it is completely useless unless it is connected to a PDA, mobile phone or other such device that has GPS software on it. It may though be able to be used as a booster to other GPS devices that have a lower powered receiver.

Source: fTech

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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.

The Solar Powered Bubble Light uses an LED (Light Emitting Diode) as its light source, which should provide it with 100,000 hours of life. The light measures 50cm high and its stainless steel body emphasizes the bright clean look as does the bubble effect top. The device has its solar panel built into it, this protects the panel by keeping it clean and safe which helps it to work to its full potential.

The light will still require some thought as to where it is place to make sure it is in direct sunlight to charge. The light has a light sensor built in ensuring that the light turns itself on once dusk falls. The solar panel charges a Ni-MH AA rechargeable battery (600 mAh) to power the device for around 8 hours when the battery has been fully charged.

The bubble light is available for around £10.

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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.

Since there are so many magnets on the magnet ring, the result is a decent amount of electric current, which is enough to power the bright lights. There are two lights in the kit, one for the front, and one for the rear of the bike. Magtenlight has rated the front headlight at 15 Lux when cycling at at 15km/h, which meets German safety requirements going by the mention of the cryptic Germany StVZO 22A No:23 code.

As an additional safety function, the bike will light up for an additional 4 minutes when you stop. This is great if you have a puncture that you need to sort out at the roadside, as drivers and pedestrians will still be able to see you at night. The design looks great and practical, and the pricing within the UK is expected to be around £50 or around 99 Euros in Europe.

Source: Magtenlight MLS-150 Product Page

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