Articles in the ‘Solar Powered Gadgets’ Category
Posted July 3rd, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
The Juice Bag Solar Beach Tote is essentially a reusable tote-based bag with a large solar film panel on the side of it. The juice bag has a universal female car charger socket so that you can connect your devices to charge them up. The solar panel outputs a maximum current of 325mA at 12V, which will charge most devices in 1 to 4 hours.
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Posted July 2nd, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
Well the summer is definitely upon us in Europe, so if you’re having a garden party this year, you’ll love these quaint Oriental-style Solar Garden Lanterns. The lanterns come as a pack of 3 white and 3 red lanterns, which light up using bright LEDs. The white lanterns have special colour-changing LEDs that cycle through a whole rainbow of colours.
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Posted June 29th, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
For us tinkerers, there’s nothing more satisfying than making your own gadgets, especially if you’re making eco-friendly gadgets. The DIY Solar Powered Boombox is a relatively simple speaker and amplifier unit that cost just $75 to make! The system is neatly housed using plywood, creating a very portable and very usable music system. Just plug in your MP3 player, and off you go.
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Posted June 23rd, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
If you’re keen to start playing around with solar panels, but don’t really know where to start when it comes to charge regulators, invertors and batteries, then the 7Ah Portable Solar Power Pack is pretty useful. The power pack includes a 7Ah lead acid battery, and you just connect any 12V solar panel to charge the internal battery. The power pack includes the right electronics to handle the correct charging current, making it really easy to get started.
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Posted June 23rd, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
If you’re on the beach or out and about in your car, trying to change clothes without revealing yourself to the world is pretty hard work. The Guide Gear Popup Solar Shower Shelter is a simply a tall vertical tent that quickly unfolds into a portable and private changing room. If you’re out camping, then the shelter works equally well as a portable shower cubicle, as it comes with its own 5-gallon PVC Solar Shower.
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Posted June 22nd, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
To do their job, fridges and freezers need to be powered on constantly. If you have an unreliable power source, or you’re in a remote location, you’re going to have issues if you have food that need to be kept cool. Industrial Insulation Systems has a solution, which is basically a solar-powered refrigerator kit.
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Posted June 19th, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
The Solar Powered Bubble Tower is an innovative outdoor gadget for hire that generates thousands of bubbles using solar panels. The bubble tower is charged using sunlight, and therefore requires no generator or electricity cables running to it. The bubble tower can be set to generate lots of individual bubbles or release clusters of bubbles that look like clouds.
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Posted June 18th, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
Samsung’s first solar-powered mobile phone has just started hitting the market, which is a dual band phone with a solar panel on the back. The phone features a 800mAh battery, which gives 5 to 10 minutes talk time for each 1 hour of sunlight reaching the solar panel. The Samsung Crest E1107 Solar-Powered Cellphone has been designed with affordability in mind, with reports that it’s already available in India for just $59 according to Unwired View.
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Posted June 15th, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
The Solar Powered Clock is a simple solar-powered clock gadget that runs entirely on solar power in order to work. The clock comes with two sets of hands so that you can either wall-mount the clock or have it free-standing.
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Posted June 11th, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
I do love these odd eco gadgets. Well, perhaps love to hate. This solar-powered turntable will rotate up to 200g of junk using nothing but the sun’s energy. 200g is very little weight, so you couldn’t use it for a plant or anything.
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