A charger with a difference here. The nPower PEG Kinetic charger virtually powers up by itself, the sun is not needed. Most battery charger devices on the market use solar energy to get those little electrons captured ready to power our mobile phones or MP3 Players.  The PEG, which stands for Personal Energy Generator, uses Kinetic energy to juice itself [...]

Yep, Another Solar Charger, but not all chargers are created equally. The Xpal Solar Egg comes in as one of the lightweights with a specific purpose. The egg name needs no explanation once you have seen the shape of the device. It features technology called SunBoost, developed by Intivation , that allows the solar charger to perform better in lower [...]

This is what every “green” party needs, A set of solar powered speakers to blast out those tunes while trying the save the world. For the rest of use who just want to save a little bit of energy and cash and have a good time then these solar powered speakers could be a nice accessory.  Most of us have [...]

We are gradually moving away from having our mobile phones being charged by plugging in to the mains power with alternate forms of topping up the batteries. Using solar energy is the obvious and most practical choice for getting that extra bit of talk time. Solar Powered Chargers are not quite common and can happily sit on a window or [...]

Freeloader come out again with another solar energy powered device, The Pico is enables you to keep your mobile devices powered up without the restrictions of having to be near a utility outlet. The Freeloader Pico is essentially a Lithium Ion battery that is charged up with a photovoltaic solar panel add in a few connectors and wrap it all [...]

The idea of using sunlight to make light is nearly as easy as capturing some of that day light in a bottle and releasing it at night.  The development of the wonderful Light Emitting Diodes as a illuminating device has made the phrase “let there be light” become much easier and cheaper for everybody. Light Emitting Diodes (LED)  that produce [...]

Over in the United Kingdom, Vodafone have added a new model to their Ultra Low Cost Hand set (ULCH) range with the Vodafone 247. Thee striking feature for this model is the onboard solar panel. Feature wise it is limited compared to some other flashy models on the market that can do everything from  turn on your washing machine to [...]

The range of solar gadgets coming on to the market never seem to end and this design stands out a little bit. A water bottle that also doubles as a lantern to light your way. The LightCap 300 combines ideas is something we love, dual use gadgets combining elements of great ideas in to one practical unit.  BPA or Bisphenol [...]

Ever wanted a radio that never runs out of batteries or a flashlight that will always give you a shine. The design here from Mitaki Japan combines both these in one unit. Windup or Clockwork just like those old clocks and watches is making its way in to electronic goods. This radio or is it a torch just needs about [...]

Still stuck for that idea of a last minute environmentally friend gift. A Solar Powered Digital window thermometer could just be ideal to help you decide what to wear in the mornings. No installation here, the digital thermometer just sticks on your window and happily juices itself up from the sunlight. While the sun shines it might not always be [...]