Free Solar Energy Station for Busy Cities
The Free Solar Energy Station is a concept that is made for open public and commercial spaces, such as city centres. The solar station would allow anyone to charge up their mobile phones, MP3 players and other gadgets for free using the USB sockets on the station. The station is made from solar panels, recycled batteries, sustainable bamboo and recycled metals.
Sol Jüs Solar Charger and Torch
The Sol Jüs Solar Charger and Torch is yet another solar-powered charger, but has 3 solar panels to maximise charging performance. It has a USB socket that allows virtually any USB-charged device to be charged up using the Sol Jüs.
PVC-Free Eco-Friendly Solar Camping Shower
It’s probably just a little too cold in the UK to be considering going camping, but if you’re planning your spring camping holiday, then the PVC-Free Eco-Friendly Solar Camping Shower might just interest you. As far as eco gadgets go, the solar shower is really simple. Essentially the black colouring of the bag absorbs solar energy which heats up water inside the bag. When you want a shower, you have completely free heated water!
E-Charger – Solar Powered Charger Bags
E-Charger, a UK company, have a range of solar-powered bags that come in a range of styles, are spacious, waterproof and hardwearing. The solar panels are capable of charging most small gadgets, including mobile phones, PDAs, MP3 players, game consoles, digital cameras, sat navs, CD players, etc.
Solvatten – Solar-Powered Water Purifier
Petra Wadstrom is a Swedish inventor has developed a solar-powered water purifier that could provide billions of the world’s poorest people with access to clean and disease-free drinking water. The purifier treats 10 litres of water at once, all within a compact case. The cost of the unit is to be set at around just $35, which would make it very affordable for many aid agencies.
RobotiKits – Solar Powered Educational Kits for Kids
These RobotiKits are a collection of 3 mini robot kits designed for school grades 3 to 8, and possibly 9 to 12. These kits are very easy to assemble and demonstrate the principles of solar energy to children. Since the kits use solar energy, they require no batteries.
Solar Powered BlueTooth In-Car Handsfree Kit
The Nextar NXBT-001 and NXBT-002 denote the model names of a pair of BlueTooth handsfree kits for the car. The eco bit is that they are both solar powered rather than using the charging port of the car. The Nextar NXBT-001 offers 250 hours of standby time and 10 hours of talk time, whereas the Nextar NXBT-002 offers 150 hours of standby time and 6 hours of talk time. Clearly the charging time of both units depends on how bright the sun is that day.
Bicycle and Solar Energy Charger System
The PedalPower+ is a solar charger eco gadget that will charge up your MP3, camera and phone devices in just a few hours. The PedalPower+ uses a dynamo to convert the rotational energy from cycling into energy usable to charge up your gadgets. The V2 and V3 PedalPower+ versions also feature a solar panel, allowing you to charge your gadgets using solar power.
Flexible Solar Panels roll into green AA batteries
A designer by the name of Wu Jian has come up with a concept for an eco-friendly battery gadget. The Soft Solar Battery is made of several layers of film, including a flexible battery and flexible solar panel. The battery is rolled out flat to charge up in the sun, the level of charge indicated by the small display on the panel.
Crank-Power Active Trax Audio Player
The Active Trax Audio Player eco-gadget is an amplifier and FM radio that can charge up using solar power, hand power (via the handle) and good ol’ AC mains power. Using a 3.5mm audio jack, you can play your iPod or any other MP3 music player that has a standard headphone socket.
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