Today, Solar Components debuted a personal solar charger that, to put it bluntly, sounds too good to be true. Called the Joos Orange (yes, as in orange juice), the 8.58 inch by 5.77 inch slab contains a 5,400mAh replaceable lithium-ion…
Capsoul Solar Backpacks – Big on the 'Solar'
Solar bags are nothing new, but Soular Powers’ strappy Capsoul takes gadget-charging backpacks to new levels. Unlike most solar bags that de-emphasize their ability to convert the suns rays into gadget-charging goodness, Capsoul has a massive solar panel affixed to…
The Great Wireless Power Wait
You might be thinking, “What wait, it’s here now?” Well yes, and no. Over the years there have been gadgets like electric shavers, toothbrushes and even the Palm Pre (optional) that can be charged without ever plugging them into a…
Devotec Bluetooth Speakers Powered by the Sun's Rays
I hadn’t heard of the company until Engadget posted a hands-on today either, but it looks like they have a winner on their hands Devotec Industry’s Solar Sound Bluetooth unit is a compact little speaker system that scores on many…
TED + Twitter = Home Energy Tweets
Tweet-a-Watt got the ball rolling, but this project by the Energy Circle one-ups that clever hack to imbue followers of @EnergyCircleKW at Twitter with full-house consumption stats. (Since it’s based on a Kill-a-Watt, Tweet-a-Watt can only report on a single…
An Eco-friendlier Mobile Phone Industry?
It can be argued that mobile phones are inherently green. After all, they pack a hefty technological punch in a small package, reducing the need to keep a PC or laptop up and running to perform common computing tasks….
Kindle DX: No Color, No Sale
First, non-hands on impression: I’ll pass. I know that color e-paper is prohibitively expensive at this point, but that’s what would sway my opinion solidly into the WANT NOW corner of the gadget buying matrix. The “regular” Kindle is fine…
GPS Improves Fuel Efficiency by 12 Percent
In German cities, at least. But there’s no reason that the findings of a new study that took place in Munich and Dusseldorf don’t hold true for drivers of other metro areas around the world. In a study conducted by…
Energy Monitoring Gadgets in Pics
Ecofriend has put together a nice little gallery of innovative energy monitoring systems. Some are concepts and design studies, but some like the homely yet awesome Kill-a-Watt are available and the Energy Hub pictured above is set to be…
