Tag: Solar power
LG adds solar power to its ereaders
The panel – which is 0.7mm in thickness and weighs 20gm, has been designed to fit into LG's range of 6inch panel ereaders. Apparently four or five hours of sunlight will give the ereader enough power to keep the user reading for a whole day.
Turning roads into solar collectors – why has no-one thought of this before?
Roads get really hot. Really really hot. But 2cm below the surface of the road gets hotter still, and some researchers at Worcester Polytechnic University reckon that we could use that heat in power generation…
Never-ending al fresco laptop sessions (if you can find any sunshine)
This environmentally-friendly laptop charger means the end for your battery letting you down whilst working outside. In fact, to call it a ‘laptop charger’ does it a disservice, since it can also be used to charge pretty much anything, from your iPod to your mobile, with the use of the correct adaptor.
It appears reasonably large, which might rather put you off lugging it round merely to charge your iPod, but if there’s any reason you and your laptop need to be outside for a considerable length of time, this charger could well come in handy.
Solar powered lawnmower – if you're cutting grass, make sure it's green
I’m not convinced I need a solar powered lawnmower…
Apple handhelds go solar powered – longer lasting iPods & iPhones
Psst, I ‘eard something, right but you’ve got to keep it just between you, me and every other iAddict and Apple-nut out there. According to MacRumors, one of their lads and lasses has caught a gander at the latest Apple patents being registered and on that list was a solar panel-backed LCD screen…
Brunton SolarRoll charges your gadgets using solar power alone
Solar power is The Future when it comes to charging up gadgets. If only so us poor geeks don’t need an entire drawer bulging with different plugs and chargers for all our devices. And while it’s early days, Brunton’s SolarRoll is a glimpse at that glorious future.
The game controller bra – a genuine excuse to touch a lady
We’ve written about the bra and pants video game controller before, but since it was on show at this week’s Siggraph 2007 game developer geekfest, any excuse…
Solar-powered mobile phones will keep you talking
It’s an idea so brilliantly simple, you wonder why Nokia didn’t do it five years ago. Annoyed at the way your mobile phone battery always seems to go flat just before an important call? Then stick a few solar cells on the back so it can charge itself up via the sun’s gleamy goodness. Job done.
