This solar charger is a great sources of renewable energy — if you have access to lots of sun light.
Friday, July 9th, 2010
PowerTraveller’s PowerMonkey eXplorer is a portable solar charger that allows you to both use and store solar energy. The device includes two main components: the “PowerMonkey-eXplorer unit” and the “solar-slave.” The solar-slave is a 5-volt DC folding solar panel, while the PowerMonkey-eXplorer unit is a separate lithium ion battery, which can either be plugged into the solar-slave to store the gathered solar energy or into the electronic device you wish to charge. The device also ...
These DIY speakers are made from recycled materials, but still have some room to improve on the green rating scale.
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
EcoNation’s Eco Speakers are made from 70% post consumer recycled material, don’t require batteries and fold flat for easy storage and portability. The speakers also include a pack of 6 colored pencils, and offer themselves as blank cardboard canvases, making them both customizable and green-ish.
The speakers are easy to assemble and even easier to use; it takes about twenty seconds to transform them from their flat storage position to their functional cube form, and you ...
