Tag: solar powered
Voltaic: Charge Devices On The Go With This Portable Solar Charger
I love snowboarding. I also love digital media. As our devices become more powerful, they require more power. One thing that your average mountain lacks is power points to charge your devices. So how can I get a full day of snowboarding and keep my camera and phone fully charged as well? You can cha ...
Sol Cuff: Illuminated Solar Powered Charging Wristband
I met up with my old friend Calvin Lee a couple of months ago (you know that radical social media dude we all know). If I may be so bold, I don't think I have ever seen anyone carry around so many gadgets in a backpack as Calvin. It was apparent he had one problem, battery power. His solution was lu ...
Solar Powered Smartphone Charging Stations In NYC Parks Starting Today
New Yorkers are typically away from home during the day, and far away from their smartphone chargers. Anyone who lives in a big city like NYC understands the importance of being able to charge on the go. With all the innovative mobile charging solutions we've seen introduced over the past few years, ...
Solar Powered Wheelchair Design Complete With Smartphone Charger
It seems like there is a solar powered concept design for just about everything today, and that even includes wheelchairs. This wheelchair design has retractable solar panels and even a solar powered gadget charger. It was created by a team of students at the University of Virginia's School of Engin ...
Window Socket: Plug Your Devices Into Your Window For A Solar Charge
We've written about so many solar powered device chargers over the years that it's hard to remember them all. Even after all the creativity put into the idea of charging our gadgets with sunlight, it still isn't mainstream. Of course, the best case scenario would be if we could just plug all our cor ...
High Tech Picnic Table Umbrella Uses Sunshine To Charge Mobile Devices
I wrote an article yesterday about how we want our devices to work all the time with no exceptions. We have no patience when our smartphones run low on battery, and we'll do almost anything to keep that from happening. As a result, manufacturers try to create the most innovative mobile chargers so w ...
World’s First Self-Powered Digital Camera Actually Takes Decent Pics
With the proper apps, I'm convinced I can take on the world with my smartphone camera. I don't usually even notice other digital cameras, but this one caught my attention. It looks like a little retro box, and that's because the creators wanted to make it look a bit 'old fashioned' or retro on purpo ...
4th Grade Students Crowdfund A Solar-Powered Classroom On Kickstarter
Modern technology opens up so many new doors for teachers to be able to educate children in more fun and inspiring ways. Apple has sold more than 4.5 million iPads to schools in the United States since its launch in 2010. However, using technology in schools goes far beyond just replacing heavy text ...
DIY Solar Powered iPhone Charger Will Take You 3 Hours To Make
These days, there are tons of smartphone chargers on the market to choose from, including the solar powered ones that are kind to the environment. We've written about several of those before, and my favorite one is the iKini, which is a solar powered gadget charger built into a bikini. Just don't ge ...
Thermoelectric Power Felt: Charge Your Phone With Your Butt
With regard to technology, a year can feel like ten years. It progresses so fast. Back in the old days, like 5 years ago, the only way people typically charged their smarphones was by plugging a cord into the wall socket. Things have changed a lot since then, and now there are all kinds of creative ...
The Solar Powered Toothbrush: No Toothpaste Required!
There are so many types of toothbrushes available these days, unlike when I was younger. The toothbrush was simply created back then to clean our pearly whites, but now there are specially designed ones to clean our tongue and gums too. After the toothbrushes, different types of toothpastes with s ...
Top 10 Camping Gadgets for Geeks
In our family, summertime is all about being in the woods and camping. There is nothing better than packing up our hummer with our equipment and our dogs and starting the beautiful two hour drive into the North Georgia Mountains. Since my husband and I are both geeks at heart, I think we own eve ...
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