This is a solar powered light bulb. Sure, it sounds like it’s the punchline for a particularly corny joke. It’s a solar powered lightbulb, after all. But its intent isn’t humorous; instead it’s quite serious.
The Nokero (it’s short for “No Kerosene”, which is quite apt) bulb is intended to be used in a lamp style arrangement, so no, you wouldn’t really be using it indoors where it wouldn’t work at all. The Nokero arrangement has a solar panel at the top and LED lighting below with an estimated two year lifespan for the panels. The idea is to reduce both the cost of lighting (suggested to be around 20% of the income of many households in many developing countries) and the harmful effects of burning particular fuels, most notably kerosene. [Nokero via TechCrunch]
Sherry Williams Barnes
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 2:15 PMI like this low tech one, even if it only works during the day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7fx10RMOM0
kanthan
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 2:37 PMbrilliant.
Richard
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 3:54 PMLove this link Sherry – have passed it onto heaps of friends, great idea and so simple !
EckyThump
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 4:14 PMVery nice! #]
EckyThump
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 4:17 PMActually, it just occurred to me that they could do something similar with the ‘Nokero’. Just make a similar hole to fit it, and then you can use the bottle during the day and the ‘Nokero’ would get a nice charge up too! #]
Matt
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 4:27 PMThat’s brilliant.
Terry
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 2:33 PMA most bodacious gadget.
Excellent for camping too.
Cest Moi
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 5:05 PMOMG! How does life immitate art? Remember DUNE and the Glow Globes? Frank Herbert was way ahead of us in this one. Now if they can get these to float above you in the air and follow you around, they’ll be EXACTLY as Herbert described. FANTASTIC!
Cest Moi
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 5:09 PMActually re-reading the article seems to generate a logic bomb. I quote “you wouldn’t really be using it indoors where it wouldn’t work at all.” So precisely what good is a nokero that only works outdoors in daylight? Please re-think the article and correct as required.
Jim
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 6:16 PMUm iv had them in my garden for 4 years, there called solar lights , amazing stuff