If I recall the saying correctly, “Red sky at night… mean that the sheep are on fire.”. This isn’t a case of burning quadrupeds, though, but a shot taken by NASA near Flinders of Last week’s Solar storm. And it’s not just a good looking shot. More »
It’s time for the iPad 2 to get off its high horse, because there’s a new leader in the burgeoning market of covers that don’t just cover: the completely self-explanatory SolarKindle which harnesses the sun to keep Amazon’s ereader powered for up to three months. More »
While it’s a project too involved for most of us, I have no doubt a few are drooling at the idea of turning their lawnmower into a solar-juiced, grass-eating machine they can control from the comfort of their veranda. More »
Those humming orange lights that illuminate your city streets typically rely on high-pressure sodium bulbs (HPS) — cheaper and longer lasting than other conventional options, sure, but not exactly energy efficient. No worries though, they may soon be obsolete thanks to these LED street lamps powered by the sun and wind. More »
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. More »
Powertraveller sent me a PowerMonkey Extreme — basically another in their long line of solar-powered big batteries for portable gear — to test. So I decided to give it a quick drowning. Video after the jump. More »
There’s a lot of energy to be harnessed by that big glowing ball of gas in the sky, and the most obvious beneficiary of that energy are the gadgets that litter our day to day lives. But how do you get the power from the sun to your gadget? This Kickstarter project is quite possibly the perfect answer. More »
