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Eco Gadgets, Solar Powered Gear

The Solar Powered Travel Bag

by Ally - on July 21, 2009

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While you’re out traveling, especially if it’s in the great outdoors, your gadgets don’t always get the charge they really need.  Which makes having a solar panel around extremely helpful.  Well with this, not only would you have a way to charge your gadgets, but something to store them in as well.  Be it while you’re out camping or just going from work to home, this would make things a little more convenient and not to mention eco-friendly.

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Eco Gadgets, Home Gadgets, Solar Powered Gear

The solar powered UVonion illuminates and sanitizes

by Ally - on July 20, 2009

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It might seem odd for someone to design a household product after an onion, especially a product that is meant to sanitize the interior of your home.  However, that’s just what one designer, Yun Li, did.  As to what possessed them to create an onion shaped UV light, I have no idea.  No matter what the shape of the gadget though, it will sanitize your home.  The best part is that it does this in an eco-friendly manner, which is always a bonus.

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Eco Gadgets

Eternaled’s HydraLux uses liquid cooling to function

by Ally - on July 16, 2009

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There’s now a new light bulb out there that gives you the energy efficiency you love, along with a slightly more traditional light bulb look.  I’ve heard of several people that aren’t very fond of the look of spiral bulbs, yet they still use them since it does cut back on their power bill.  Well this small LED bulb keeps things energy efficient in a very different way that allows for it to be shaped this way.  It actually uses liquid-cooling technology.

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Eco Gadgets

Ecoblaster Rechargeable Air Horn just keeps on working

by Ally - on July 10, 2009

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This is one of those inventions most of the world really would probably wish it was never created.  To be more specific everyone around the person that owns one of these will really really wish that it would just break.  It can be reused time and time again, you’ll never need a refill for it like you would a normal air horn.  Which means misery for all those around the person that owns it, up until they wise up and “accidentally” smash it.

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Eco Gadgets, Solar Powered Gear

The Solar LED Flashlight

by Ally - on July 10, 2009

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Of all eco-friendly gadgets, a lot of the eco-friendly lights are my absolute least favorite gadget.  Specifically the flashlights that are powered by being wound up.  They always seem to be far too dim to actually see what it is you’re doing.  Hopefully since this one is solar powered as opposed to the type that you wind up, they’ll be a little on the brighter side of things.  Certainly the number of LED lights that they crammed into this flashlight will help at least a little bit.

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Eco Gadgets

Fast-Food Giving us Energy?

by Mark R - on July 9, 2009

fast-food-logosThe fast-food industry gets a lot of flack these days. I feel sorry for them. It’s not easy to take the criticism from those who say that fast food is bad for you. These are the same people who probably eat it.

It would appear that two of the fast food corporate giants are finding a way to give back. Recently, McDonalds announced that it would install electric vehicle charging stations for electric cars. So, the next time you’re waiting in the drive thru for a Big Mac, you can charge up your electric car, assuming you have one.

Burger King is also doing something energy efficient with their drive thru. You know that speed bump that your car goes over? A BK plans to install one that harnesses the kinetic energy produced by the cars running over it. The speed-bump is the same technology used by the Supermarket Parking Lot that makes its own power.

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Eco Gadgets, Electronic Gadgets

TV TrickleSaver saves money on your electrical bill

by Ally - on July 8, 2009

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Making an attempt to be a little more eco-friendly isn’t always the easiest.  Especially if you’re not overly into it, you’re just willing to pop in those energy saving bulbs when you can and shut off appliances and lights when you’re not in the room.  While it’s great that you shut off the TV when it’s not in use, that still leaves the gaming consoles and DVD player up and running.  With those type things they usually have lights that stay on even when it’s on standby.  Well this handy gadget would help you to make sure all of that shuts down too.

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Eco Gadgets, Home Gadgets, Solar Powered Gear

Oregon Scientific’s Eco Clima Control Weather Station

by Ally - on July 7, 2009

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Weather stations are one of those gadgets that are always handy to have around.  You don’t have to watch the news to let you know the forecast for the day, instead you can just glance at this gadget.  With this though it even keeps you posted on the temperature and humidity indoors at various places throughout your home.  Which could come in handy in the winter to help you make sure that the whole house is staying plenty warm.

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