All coasters are just the same, right? I love those that feature my favorite lager, but this Solar Powered Drinks Coaster will probably usurp that preference .

Placing your drinks glass or bottle onto the solar drinks coasters sets off a mesmerizing sequence of hypnotic colors, which illuminate your glass and drinks bottle and will look fantastic in your garden this summer. Eye-catching colors include red, orange, blue, green, yellow and purple, making these solar color-changing coasters a guaranteed talking point! An integral solar panel that charges up during the day is used to power your solar coasters and an energy efficient color-changing LED produces the vibrant multi-colored effects for up to 6 hours.

It isn’t too cheap though at £14.95 each, which means equipping your whole bar will cost you a small fortune.

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It’s a well-known fact that many laptops heat up considerably when in use for any long period. This of course has spawned hundreds of devices meant to cool off your notebook using any combination of heatsinks and pads. This Log Pillow takes a different approach to the situation.

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Solar power looks like it is here to stay, and we have so far seen solar powered cars being the Holy Grail in the fight to be independent of black gold, or rather, oil. Hybrid cars aren’t exactly catching on as fast as environmentalists prefer, and solar powered cars have not made the impact they were supposed to mainly because the technology is not yet there for a powerful, conventionally shaped vehicle that runs entirely off the sun’s rays. Never mind modes of transportation on land - here we have a solar powered speedboat that will slice through water pretty much in the same way an ordinary speedboat does, save for the fact that this one relies on the sun to power its electric engine instead.

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If you don’t think the energy saving bulbs are enough, you might give this lighted glass a whirl. The glass is completely self-illuminating, it uses neither light bulbs or electricity. At some point Saazs hopes to replace light bulbs altogether, however, the technology isn’t quite to that point yet, it still needs a bit of improvement.

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Power generation would be so much easier if we could gather up all the fish of the sea and attach mini-turbines to all of their fins. Fish generate a huge amount of power with these things comparative to their size.

What we can accomplish is the next best thing. The bioSTREAM tidal power conversion system’s design is inspired by the framework of living animals, specifically, the fins of tuna, mackerel, and sharks.

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I know most people look forward to the summer, since that is the time where you get to spend plenty of time in the sun getting a tan, before the clammy autumn season creeps up on us. For those who are constantly stuck in the office, perhaps the Outdoor Solar Workstation concept here would be a good idea to suggest to your boss? Designed by Mathias Schnyder, this modular workstation features a solar cell on the roof itself, generating enough juice to power a notebook through an electric outlet in the center of the table. There are movable segments that function as seating arrangements which reduce exposure to both wind and sun simultaneously. No idea whether this concept will ever make it commercially, but it is worth dwelling upon. Non-applicable to those living along the equator though.

Source: Gizmag

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When it comes to electrical power, gauging the quality and quantity being used is no easy task. The Kill-A-Watt PS Electricity Usage Power Strip will be able to help you out in this area while offering a certain degree of protection to your plethora of gizmos.

Simply connect your electronics to the Kill-A-Watt PS, and it will assess how efficient they are while the built-in surge protection keeps them safe. Advanced features such as over current, over voltage, and no load detection provide clean, safe power to your expensive equipment. Check the quality of your electrical power by monitoring Voltage, Line Frequency, Amperage, KWH, Current Leakage and more. A built-in “maximum amps” switch on the control panel allows you to optionally select the maximum current (Amps) the unit will deliver to the attached appliances without automatically shutting off. Use a small screwdriver to select either 2A, 5A, 10A or 15A.

Just make sure you’re ready to part with $99.99 for the Kill-A-Watt PS Electricity Usage Power Strip first.

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Seems the getting a bicycle these days is the trendy thing to do. The SwissBike Folding System adds another choice for folks who want to get around places without burning up additional fossil fuel. Most bicycles that claim to be extremely portable, i.e. folding bikes, tend to look really ugly as though a maniac took a hacksaw and had a field day with the bike’s frame, cutting it in half while adding a hinge to allow them to fold. With the SwissBike Folding System, this is very different as it does not lose the bike’s torsional rigidity, thanks to its patented F.I.T. system developed by Montague engineers. This system does not involve any bike cutting, but instead relies on its very own patented Concentrus system that uses a tube within a tube design that actually strengthens the frame by incorporating technology found on some high performance, dual suspension mountain bikes.

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