Typically when we geek out about battery chargers or battery cases, we’re talking about a device that you must at some point, plug into the wall to recharge itself. But a more intriguing and slowly growing category is that of solar battery chargers. Juicebar’s multi-gadget “Pocket” solar charger seems like a steal at $49.99. But when we factor in real-world performance, is it really even worth that? Gadgetsteria has the answer. Design &...
Many cities and states are enacting laws to restrict driving with your cell phone to your ear. I am as guilty as the rest of you on this one. One solution is to succumb to Bluetooth headsets. Another is to fork over a grand when purchasing a vehicle for the Bluetooth connection option. Here is where the NoiseHush N650 comes into play. It is a run of the mill Bluetooth device, but it is equipped with a small solar panel on the back to continuously charge the battery...
T-Mobile has been called a lot of things over the years. Though “Green” isn’t something that immediately comes to mind. But that’s exactly what you could say now that Team Magenta has deployed their first fully self sufficient, solar-powered cell site in Chalfont, Pennsylvania. With 12 solar panels affixed to the station, power is harnessed directly from the sun…for free. Even more cool is that in times of low network usage, the tower can...
When people talk of vast solar farms in 2010, the common image that penetrates our minds is that of a massive piece of land housing thousands, if not tens of thousands of individual solar panels. It’s certainly a site to behold. Even much smaller scale farms look immense when a birds eye view is taken. But a new technology will drastically cut down how big a solar panel is and how it’s made. Not only that, it will change what solar panels are… (Hint:...
We’ve seen plenty of solar-powered chargers before. But this one is slightly more advanced than your typical sun sucking device life giver backer in that it features multiple USB ports. More ports + more potential power = happier geeks who venture far from outlets. Woo hoo all around, right? $22 seems pretty reasonable considering what you get. [Product Page:...
