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The Solar Vest Charger

by David Allen on July 1st, 2009
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This is the answer to every traveller’s prayers, just plug your gadgets in and go about your normal walking around, the sun will do the rest for you. The maker even reckons that the solar vest will charge the battery up on your laptop, now that is cool by anyone’s standards. Primary Function: Solar Battery + Charger Vest for Portable Electronics Solar Charger Specifications: ...

Green Blog Post Update!

by max on June 29th, 2009
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Here’s some interesting green blog posts from our affiliate green blog Keetsa this week: Green Peas introduce a new line of green clothing for kids. Check out Yoga mats that are made from eco-friendly rubber. Handbags made from recycled fire hose may be perfect for a fireman’s wife. Hummer proves itself yet again as one of the worst polluting vehicles to drive in China. FA ...

Charger DIY - How to Make Energy Efficient Cellphone Charger!

by max on June 24th, 2009
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One of the biggest losses of electricity is when you have your cellphone charger plugged into the wall but your phone is not plugged into your charger. If we could save every little bit of electricity from all the cellphone chargers in the world, this could be significant enough to power a country. Of course, there are gadgets like CheckTap, which will allow you full control over all ...

Wedding DIY - How to Make Recycled DIY Tin Can Numbers!

by max on June 24th, 2009
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One of my best friends is getting married this weekend, here’s a cool wedding DIY that reminds me that a lot of stuff for wedding can be recycled, painted, drilled, and save lots of money including these recycled DIY tin can numbers. Jillian came up with this super cute table number idea after dinner at a restaurant that had something similar on their tables. Such an excellent way ...

DIY Bamboo Speaker Sound System!

by max on June 24th, 2009
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Wow, I was amazed to see a great idea on speaker system that will change sound (get more bass) as your bamboo tree grows. Plus, bamboo is probably the most sustainable, eco-friendly tree in the world. I would love to see such bamboo system to go commercial one day, I will be one of the first green adaptors to buy one. The idea here by Jocko Chan is simple: as the bamboo grows, so doe ...

Garden DIY - How to Make a Worm Farm!

by max on June 21st, 2009
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Since I love to go fishing, I’d probably use more fresh worms to catch my favorite fish but I guess worms can also be used to “fertilize” your soil for your garden. Anyways, if you don’t want to go buy a bunch of worms, you can build your own worm farm! Worms can do wonders for the garden: they aerate the soil and their castings are an excellent fertilizer. To get ...

Home DIY - How to Build a Solar Water Heater!

by max on June 20th, 2009
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Do you happen to live in hot-summer country such as Arizona? Well, there’s a great guide on how to build your own solar water heater, filled with over 80+ pages of details on how to do this. Also, there’s a DIY Solar Water Heater guide you can buy, which might be well worth it since this isn’t exactly the safest DIY ever. ...

Garden DIY - How to Make a Hydroponic Garden!

by max on June 20th, 2009
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I’ve always been interested in hydroponic gardens as one day I wish to setup an in-home hydroponic garden where I can grow all my organic veggies. Here’s some great guides on the internet that shows you how to make your own hydroponic garden: How to Build a Hydroponic Garden - WikiHow.com How to Build a Hydroponic Garden on a budget. Setting Up A Hydroponic Herb Garden Here ...

Auto DIY - How to Get CASH for your Old Car!

by max on June 18th, 2009
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Here’s how you can get some cash for your old car if you qualify for the Cash for Clunkers Rebate Program. The following cars are eligible up to $4,500 of cash if you trade in for a new vehicle that gets better mileage. 1996 Honda Passport ($1,227) 1997 Lincoln Continental ($1,179) 1998 Chevrolet Silverado ($3,378) 1995 Audi A6 ($1,261) 1996 Toyota Land Cruiser ($4,042) via gre ...

Supermarket car park produces power

by David Allen on June 17th, 2009
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Sometimes the supermarket giants are able to come up with a fantastic idea and this one is no exception to that rule. The have realised that having thousands of cars entering and leaving their car park there much be a way that they could use this to generate power. After a lot of thinking they have come up with this idea that uses a row of plates that rock as the cars move over th ...