Having four solar panels on it the Solar Powered Light Wind Chime, the solar power is for the LED light which is in the specially textured glass sphere which changes colors every seven seconds, there are second separate colors too and it is the sphere that actually strikes the chimes to make the nice sound that you hear when the wind blows.

This is a really nice and gentle gadget that can give light and play a tune at the same time. The only problem is that these solar powered lights is that the batteries do not hold a charge for very long, if the weather is dull, the the charge is very small indeed. Good idea though.

Priced at $39.95.

Source [Coolest Gadgets]

Neat little solar charger is great for all devices such as cell phones and pda’s, nothing new about that, but this one is solar powered, which means that you will never have to be without a cell phone anymore.

This charger will work in direct sunlight, or if the sun is not available due thick cloud, then the device can be plugged into the wall socket for a quick charge.

Solar power is great for charging small devices such as cell phones, because the power that everyone uses for charging up the cell phones is quite a lot as most people often leave them running all day long or over night meaning that the charger is on for longer than is necessary.

Features:

Portable and convenient power back up for your devices
High transforming rate when turn light into electric power
High transforming rate when discharge electric power into electronic equipments
Professional circuit to protect over charge, over current and high temperature when charge the built-in battery by DC or sunlight
Professional circuit to protect over discharge
Intelligent voltage adjusting, it can output voltage and current on 4 different levels. It will restrict the output current depends on different volt when discharge
Double short circuit protection
Tri-colored LED light to indicate charging or discharging

Technical Parameters:

Solar Panel:

Peak power: 1.54W
Operating voltage: 5.5V (Max)
Charging current: 280mA (Max) / 3.8V

Solar Charger:

Battery capacity: 2500mAh / 3.8V
Output voltage: 4.5V-9V (adjustable)
Output current: 1A (Max)
Output power: 4W (Max)
Dimensions: 137×79x24mm
Weight: 240g

Specifications:

Input interface: DC interface
Output interface: USB interface
Material: Fireproof plastic (ABS)
3-coloured indicator (red, orange and green), which shows the status of remaining power, while charging and discharging respectively
Flash light as a torch: Bright white LED for lighting
Control switch: ON/OFF/LED
Output voltage switch: 4.5V / 5V / 6.3V / 9V
Compatible with Nokia (N70/ N71/ N72/ N73/ N80/ N90/ N95, etc), Samsung (A100/ A200/ D848/ T100, etc), Sony Ericsson

Priced at $69.

Source [Shiny Shiny]

Wow, this e-store based in London, Ontario has some crazy number of renewable energy products including the big as& solar panel shown above. They even got solar pool heaters, water recyclers, and lots of other cool renewable energy products. Definitely a must see if you are thinking about or need those types of products.

Thanks Dave for the tip! (thru Keetsa.com)

Solar powered radios are a great idea, if you find yourself in an area where the power has gone down, then you would need a source of information and the solar powered radio would be an excellent addition to anyone’s survival kit. Of course you can just use it for listening to the radio, without having to buy batteries.

This one from Brando has AM and FM, if you want to have a battery back up, the radio takes AAA batteries.

Features:

Solar plate to charge up the internal battery
One AAA battery as a second power supply
Frequency range, AM: 88-108 MHz and FM: 530-1600Khz
Radio dimension: 6.5 x 9.0 x 1.8 cm

Package Included:

1 pc Solar Radio
1 pc Earphone

Price US $15

Source [Pop Gadget]

This little device is idea for those summer evenings, when you are sitting outside and all the bugs are biting you, with this neat little solar powered insect killer, the biting will stop and you will be able to once again enjoy the evening outside.

Gotcha Portable Solar Powered Insect Killer

Twin solar cells
Solar powered, so ideal for indoor or outdoor use
Chemical and poison free
Usually delivered within 5 working days of receipt of order
Standard delivery charge of £4.95 for mainland UK only

Unfortunately this product is only available in the UK and will cost £12.99 ($26).

Source [Red Ferret]

Wow, a solar powered steakhouse?!? Great job you guys!

Ted’s Montana Grill in Tallahasee, Florida is the first restaurant based chain to install and use solar power.. This restaurant is owned by Ted Turner and is an eco-friendly restaurant in a chain of 49 restaurants in 18 states, “menus are printed using recycled paper, no plastics are used in the restaurant and soft drinks are served in recyclable glass bottles“.In all the popular restaurant has “installed 44 panels on the upper roof and 22 panels on the patio roof — 66 panels total. The panels supply about 5 percent of the restaurant’s energy needs”.

via keetsa

Whether you are going traveling, to a festival or just going to work this is a bag that can really help you out, because if you away in the middle of a field for two days at a rock festival the battery is going to run out on your cell phone, but with this bag you will be able to charge it up no problem.

The bag has solar panels fitted to the back of it, so you will never have to worry about trying to find a bit of power from somewhere. So no matter where you are, you can always make sure that the cell phone and pda is fully charged.

Product Features

The Voltaic Daypack is built tough for use as a hike bag or daypack. There are pockets and wire channels for multiple electronic devices.
High density padding in the shoulder straps and back panel for comfort
Nylon mesh backing material for better air flow Removable waist strap
The solar panels provide protection for fragile items inside the front pocket
Wire channels throughout the bag take power to the shoulder strap and for headphones etc.

Product Dimensions: 13 x 9 x 18 inches

Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds

You can buy this online for around $210.

Source [Shiny Shiny]

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Check out this cool biological containment art from Philip Ross. It’s a hydroponic garden which allow just enough light using LEDs for the plants to survive but do not grow bigger. Very interesting. This might be good for saving our planet by controlling light plants receive and thus use less energy if we are ever in a closed environment due to wars and what not. (not that i’d want that happen… impeach Bush!!!)

At first glance this contraption looks slightly rude, in what way I am not completely sure, but having read about the Solar System Chair it appears to be the cutting edge design for furniture, even though it does look somewhat uncomfortable.

The solar system part of this chair has nothing to do with technology of gadgetry but in fact if you study it closer, the red balls represent the planets rotating around the sun, I think!

Whatever the design purpose it is certainly eye catchingly brilliant, made from bright stainless steel tubing, and the red balls, which act as cushioning, it is defiantly a cool design, but somehow I don’t think that I would like to be sitting on that all day long.

At a price of only £99 ($200) it does appear to be good value.

Source [Tech Chee]