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Have fun with these batteries

by David Allen on May 25th, 2009
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This is a great set of batteries that actually turn out to be a salt and pepper shaker. These two pots give the home a decent industrial look to it, batteries are such an underestimated product and yet they power absolutely most things that we need. The humble battery has served us all well; this design gives the illusion of the product being a regular packet of batteries, but ima ...

DIY Dynamic Hand Powered Lamp!

by max on May 13th, 2009
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Here’s a nifty idea for future reading lamps, a dynamic hand-powered lamp that is completely driven by the energy generated by your hand, kinetic they call it. Really cool, great idea! Karin Johansson’s lamp is a wonderful and eco-friendly concept that uses the globe of the earth as your source of light and the kinetic energy of your hands as the source of power. A dynamo placed ...

Card light in purple

by David Allen on May 11th, 2009
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This is an everlasting flash light that comes in handy credit card sized unit and yet there are no batteries or even light bulbs, how cool it that? The everlasting flashlight is great for people who need to get a key out when it’s dark etc. Product Features Uses energy saving superb right LED’s, yet as convenient and slim as a credit card Crushproof, Waterproof, Twin ligh ...

DIY Speech Controlled Garbage Can!

by max on April 7th, 2009
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode We have seen touchless garbage cans all over the place in the last couple years but this DIY speech-controlled garbage can is a better idea that will move via your voice commands. The garbage can will come to you following a black line and stopping when it sees a cross in the line, then waits for ano ...

Autonomous Robotic Fish On Its Way to Fish Out Pollution!

by max on March 26th, 2009
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode An autonomous Robotic fish is on its way to fish out pollution. With the increasing number of toxic waste in our waters, it seems that a robotic solution is necessary and the researchers from University of Essex are working around the clock to develop this cool fish that can use its sensors to dete ...

Flashlight DIY - How to Make a Battery-Less Flashlight!

by max on March 24th, 2009
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Here’s a really cool flashlight that uses 2 capacitors to power the whole thing. Best of all, the capacitors only need to be charged 3 minutes to last more than 24 hours. For dummies Capacitors are a great way to store electricity, and of course even better when you can come up with great ideas for flashlights like this. (Also see HowStuffWorks explanation of how capacitors wo ...

Wireless doorbell goes off like a bomb

by David Allen on March 5th, 2009
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If you live in a place where the sound of the door bell is muffled in with every other sound and so is missed, this can be a bit of a pain and so there is a need for something else, maybe an atomic door bell. Now that is bound to be noticed isn’t it? Features Seriously-loud wireless-activated doorbell Plays deafening siren and booming-voice audio when pressed Flashing yellow lig ...

Garden DIY - How to Kill Gophers and Moles with a Solar Powered S ...

by max on March 2nd, 2009
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I have to say I’ve been fighting a LOT of gophers while I used to live at my parent’s house. I did use the Sonic Mole Deterrent which requires 4 D-sized batteries and would run out every couple weeks or so but here’s the solar alternative that will keep going once you insert it into the gophers’ holes. These Sonic Deterrents basically make noise, which is rea ...

The alarm clock powered by H2O

by David Allen on February 26th, 2009
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There nothing like having an eco friendly version of any every day objects they are cool and interesting, this water powered alarm clock is no exception to this rule. It requires no power or batteries just a small amount of water, which as it evaporates, produces enough energy to keep the clock going. Features Replaceable H2O Water battery Fully featured time and date display Alar ...

Topobo - Kid’s Toy with Kinetic “Battery-less” ...

by max on February 20th, 2009
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode I’d have to say this is one of the coolest toys I’ve seen in awhile. It’s a lego-like pieces that can be assembled together and it requires NO BATTERY! The Topobo runs on some sorta kinetic motors, meaning it’s great for kids to learn movement without use of any electricit ...