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Solar DIY - How to Build a Solar Cooling System for the Summer!

by max on June 12th, 2009
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Solar systems have been appearing everywhere these days including the new Prius which practically cools itself while parked out in the sun. Well, this technology isn’t so hard to understand or apply, simply get some solar panels and hook it up to a cooling device. Okay, maybe it’s not that easy but here’s a great DIY that shows you how to do that. This instructable wi ...

Infrared DIY - How to Make Infrared Goggles!

by max on May 28th, 2009
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KipKay is always making cool stuff, in this series of instructables, he will show you how to make infrared goggles for almost nothing. Awesome. He says to not look into the sun with these goggles, you will go BLIND! See the world in a whole new light with these home-made Infrared Goggles! Amazing images! via instructables Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here ...

Protect yourself from the sun

by David Allen on May 26th, 2009
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Getting out in the sun may be great, but it should be taken in small doses. However, how are we supposed to know the strength of the sun and how long we can reasonably stay out in it? It has always been a hit and miss affair and therefore we have been taking chance with being burnt. But now there is this device from Oregon, it works out everything for you, how easy is that? Produc ...

UFO Spotted on Google Maps???

by max on March 31st, 2009
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The Sun of UK reports that someone has spotted a UFO on Google Maps. Of course, I got the exact location on my Google Maps, it’s gone. I have to that UFOs probably exist though, there’s too many reports of their sightings for the last 100 years. (or even more) ...

Solar DIY - How to Make a Solar Photovoltaic Tracker!

by max on March 8th, 2009
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Here’s a really cool project that can complement any of your future solar projects. It’s a solar DIY that shows you how to make a solar photovoltaic tracker that will follow the sun’s angles, thereby increasing the efficiency of your solar cells and more energy produced. For a class project (PV Design, Appalachian State, Dr. Dennis Scanlin) I decided to try making a ...

Valentines DIY - How to Make your Own Paper Roses!

by max on January 24th, 2009
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For this Valentines, it might not be a bad idea after all to make one of these paper roses for your loved one. Spice it up a little and try something less real but lasts “forever”, well sorta… if you don’t have a bundle of money, but still want a romantic gesture for your honey, we suggest THE FOREVER BOUQUET - a kit which contains one dozen colorful paper flower ...

Laptop Roundup from Laptop Pimp Blog!

by max on January 15th, 2009
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Here’s a roundup of interesting laptops from our Laptop Pimp Blog this week: Looks like Toshiba and Sun are working on OpenSolaris laptops, a good thing for open source. If you want to check out luxury handbags, you should really check out our BagWhiz blog but here’s a fashionable bag if you want to carry a laptop in it. If you still don’t use a laptop stand/cooler, I ...

Top 10 Re-cap of Green Technology!

by max on January 14th, 2009
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Well, there’s been a LOT going on in the world making our technology more green and here’s a slew of green technology you will love that I handpicked from our green blog Keetsa: Wishbone Bike is a green bike that can be adjusted for 2 different heights, perfect for your toddler. Turn your rainwater into usable water with these new rain barrel recovery kits, a great idea fo ...

DIY Sun Seeking Plant Robot!

by max on October 17th, 2008
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Here’s a really cool DIY sun-seeking plant robot that will follow the sun so your tropical plant will always get the full sunlight even if you are working at the office. via neatorama, DIY Page ...

DIY Chinese Solar-powered Car gets 90+ Miles on a 30-hour Charge!

by max on October 17th, 2008
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We’ve all heard of what some Chinese people can do such as the DIY Helicopter and DIY Submarine. Well, here’s comes another cool innovation, a Solar Powered car that does 90+ miles on a single 30 hour charge. Of course, if there’s sun while you drive, that’s additional miles to add. Now, let me ask GM, Toyota, and Honda, where are your “Chinese” sol ...