June 25, 2008
Solar Floating Ball emits Changing Colors at Night!
Here’s a smart solar floating ball that emits changing colors at night. Government should invest in these and put them on the bayside waters such as under the Bay Bridge or Golden Gate Bridge to make use of the sunlight, providing nice glowing lights at night. Main Features: *Emitting rainbow color *Color changing automatically *Floating o ... More
June 22, 2008
MIT Students Develop Solar Dish Capable of 1000X Sun Power!
Here’s a cool solar dish that is capable of “vaporizing” water the second you hit the apex of its dish. The MIT students have already formed a corporation, there’s no telling when this will be available for homes and offices. The results are staggering — the completed mirror focuses enough solar energy at its focal ... More
Solar Powered Glowing Flower Pot!
Wow, check out this awesome solar powered glowing flower pot that conserves the sun’s energy during the day and glow the pot itself at night. This might be useful at replacing those outdoor lights with a double-whammy pot/light. The length of time the pot glows is dependent on the amount of sunlight the solar panel is exposed to during the ... More
June 20, 2008
DIY - How to Dry Your Cellphone with Rice!
Well, I have dropped my cellphone in water bunch of times before and all I had to do was to let the phone dry for about a day or two to make it work again. If you dropped your phone in water, you might want to consider dipping it in a bowl of dry rice and the rice will absorb any water remaining in your cellphone. The most important thing to rem ... More
June 18, 2008
DIY - How to Make Heat Blocking Curtains!
This one’s pretty much common sense but still a really good idea on how to make heat blocking curtains using insulated materials. To save electricity with our super expensive A/C, I constructed reflective curtains to block sunlight from warming our house. Think auto windshield. This is super simple and kind of obvious, but it works well. via ... More
June 17, 2008
USB Solar Charger for all your Gadgets!
Here’s a cool USB solar charger for all your gadgets. The solar mobile charger is the device of the transferring the sun light power into electrical power, it is working as: the solar panel transfer the sun energy into electrical energy which is stored in the built in 1500mAh Lithium battery, the stored power is then exported to mobile phone ... More
April 23, 2008
Top 10 Eco-Friendly and Green Gadgets!
Hi All, I must have had my watch set to a day earlier, Earth Day was yesterday but I figured 1 day late is never too late for eco-friendly gadgets. So here’s a round-up of various different eco-friendly and green gadgets you can buy to save the world: Solar Alarm Clock - Great stuff, they should make all alarm clocks with a solar panel. Ho ... More
April 4, 2007
HACK - Window shade also acts as a solar powered Window Light!
Wow, check out this awesome window shade that also acts as a solar powered light! This is a continuation of a project from Design for the 5 Senses that I worked on with Michael Jefferson and Jae In Lee. It’s a window shade that doubles as a light. One set of strings would be to control the level of sunlight by adjusting the height of the sh ... More
March 31, 2007
New Samsung Display visible in direct sunlight
Wow, check out the new samsung display that is visible in direct sunlight! This means the 2.1-inch panel will look sharp regardless of whether you’re in a dark room or out in direct sunlight. Samsung calls the new technology Automatic Brightness Adjustment. The QVGA display will also use 20&ndash30 percent less power than other screens i ... More
October 6, 2006
Philips Smart Light Alarm Clock
Cool light, I need this since I cannot get up easily and can get very cranky in the mornings… You may still be reeling from that jarring alarm that scared you out of bed this morning, so here’s a concept from Philips that could change all that, an alarm clock with a soft light that fades up over a half an hour. You can adjust its ulti ... More
