Need to grow some plants and save some power using USB power?

Here’s a quick solution for that.

With “going green” such a big trend right now you might find yourself wanting to put a little green in your workspace - and no, I don’t mean that green. The following is a video USB tutorial on taking some supplies from around your office or home, LED lights and some USB power to create your very own USB LED Greenhouse.

via GetUSB.info

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. How hard is that? Probably not that hard, look at all the caculators made today, they come with a solar panel. I think it’s just a simple matter of “thinking” by engineers. (Yes, engineers should really focus on making the environment better too, not just numbers…)

Solar Powered USB Bikini - This is great stuff, more celebrities like Pamela Anderson should promote solar-powered bikinis. (Think of how many hot girls would do the same…)

Recycled Bike Chain Clock - At $20, you can beat any other recycled bike chain clock out there, if there is any… Now, if you can make this thing solar powered by adding a small solar cell hacked off a calculator, it will complete the masterpiece.

Recycled Parts Collector’s Motorcycle - As a motor-head myself constantly trying to go fast on my 2007 GSX-R600, this one is a thing of beauty, simply priceless…

via Make

Satellite Solar Cooker - This one is classic, you could probably cook almost anything as long as you have sunlight.

Solar skateboard - Wow, I love finding new inventions that people invent through Google Patent Search, this one is my favorite.

Solar Cap - Make sure to get one of these for your next ball game for sheezy.

Solar Power Cells for your jacket - You can now convert your jacket into a “solar-powered” jacket simply by lugging this device and re-charge all your daily gadgets such as cellphone, iPod, etc…etc…

via Engadget

Solar Roof - That’s right, if you own a home, it’s time to get that Photovoltaic energy from your new Solar Roof. If you can afford it and you don’t have it, it’s time to serious think about getting one…

Solar Laptop Charger - Ha, this one is basically a gigantic collection of solar cells but hey, you can power your laptop using the sun’s energy. It’s a must if you are thinking about heading out to the desert and go camping. Make sure to bring a broadband card with you too so you can access the internet or use a blackberry as a broadband modem like me.

Yey, that completes our plethora of gadgets dedicated to the Earth day and making our Earth more green.

You can also check out the “Earth” section for more eco-friendly related articles on Zedomax.com or also check out “Gadgets” section over at Keetsa.com, our sister blog that focuses only on eco-friendly and green.

Wow, check out this gizmo that duplicated up to 20 USB Flash drives at one time! These days, with so many people carrying their 4GB flash drives on their neck, keychain, etc…etc…, these Giant USB Duplicators can be useful for companies trying to promote their businesses.

(For example, you could put a 4 Gigabytes of company presentations, videos, documents, etc…etc… so your clients can carry it in their pocket instead of giving them a CD, which are just way too outdated these days. Plus, you put your logo on the flash drive, it can be great viral marketing even if your client decides to erase everything and use it for personal use.)

Great Features

» Copy 20 USB flash drive automatically
» High Speed USB 2.0
» User friendly software interface
» Erase feature for USB flash memory
» Volume naming option for flash drive ID
» Format feature for those pesky unformatted drives
» Embedded verification function to insure accuracy
» Contemporary design with heavy duty case for 24/7 operation
» Copy to any size flash drive combination and from any manufacturer
» 30MBs to 20 devices is about 40 seconds.
» 250MBs to 20 devices is about 4 minutes.

You can check out their product page or press release.

FYI, this device also runs on Windows XP, meaning it’s not a standalone device. That is not a good sign. But, they ARE working on a standalone device already! (These guys are good!)

The cost for this machine is $1299, a lot cheaper than many other USB duplicators out there. Go buy one and try it. If it works well, tell us about it.

via getusbinfo

Designs like this one get my attention while SiteHoppin. It’s an awesome USB Bomb that can store, well, let’s just say it’s more practical to put a harddisk inside it than a flash memory. Besides, you could probably fit several harddrives in this weapon of mass storage.

Like it?

Well, I believe it’s only a concept right now.

Designed by Mexico City industrial designer Joel Escalona.  (Awesome designs Joel!)

Click below to check out some of other his USB work.

Continue reading ‘USB Bomb - Weapon of Mass Storage!’

Check out this USBeeee… weeeeee! I wonder if it will make it to production…

Serbian designer Damjan Stankovic, believes that flexibility in design can solve this problem. His “USBee” Flash Memory Drive won the first prize at the MS Industrial USB Competition held by the Serbian Design Community forum DizajnZona™. Ergonomically designed to bend at life’s will in any direction, this USB flash drive features a vented housing for cooling(I did not realize these needed cooling), and a detachable protective cap that snaps onto the back end of the device when not in use. No word yet if this will go into production, so all claims of memory capacity are a moot point.

via YankoDesign

I cannot even think as to why anyone would even want this item, it serves no purpose apart from if the lights went out and then it would look a bit like a lame disco. Other than that you just have to ask WHY?

USB Traffic Lights features:

4-port USB 2.0 Hub
USB Traffic Light as status indicators (Busy, Out To Lunch, Available)
10 Seconds Voice Recording and Playback
Monitor Cleaner
Memo Pad/Name Card Clipper

Priced at $26

Source [New Launches]

This is a nice little gadget that is wearing and looks nice and sleek too. Flash drives are great little devices for transporting apps and other items like documents etc.

Features:

Two Gigabytes of flash memory storage
USB 1.1 and USB 2.0
Brushed aluminum finish
Screw-cap enclosure
You can store 500 songs, thousands of photos, two feature-length movies and 3000 eBooks

Make the ideal gift for anyone who needs to move around different computers.

Priced at $27.99

Source [Think Geek]

For anyone who is interested in learning the old way of communicating then this is the thing that you will need to get you started on learning and practicing the age old art of Morse code.

Before you know it you will be tapping away whenever you are and getting responses from other people, but no one else will know what the hell is going on, great!

Priced at $18

Source [New Launches]

Well you can now, with these finger drums which are powered by the USB drive, once plugged in then your fingers can make sweet music.

Each drum set features five touch sensitive percussive instruments, you also get three smaller drums snare & two toms, bass drum with working pedal, and crash cymbal, in fact all you need to really annoy everyone in the office.

Source [Gadgettastic]