Last week we brought you the Belkin Conserve, which let you automatically shut off the power to certain devices you plugged into it. And now, we let you find out just how much power your devices are actually pulling with the Belkin Conserve Insight, which Belkin sent out for review. The Belkin Conserve Insight is [...]

fTech has recently added a new GPS system to their catalog, this time being a solar powered device. In case you are wondering, the solar power only works as an additional charge to extend the battery life, because the main one provides up to 20 hours of power. The solar powered bluetooth GPS made by [...]

It may look like an over-priced flash drive at $23 but you have to give technology some allowance in making it happen. This solar cell USB key called the Sun Drive comes in various capacities (2.1G, 2.2G, 2.3G and 2.4G). As you would guess, it solicits its power from the sun (solar power) which should [...]

The ReNu is a very intriguing way of charging an iPod or iPhone that uses solar power. Solar chargers for mobile devices are not unique, but this one has a sound deck with speakers, several optional bases, and even an LED desk lamp. Of course, the ReNu can use a wall outlet to …

Samsung hasn’t announced the Android-powered Bigfoot smartphone yet but it definitely unveiled a cheap handset, the E1107 aka “Crest Solar”. The phone will be available in India and it will be solar powered. Every hour of solar charging will offer you 5-10 minutes of talk time. It doesn’t seem like that much but it’s certainly [...]

The iPhone has been a multi-functional device for games, business apps and even videos. But now it seems to be adding another dimension towards its many uses as a monitoring device for homes that make use of solar energy. There are homes now that make use of solar power as their main source of energy [...]

A European technology company called iUnika has perfected a solar powered notebook, and this product is known as the GYY. With this device, don’t expect too much memory. Users will find about 128MB of RAM, plus a 64GB SSD drive. The CPU is 400MHz, and the operating system is some “proprietary version of Linux”. The [...]

Here is another charger alternative you can use for your gadgets that make use of a different type of energy. HYmini is a stylish, portable wind turbine that is amazingly versatile, saving up green electricity and dishing it out to 5V devices as required. It comes with a variety of connectors and can be mounted [...]

The Mitra, a stylish mini-PC that gets its power from the sun, is being targeted at people living in rural areas of India. This solar-powered mini-PC concept is intended to be used for online teaching, online medical help and online help for rural Indian farmers. Designed by Indian-based industrial designer Yogesh, the Mitra mini-PC has [...]

Prolonging the life of batteries of devices is a great boost to avoid additional costs for certain devices. But the actual practice of prolonging them is sometimes overlooked. In fact, there is no real way of properly evaluating their state but with this new Solar Power Battery Charger Evaluation Boards from IXYS, battery life extensions [...]