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 [...]

In this day and age staying green is more crucial than ever with many auto manufacturers switching to hybrid or all electric vehicles. However, in the tech world, there isn’t really a worry about depleting fossil fuels but utilizing so much energy is a problem nonetheless. Luckily there are designers out there like Tjeerd Veenhoven to ease the pain with accessories like [...]

The folks out at Wireless Ground sent us one of their NoiseHush N650 Solar Bluetooth Car Kits to review, and I have to hand it to them for a good idea. However, I’m going to have to take issue with them for the execution of their good idea, which is short of what I would’ve [...]

One year ago we mentioned the solar panel developed by KDDI for Sharp, and one year later they have presented a new cellphone named SH007. The upcoming Sharp cellphone can be considered a big brother of the previous SH002 model, and the improvements are notable: the SH007 model has a solar panel located on the [...]

So the folks out at Mobilefun sent me a solar powered cell phone case, and I have to admit, I was intrigued.  I certainly liked the thought of what amounted to a wallet for a cell phone–I mostly just carry mine loose in my coat–and the idea that it could recharge the phone too?  Well, [...]

Recently, Japanese cellular provider KDDI released a Sharp waterproof, solar-powered cell phone, rumored to be renamed the SH002. Growing interest in both photovoltaic power as a green and clean source of energy and solar-powered devices has encouraged Sharp to globally release its new LR0GC02 solar module for mobile devices. The LR0GC02 solar panel uses compact [...]

The Kinesis K3 power generator is an update for their previous K2 unit with a new power source.  In addition to its solar cells and windmill, it can also charge its 4,000 mAh internal battery with external electricity sources using a car cigarette lighter or USB adapter. According to the company, an hour of sun and [...]

The SOLiCharger is a solar-powered iPhone charger which will let you charge your phone on the go. The 40g Lithium-ion battery pack can get you an extra 50% of power which will probably last enough to get you home. The SOLiCharger can charge in various ways: • Directly from the 110v Apple® USB charging cord [...]

OTAS, the company that brought us the e-blue PEQUENO Wireless Mouse, has come up with a special battery for the iPhone. It is entitled LC-1500 and besides the battery itself, there is a solar panel attached to it. The Otas LC-1500 is small – 125×64x25mm – and light-weight – 100 grams – which are 2 [...]