The Flexy reminds you of the simple joy cardboard can bring. Shaped and pieced together from cardboard, it is designed to work like the famous metal slinky.
January 6, 2010January 5, 2010
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Category: Odd Gadgets
January 1, 2010January 1, 2010
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H2O Water Powered Can Shaped Clock
The uses state of the art water technology to power a large hi contrast display (LCD) clock. This clock will run continuously for a long time without needing any human intervention.
December 30, 2009December 30, 2009
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MIT’s Copenhagen Wheel
At the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change the researchers at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) unveiled the Copenhagen Wheel. The wheel basically stores up energy as you ride it, to then release the energy back as a boost when you need it most. The wheel can also communicate with your iPhone offering a myriad of...
December 29, 2009December 29, 2009
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Wooden Model Biplane With Solar-Powered Propeller
The is an example of the power that modern solar panels have. The Biplane comes in kit form to be constructed and features a working propeller that is powered by solar panels on the top of its wings.
December 18, 2009December 16, 2009
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Eva2o – Food Cooling Through Evaporation
Industrial designer Dennis Cheng has designed a simple system to keep fruit and veg cool without using any electricity, in fact only using the cooling powers of evaporation. This concept is to help draw people away from a reliance on fridges and return to more natural methods of cooling and storing foods. This concept design...
September 3, 2009September 1, 2009
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Growing Ring – Growing a plant in Jewellery
There are some eco-friendly gadgets that are just completely barmy, and the Growing Ring is a perfect example of that. Supposedly designed for people who live in metropolitan areas, the ring is meant to give a little comfort to the owner when there are no trees or plants around.
September 1, 2009September 1, 2009
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Volksgarden Rotating Garden
The Volksgarden Rotating Garden is a circular hydroponics system that allows you to grow up to 80 plants in less than 9 square feet! The Volksgarden Rotating Garden rotates completely every 45 minutes, making the most efficient use of light, water and nutrients. The rotating garden is perfect if you don’t have a great deal...
August 25, 2009February 23, 2010
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USB Greenhouse – The Ultimate Office Plant
For the ultimate gift for gardeners who work 9 to 5 in an office, there’s the new . The USB-powered greenhouse has an adjustable growth light, a computer interface to monitor the growth and well-being of the plant, some marigold seeds and enough artificial soil to get started. The computer software helps you monitor the...
July 8, 2009July 6, 2009
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Fly-catching Insect-Powered LED Clock
Well, there are mud powered clocks, water-powered clocks, solar-powered clocks, so its not much of a stretch to see a bug-eating insect-guts powered clock! Created by designers Jimmy Loizeau and James Auger, the gadget harvests bugs from a sticky conveyor belt. The captured insects are then deposited on to a microbial fuel cell for digestion.
June 11, 2009June 4, 2009
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Rotating Solar Powered Display Turntable
I do love these odd eco gadgets. Well, perhaps love to hate. This solar-powered turntable will rotate up to 200g of junk using nothing but the sun’s energy. 200g is very little weight, so you couldn’t use it for a plant or anything.