Category: Outdoor Eco Gadgets

March 4, 2009July 13, 2009
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AltusLumen PAD-L Led Light

AltusLumen have released a new portable PAD-L LED torch gadget, which is the brother to their TRI-L Contemporary Personal Light. The PAD-L adds a few more features that makes it more usable, including adding weatherproofing, adjustable light output, integral 360 degree hinge and user replaceable 4xAAA batteries.

February 11, 2009January 31, 2009
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Evaporation-based Water Purifier Cone

When you evaporate and condense water, the condensed water is 100% pure water. This means the purified water is completely safe to drink, as nasty chemicals and bugs do not evaporate with the water. The WaterCone is a very simple gadget that purifies water by the process of evaporation.

February 10, 2009July 13, 2009
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Black Hills Solar Charger BackPack

The Black Hills Solar Charger Rucksack is a spacious and lightweight 25 litre backpack that features a solar powered charger built into it. The Black Hills Solar Backpack uses sunlight to trickle-charge the internal Lithium battery. The charger can then be used to charge all of your gadgets, such as MP3 players, mobile phones, PDAs,...

February 4, 2009January 31, 2009
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Free Solar Energy Station for Busy Cities

The Free Solar Energy Station is a concept that is made for open public and commercial spaces, such as city centres. The solar station would allow anyone to charge up their mobile phones, MP3 players and other gadgets for free using the USB sockets on the station. The station is made from solar panels, recycled...

February 2, 2009July 13, 2009
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Sol Jüs Solar Charger and Torch

The Sol Jüs Solar Charger and Torch is yet another solar-powered charger, but has 3 solar panels to maximise charging performance. It has a USB socket that allows virtually any USB-charged device to be charged up using the Sol Jüs.

January 30, 2009July 13, 2009
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PVC-Free Eco-Friendly Solar Camping Shower

It’s probably just a little too cold in the UK to be considering going camping, but if you’re planning your spring camping holiday, then the PVC-Free Eco-Friendly Solar Camping Shower might just interest you. As far as eco gadgets go, the solar shower is really simple. Essentially the black colouring of the bag absorbs solar...

January 27, 2009July 13, 2009
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E-Charger – Solar Powered Charger Bags

E-Charger, a UK company, have a range of solar-powered bags that come in a range of styles, are spacious, waterproof and hardwearing. The solar panels are capable of charging most small gadgets, including mobile phones, PDAs, MP3 players, game consoles, digital cameras, sat navs, CD players, etc.

January 13, 2009July 13, 2009
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Bicycle and Solar Energy Charger System

The PedalPower+ is a solar charger eco gadget that will charge up your MP3, camera and phone devices in just a few hours. The PedalPower+ uses a dynamo to convert the rotational energy from cycling into energy usable to charge up your gadgets. The V2 and V3 PedalPower+ versions also feature a solar panel, allowing...

January 12, 2009July 13, 2009
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Engineer Builds World’s Fastest Electric Go-Kart

An engineer (read: big kid) has built an impressive go-kart that uses 6 Optima D34 (12V 55AH) batteries that allows the kart to reach speeds of up to 60 mph (100 kph). The kart is supposedly the fastest electric go-kart in the world, and therefore is a record-breaker. The batteries drive a S-33 motor and...

January 7, 2009July 13, 2009
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Crank-Power Active Trax Audio Player

The Active Trax Audio Player eco-gadget is an amplifier and FM radio that can charge up using solar power, hand power (via the handle) and good ol’ AC mains power. Using a 3.5mm audio jack, you can play your iPod or any other MP3 music player that has a standard headphone socket.