Category: Solar Powered Gadgets

July 2, 2009June 25, 2009
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Oriental-style Solar Garden Lanterns

Well the summer is definitely upon us in Europe, so if you’re having a garden party this year, you’ll love these quaint . The lanterns come as a pack of 3 white and 3 red lanterns, which light up using bright LEDs. The white lanterns have special colour-changing LEDs that cycle through a whole rainbow...

June 29, 2009June 19, 2009
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DIY Solar Powered MP3 Boombox GhettoBlaster

For us tinkerers, there’s nothing more satisfying than making your own gadgets, especially if you’re making eco-friendly gadgets. The DIY Solar Powered Boombox is a relatively simple speaker and amplifier unit that cost just $75 to make! The system is neatly housed using plywood, creating a very portable and very usable music system. Just plug...

June 23, 2009June 19, 2009
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7Ah Portable Solar Power Pack

If you’re keen to start playing around with solar panels, but don’t really know where to start when it comes to charge regulators, invertors and batteries, then the is pretty useful. The power pack includes a 7Ah lead acid battery, and you just connect any 12V solar panel to charge the internal battery. The power...

June 23, 2009July 13, 2009
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Guide Gear Popup Solar Shower Shelter

If you’re on the beach or out and about in your car, trying to change clothes without revealing yourself to the world is pretty hard work. The is a simply a tall vertical tent that quickly unfolds into a portable and private changing room. If you’re out camping, then the shelter works equally well as...

June 22, 2009July 13, 2009
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Off-Grid Solar Powered Refrigerator

To do their job, fridges and freezers need to be powered on constantly. If you have an unreliable power source, or you’re in a remote location, you’re going to have issues if you have food that need to be kept cool. Industrial Insulation Systems has a solution, which is basically a solar-powered refrigerator kit.

June 19, 2009June 15, 2009
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Solar-Powered Bubble Tower

The Solar Powered Bubble Tower is an innovative outdoor gadget for hire that generates thousands of bubbles using solar panels. The bubble tower is charged using sunlight, and therefore requires no generator or electricity cables running to it. The bubble tower can be set to generate lots of individual bubbles or release clusters of bubbles...

June 18, 2009June 15, 2009
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Affordable Samsung Crest E1107 Solar-Powered Cellphone

Samsung’s first solar-powered mobile phone has just started hitting the market, which is a dual band phone with a solar panel on the back. The phone features a 800mAh battery, which gives 5 to 10 minutes talk time for each 1 hour of sunlight reaching the solar panel. The Samsung Crest E1107 Solar-Powered Cellphone has...

June 15, 2009June 15, 2009
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Solar Powered Clock

The is a simple solar-powered clock gadget that runs entirely on solar power in order to work. The clock comes with two sets of hands so that you can either wall-mount the clock or have it free-standing.

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.

June 10, 2009June 4, 2009
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Nexus Drive Solar Pro – Solar Bluetooth Handsfree Kit

The Nexus Drive Solar Pro is a solar-powered Bluetooth gadget that allows you to use your mobile phone safely and legally, but without needing to use batteries or the car charger to top up the handsfree kit battery. Two hours of bright sunlight will give you roughly an hours talk time on your mobile phone.