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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 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.

February 18, 2009July 13, 2009
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Liquid-Powered Digital Clock

The Mini Hydro Clock is a small clock (about 2.5cm by 5cm) which simply displays the time. No alarm function, no date or calendar information. Just the time. However, what is interesting is that you can power it with any fluid you like, including water, juice, milk and beer. I imagine that the smell from...

December 16, 2008January 6, 2009
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Citrus-Powered Eco-Friendly Clock

If you don’t already have a solar powered or wind powered clock, then you might fancy this rather odd lemon powered clock. The clock exploits the lemon’s citric acid as well as the copper and zinc on the clock to generate enough current to power the clock for a week.