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BigBelly Solar Powered Smart Waste & Recycling System
We like to think Green here at GR, and that was before skyrocketing energy costs, although that did little to sway us. Only with such infused noble intentions could one grin ear-to-ear over waste management. But that’s ju...
Accessory Reviews
Accessory Power ReVIVE Solar ReStore XL Review
I’m a big fan of hiking and once I moved to California from the East Coast, I ramped up the amount of time my feet and the ground visited each other. My basic accoutrements through the years haven’t changed, but as camping out ...
Solar Power
SOS in a Box: Portable Solar Powered Backup Generator System
Don’t be sh*t out of luck when a huge disaster or emergency strikes and causes an electrical outage…which is exactly what Sun Flare Systems hopes to avoid with their SOS in a Box: a totally portable (and ultra-high efficient) s...
Cell Phones
Ray Solar Charger Works in Airplanes
Solar powered chargers for your portable gadgets are far from an original idea. But that isn’t to say they aren’t effective or useful. Case in point is Quirky’s Ray. Unlike other solar powered chargers, whic...
Accessory Reviews
Solio Bolt Review
There is a giant push in today’s society to use renewable, clean energy – the so called green movement. We’re seeing this everywhere on large scale items like electric cars, or solar powered houses – bu...
Battery
Elektra One: The Future of Aviation
As green cars start to take over the automotive market, it was only a matter of time before it reached the skies. Although we are still a long way from having an environmentally friendly 747, the Elecktra One from PC-Aero will ...
Clothing
RLX Solar Backpack Seems Practical Until You Look at the Price Tag, $800
Safe to say Ralph, as in Ralph Lauren, has lost his freaking mind. This here solar backpack, which is part of the RLX line, costs a wallet numbing $795. We’re all about charging your devices on the go, but there is simp...
Keyboard
Logitech Solar Wireless Keyboard (update)
UPDATED. Logitech‘s Wireless Solar Keyboard is, well, wireless and solar powered. What more do you need to know? It will stay charged up for up to 3 months in a dark room and can glean power from indoor lighting. The k...
LED
Lightcap 300: Lantern + Water Bottle
The LightCap 300 is an ingenious product that combines a water bottle with a lantern. That’s right. The top of the water bottle, the cap, is embedded with a 4 super-bright LED lights as well as a red LED light which ser...
Solar Power
This Solar Charged Lantern Collapses
Designer Jesper Johnsson’s Solar Charged Collapsible Lantern is the perfect option for a light source while outdoors, whether camping or just out on the back porch. It stays collapsed during the day as it collects power v...
Solar Power
Top 10 Coolest Solar Vehicles
Solar? Yes please. Only if there was more of it and it was more efficient. This is our list of the top 10 coolest solar vehicles to date. Some are practical, some down right expensive and others straight up wacky. But wha...
Solar Power
Solar Power Windows
And we thought the Energy Curtains were cool. These windows, which look almost like everyday windows, contain translucent solar cells that capture energy from the sun. They were unveiled at Taipei’s International Optoelectron...
