Solar Power

Solar Electric Razor, Why Not

Solar Electric Razor, Why Not

My skepticism meter tells me that the Solar Electric Razor probably won’t provide the closest of shaves, but hey, if you’re off the grid and in the wilderness than why not.  Placing the device in 8-12 [...]

Oregon Scientific Launches Helios Weather Station

Oregon Scientific Launches Helios Weather Station

New to the Oregon Scientific lines of products is the Helios Solar Weather Station.  To be entirely honest there’s nothing new going on here, but it does offer a semi-robust feature set at a reasonable price, [...]

PlanetSolar Boat: The Largest Solar Powered Boat, Setting Sail In 5 Days (video)

PlanetSolar Boat: The Largest Solar Powered Boat, Setting Sail In 5 Days (video)

PlanetSolar is the world’s largest solar boat.  Its covered in over 1600 sqaure feet of solar cells and supposedly carries a massive lithium-ion battery to capture the sun’s energy.  The boat itself measures 31m long and [...]

Casio PAG110C-3 Pathfinder Watch Has A Triple Dose Of Green

Casio PAG110C-3 Pathfinder Watch Has A Triple Dose Of Green

I had me a solar watch when I was about 12 years old.  Unfortunately, the technology wasn’t far enough along and required constant charging under the sun’s rays. Casio’s newest Pathfinder watch, the PRG110C-3, however, requires [...]

Solar Roadways Completes Prototype, Sends Us Pics

Solar Roadways Completes Prototype, Sends Us Pics

Remember Solar Roadways?  They’ve finally completed their first USDOT prototype.  In addition to providing carbon free energy (aside from the manufacturing process), the Solar Roadway can display traffic info using the built-in LEDs and perhaps even [...]

Novothink’s Surge Solar Battery Pack Now Available, First Apple Certified

Novothink’s Surge Solar Battery Pack Now Available, First Apple Certified

Remember Novothink’s Surge, the first ever Apple certified solar charging battery pack?  It’s now available.  You can score one for in black or white (other colors are coming soon) for $80 for the iPhone or $70 [...]

The CVFR-S09 Solar Vest Will Require You To Tuck In Your Rat Tail To Fully Charge

The CVFR-S09 Solar Vest Will Require You To Tuck In Your Rat Tail To Fully Charge

Ugh.  This thing is lame looking.  While Tommy Hilfiger might have been the first designer to boldly display his name on his clothing, this Solar Vest might as well be the last.  Perhaps if I’ve been [...]

Joos Orange: The Most Powerful, Portable Solar Device Yet

Joos Orange: The Most Powerful, Portable Solar Device Yet

I think it’s more than fair to say that most solar devices on the market today are “woefully inadequate”.  At least that’s the opinion of Solar Components, who is ready to crush the competition this June [...]

Gadget Concept:  Solar Ivy

Gadget Concept: Solar Ivy

In what might soon become a reality, Solar Ivy is an innovative design to help get solar collecting devices into more homes.  Designed by SMIT (Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology), the Solar Ivy is in the running [...]

Neon Green’s Soular Bags Feed Our Eco Carrying Needs

Neon Green’s Soular Bags Feed Our Eco Carrying Needs

The jury is still out on the whole solar bag thing.  Generally speaking photovoltaic technology is still not advanced enough, or efficient, to produce any real usable power, unless of course you’re in a pinch and [...]