All the stories tagged with power
Innergie PocketCell for power on the go
01/10/2012, [CES 2012] Take a look at your pockets and backpack – how many devices do you own that come with their very own charger? Surely you have at least a couple, and the more you have, obviously it will be [...]
Concept Folding Plug makes it hard to accidentally disconnect electronics
07/18/2011, Don’t you just hate it when you’re shifting your table or furniture in the room, and you accidentally knock the switch of your computer, which causes it to disconnect and shut it down, taking along with it all your work [...]
Wattbike measures how much power you generate during cycling
06/16/2011, If you’ve always wondered about how much power you produce whenever you’re cycling, you won’t have to wonder anymore. (In case you were wondering, cyclists do measure their power output as a way to compare their skills and to measure [...]
Coffee Cup Power Inverter juices up your mobile devices in the car
04/13/2011, An AC outlet in the car is always handy to have around but most of them look unsightly and make the car appear messier than it really is, especially when not in use. Well the folks over at ThinkGeek have [...]
Game Boy Color revived from the dead by the power of the sun
04/05/2011, A modder breathed new life into his dog-chewed Game Boy Color by blessing it with eternal life – as long as the sun shines of course. He ripped apart a solar powered garden lamp, took the solar panel from it [...]
Cincinnati Zoo uses solar panels to go greener
03/28/2011, In an attempt to go even greener, the Cincinnati Zoo has recently installed a large array of solar panels to feed electricity to the zoo. The installation consists of over 6,400 solar panels over the zoo’s carpark, covering 800/1,000 parking [...]
Wysips solar film technology gives your cellphones some extra juice
03/24/2011, We recently covered a new patented technology for solar touchscreen frames from Greendix, and it looks like some folks in France have a similar idea. A French startup called “Wysips” showed off a special solar film during the CTIA. The [...]
Fujitsu power strip and gateway lets you monitor your power consumption
03/22/2011, If you’re paranoid about which devices in your house are drawing the most power, you might need an energy consumption monitor to keep an eye on things. Fujitsu recognizes the need for such devices and has recently introduced two new [...]
The Music Tank runs on solar power
02/14/2011, If you thought all tanks were about blowing things up (or storing water), be prepared to have your eyes opened by the Music Tank. While it isn’t essentially a tank, it sure looks and moves around like one. The Music [...]
3D Solar cells will make solar energy efficient
01/19/2011, Solar energy – a renewable energy source that hasn’t been too popular due to its low efficiency and high cost of implementation. And that’s because of our current solar panel designs – they just don’t trap the sunlight well enough. [...]
Eco Power Strip concept
01/07/2011, Are you bored of using the usual power socket to keep your devices juiced? Maybe you’d want to hope that this concept alternate energy production source would become a reality. The Eco Power Strip produces electricity by electrolysis – a [...]
Ring Socket power plug features a built-in timer
12/28/2010, Designers out there are constantly trying to improve on existing products, and that’s always good news for the consumer. Next up is the Ring Socket concept that is designed to feature a built-in timer. Instead of leaving your electronics on [...]
Rotating 360 Degrees colorful power strip
12/23/2010, We’ve all been through the nightmare of trying to plug various power plugs into the power strip, only to tear our hair out in frustration when they block each other out or there aren’t enough ports to accommodate your gear. [...]
