Solar Cockroach
Solar Powered Cockroach
Solar Cockroach comes with a tiny solar panel on its back to help it supply power to get around. The price offered by GADGET4ALL for this gadget is $15.
Solar Caravan
Mobile Home from be-coc
Mobile Home from be-coc is a modular solar caravan that consist of two shells and a couple of swivel rocking panels per module, and is fully scalable and customizable. You will be able to choose from a number of cubes and facilities depend on the budget, needs and requirements. It is self sufficient for most people, featuring a bedroom, bathroom, lounge and kitchen. The price of this caravan with full solar option is $ 145,771.
Solar Energy Generating System
Beach Ball by Tony Leung
Beach Ball designed by industrial designer Tony Leung, is the concept of solar energy generating system in Abu Dhabi between Saadiyat Island and Yas Island. This system has a photovoltaic panel that is contained in the inflatable transparent latex material.
Solar Media Player
“Sony Eclipse” by Hoang M Nguyen
Designer Hoang M Nguyen have developed a personal media player called the “Sony Eclipse” by drawing inspiration from the solar eclipse. The media player integrates solar cells to harness solar energy and juice itself up with renewable energy. Media synchronization via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi device also include built-in auxiliary input and USB port. All users only need to install the device to a window in the daytime to charge the built-in battery, that take enough power to let them enjoy their favorite programs or tracks all night.
Solar E-Book
LG Released the First Solar Powered E-Book
LG Display, a vendor of thin film transistor innovator for liquid crystal display technology, have released an e-book equipped with a solar cell. Thin film solar cell in LG e-book has length and width of 10 cm.
Solar Garden Lamp
Solar Garden Lamp by Emma Caselton
Emma Caselton designed Solar Garden Lamp that charges itself during the day and shine in your garden at night. The solar garden lamp, with six illuminating petals, is suspended by use of its cable give the appearance of falls butterfly wings that are illuminated. Made of transparent solar cells and each one embedded with LED, making the solar panels as a decorative element and also the environmentally friendly power source for illuminate your grass, garden or pond side.
Solar Parking Meters
Solar Parking Meters from Portland
Parking meter has become a mandatory tool in several countries to control parking on the roadside. In Portland, they have used parking meter that powered by the sun as a source of energy. In addition to use it without electricity, metered parking is also provide more flexibility in making payments that can use a coin, credit cards or smart cards. This tool also can “recharge” your smart card when you want to purchase more parking time. [Via]
Solar Powered Tire Gauge
Solar Powered Digital Tire Gauge
Do you have a tire gauge for safety reasons? If you have a Solar Powered Digital Tire Gauge, cool! Car tire gauge gadget built-in digital LCD screen settings can be selected from the pressures Psi, Bar, Kpa, kg/cm2 for the push of a button, and with a built in extendable depth ruler. The gauge can be turned off automatically after a few seconds. Made in China, this product is available directly from Chinavasion for less than $ 12.
Solar iPod Speaker
Etón Soulra – Solar Powered iPod and iPhone Sound System
We have regularly reported on sustainable devices for music lovers and here are additional to those who are looking for an iPod dock that runs on solar energy. Soulra iPod Speaker features interesting 8W RMS speaker that powered by onboard solar panel.
Solar Powered Lamp
Solar Pebble by Adam Robinson for Plus Minus Solar
Solar Pebble designed by Adam Robinson for Plus Minus Solar is a solar powered lamp that targeted for use in rural Africa, as innovative humanitarian products, and at home in England as a perfect gift for outdoors, camping and festival enthusiasts. The LED of Solar Pebble powered by batteries charged from the sun through a small solar panel. It can also charge cell phones and other devices. The shifting ratchet handle makes the product possible to be carried and tilted when standing or suspended.
Solar Strap
Solar Strap Concept by Weng Jie
The concept looks amazing! This solar powered camera strap has been designed by Weng Jie. This strap is equipped with thin solar film and a DC plug allows you to charge your DSLR time traveling to free you from the burden of photography brings out the battery on a sunny day while also giving you proud pleasure to contribute to environmental protection even in a simple scale.
Solar Ball
Solar Football by Greendix
Greendix, the Taiwan-based company presents the world’s first solar powered football for every football fan in the 2010 World Cup. They hope this solar football can make a breakthrough to traditional thinking of flat and square solar cells appearance. With this presentation of the solar football they show us love and passion for football and our only earth.
Solar Powered Lighting
Corona Solar Light
Corona is the solar-powered lighting system. This can be watched on the ground, attached to the wall, or just resting on the table. Solar voltaic cell of Corona solar light convert sunlight into energy during the day, and the LED automatically begins to glow when the sun sets. This solar powered outdoor light uses no glue or fasteners, making it easy to disassemble for recycling.
Solar Table
Firefly by Vuk Dragovic
Firefly is a table that is designed for the parts outside the restaurant, cafe or even homes. This table does not needs a candle because it has inbuilt lights that charge during the day using solar power. In the daytime, the lamp located within the center radius of the table. When night comes, the top of the lamp is pressed, the lights came out and began to emit light at the top of the table. The underside of the lamp located above the stencil from the cafe choice (or selection of tables manufacturers) so the text or logo is projected onto a table leg. This design innovation is the fusion of tables function, extraordinary form and the message that the lamp project to the foot of the table. That message can be anything, from a logo or slogan of a company (because we are in the era of the dominant advertising) to the intimate messages, pictures or symbols. [Via]
Solar Bra
Solar Powered Bra by Triumph Japan
Underwear maker Triumph Japan launched the Solar Power Bra show that solar panels can produce enough energy to charge your phone or iPod and can display small messages because it is wired to a mini electric bulletin board. The bra padding can be used to store water and to drink it by using a straw that you insert into the brasserie cup. The Solar Power Bra requires solar panels to be worn around the abdomen to collect direct sunlight. Green-colored bra should not be washed or used in the rain. “Very comfortable and I can really feel involved in eco-friendly efforts as well,” model Yuko Ishida said. [Via]
