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Solar Driveway LED Lights

Wacker — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:18:41 +0000

There are actually a few very good reasons to install solar lights along the edges of your driveway. First, they bring your landscaping to life at night and they are nice accent pieces during the day. Second, they help guide people into your driveway in the dark. Surely you have pulled into a foreign driveway before whether you were visiting or just turning around and found yourself struggling to see, especially in the rain. Of course, you can pull into your driveway blindfolded but lights will help others find their way and keep them off your grass.

Another reason for solar lights is they deter theft and vandalism. Whether you’re home or not, people will ill intentions are less likely to target a property that is well lit up. These 8 solar LED road studs are naturally charged by the sun. As soon as it starts getting dark the LED lights in the stud come on automatically each night for up to 7 hours. They have been specifically designed with road safety in mind and can help to prevent serious accidents and emit rather than reflect light. These lights are visible from 400 yards and have the load capacity of 20 tons. Also there are durable all weather resistant long life LEDs.

Etón Soulra Solar Powered Sound System

Wacker — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:21:35 +0000

Looking for some solar powered goodness for your iPhone or iPad? Etón has some of the best solar emergency gadgets around. The Etón Soulra Solar Powered Sound System is a Solar Powered Sound System for the iPod and iPhone.

Etón Soulra Solar Powered Sound System has a rechargable lithium ion battery pack, a rugged rubberized case and aluminum body, is IPX-4 splash proof from all angles, and includes stereo sound with full range speaker drivers with bass boost. The way it works is that your iPod docks into the speaker, drawing power from its rechargeable lithium battery which stores the sun’s energy. Three hours of solar charging are required for one hour of use. There is a battery charge indicator allows you to see the battery level so you know when to put it back in the sun or plug it in for a quick charge.

If you are indoors, the Soulra has an internal lithium ion rechargeable battery that will power and play your iPod/iPhone long after the party ends.

Filtrete Water Station Starter Kit

Wacker — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:18:28 +0000

To live in eco-friendly lifestyle, there is always advised not to drinking bottle water. Some said the bottle water is likely are from tap water. So this Filtrete 3M Filtrete Water Station is designed for people to grab a bottle of water when they are about to leave their home.

Filtrete Water Station quickly filters tap water directly into four 16.9-oz. bottles reducing chlorine taste, odor and sediment. Each Filtrete Water Station Starter Kit comes with four bottles and a Filtrete Fast Flow filter that lasts up to 100 gallons, or about three months.

Filtrete Water Station Starter Kit:

Quickly filters tap water to improve taste, odor and clarity
Saves up to 3,000 bottles of water a year
100-gallon filter lasts up to 3 months
Four 16.9-oz dishwasher safe, BPA-free bottles

Solar Charger For iPod

Wacker — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:37:00 +0000

Probably the biggest complaint you’ll get from iPhone/iPod Touch users is concerning the short battery life of the device (Of course besides the Antenna issues on iPhone 4). In order to keep the size slim, Apple have no other way but have to put as small of a battery in it as possible. If you play a lot of games on your device, the battery life will be running off very quickly. And in most of the time, the power outlet is not nearby all the time when you are at outdoor. Hence the Novothink Surge is all you need.

The Novothink Surge is a secondary battery with a solar charger. It is a sleek, smartly designed hybrid solar charger for iPod touch 2G. Now you can powerup your iPod literally anywhere under the sun. This solar panel technology enables you to be part of the solar energy solution. Surge features an internal battery which your iPod touch draws on when needed. The integrated solar panel will charge the internal battery, provided sufficient light is available. For times when adequate light is not available or when you just need a quicker charge, the USB port offers a fallback option. This smart solar charger automatically charges your iPod touch whenever it needs juice and there is sufficient power reserved in the charger. You do not need to think about it, and there are no switches to worry about: just insert your iPod touch, and Surge will know when to start and stop charging to maximize running of your iPod touch. Surge also has a built-in thermal sensor, which will stop charging to prevent your iPod touch and your charger from overheating.

Eternaled’s HydraLux Liquid Cooling Bulb

Wacker — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:14:06 +0000

This is a bulb that applying new liquid-cooling technology. It say the bulb able offer true 360 degree light like a regular light bulb! It uses 4W to put out as much light as a 25W standard “A-Shape” incandescent bulb while lasting 35x longer.

These are some facts of the bulb:

Uses 4W to output comparable light to a 25W incandescent A-Shape bulb
Saves on average $13.96 per year*
Costs $1.75 to run per year*
Saves $157.00 over lifetime in bulb and electricity costs*
Lasts 35,000 hours or 35x longer than incandescent bulbs
Fully Dimmable
Contains No Mercury or Hazardous Substances
Approved for Outdoor and Indoor Use
No Flickering, No Headaches
Runs Cools
2 Year Warranty & 30 Day Money Back Guarantee
UL Listed, CE Approved, ROHS

Help Remedies

Wacker — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:48:22 +0000

Help Remedies was created to make solving simple health issues simple. It is combines a great product, witty writing and simple clean design to create a unique product. Besides that, the packaging is claims environmental-friendly too.

From the designers ” we will lead ecological change by example. Healthcare packaging is usually made from oil and takes centuries to disappear. We would like to show people that very nice packaging can be made from other types of materials. We’ve made our outer packaging of corn resin and paper pulp. We do use some plastic to surround the pills, but we don’t want to and we are working to change this.”

Oregon Scientific’s Eco Clima Control Weather Station

Wacker — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:10:56 +0000

A lot of weather stations aren’t attractive enough for the kitchen counter, so the first thing we love about this model is that it’s so darn cute. With its rounded white design and pastel palette, it looks like a weather station designed by Apple. It offers great functionality, too, showing you the weather forecast as well as the temperature and humidity levels at four locations around your home.

What really sets the +ECO apart, however, is that it runs off solar power. It’s a nice little symmetry: this weather station runs off non-polluting energy, thereby helping to preserve the environment it monitors.

You can grab one from the Oregon Scientific online store for $119.99.

TV TrickleSaver Power Saver Plug

Wacker — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:03:37 +0000

You may think you’re being eco-friendly by shutting off your TV whenever you leave the room, but don’t forget about the peripherals you have connected like DVD players, receivers and gaming consoles which may still be drawing power even when in standby mode. The TV TrickleStar does the remembering for you though, and will automatically switch on or switch off all peripheral devices whenever your TV is turned on or off using “inbuilt current sensing circuitry.” It’s just $34.95 available from the TrickleStar online store, and it seems like one of those investments that will be worth it in the long run.

TV TrickleSaver For Different Country Plug Standard

By: OhGizmo!

Solar Vest For Charge Portable Electronics

Wacker — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:00:59 +0000

This is a solar vest. You can tell because it says SOLAR VEST in big letters across the shoulders, right above the four weatherproof solar panels. This fine gentleman is carrying more than a few gadgets in the pockets of his SOLAR VEST, which he’ll be able to recharge when they run out of juice.

If I were a thief, I’d think that a weiner-y kid wearing something that said SOLAR VEST would have a lot of expensive electronics in the pockets of said vest. He’d be a much better mark than someone wearing a shirt that said DOG CRAP COLLECTOR because what pawn shop wants to buy stolen dog crap?

The vest includes an 8,800mAh-capacity battery and enough tips and power connectors to really make it inconvenient to carry everything around with you. Output is rated at 5V, 6V, 9V, and 12-20V, though, which means you can indeed carry your laptop around with you and trickle a few extra minutes to it.

Available at Chinavasion for $140.

By: CrunchGear

Eco-Friendly Kettle

Wacker — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:55:10 +0000

The Eco Kettle may look like a fairly standard piece of water-boiling apparatus, but it’s on the inside where this kettle really shines. Featuring a patented dual reservoir, you can fill the Eco Kettle to the rim and with a press of its measuring button, release only the number of cups you require into the boiling chamber – cutting down on your energy use.

Designed and developed by the UK’s Project Creation Ltd, the Eco Kettle is a great idea – especially for those who find their power conservation efforts thwarted by family members, housemates or partners.

Personally, I drink a lot of coffee and only boil enough water each time to make a cup. It makes sense. You use less power, plus it’s very quick. But when you share a kettle with people who like to keep it full, it creates a dilemma. You don’t want to boil the whole thing, but at the same time, you don’t want to pour the excess down the sink. The Eco Kettle solves this problem and makes consistent energy savings by making everybody in the household happy.

Including all the usual modern kettle features like boil-dry protection, steam control and a washable limescale filter – this 3kW cordless boiler is available with international delivery over at the Ethical Superstore for £30 | $50 | €35.

By: Mark’s Technology News