Category Archives: Gadgets and Tech
Mobile users in the Dominican Republic have a reason to rejoice as Orange has just inaugurated the country’s first GSM network, running completely on solar power. The project was initiated as a part of a social corporate responsibility program called Oryx and these stations are said to be 10 times more efficient than electric-powered stations. Some of the other benefits of these stations also include zero carbon dioxide emissions, zero fuel spillages, and zero noise. This project is aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 20% and energy consumption by 15% by 2020. It is also aims for 25% of energy consumed by its operators in Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and Asia to come from solar power. In its first stage in the Dominican Republic, Orange plans to build 30 base stations, each generating 700–1,000 watts. The network will cover Santo Domingo-Samaná area and the Cruz Verde district.
[CommunicationsDirectNews]
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After wooing eco-consumers with Blue Earth and Clover,Samsung reclaims its green position with the new Reclaim. Samsung Electronic along with Sprint has launched it eco-friendly handset named as Reclaim in the United States. It has environmentally responsible components and the packaging is fully recyclable. So in the end you have an eco-friendly mobile phone in your hand. The handset is made from bio-plastic made from corn. The Samsung Reclaim is free from PVC, phthalates and almost free from brominated flame-retardants. The outer packaging and the phone tray are made from recyclable materials. Images, text and the phone warranty are printed on soy-based ink. The Samsung Reclaim is the most full-featured qwerty phone launched by Sprint at less than $50. It will be available on August 16th in all Sprint retail channels.
Via – [Newlaunches]
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Gone are the days when your portable devices die off battery on those trekking trips in remote areas. Sanyo has just introduces the Eneloop Portable Solar panel, which you can carry just about anywhere! The panels convert the solar energy to power and charge any USB device in a jiffy. Avid gamers will certainly want to get their hands on this. What an awesome way to keep their DSi’s charged all the time!
Via – [Newlaunches]
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A lot of innovative machines are being built, developed and tested to harness every possible renewable energy on this planet as well decrease drastically the dependence on conventional fuel which is depleting at a faster rate and are polluting the planet as well. A new addition to this is a giant machine name as Oyster which is designed to harness the power of the ocean waves and turn it into green electricity. These machines are being installed on the sea beds off the Atlantic shores of the Orkney Islands. The coming autumn 2009 will see these machines being tested to prove its innovative technology can lead to commercialization of renewable energy for use on seashores around the world.
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Lola Mensa’s Cargador De Celular is quite simple. Come back all refreshed after you morning run and you will have your phone charged for the rest of the day. The charger uses the same technology found inside self-winding wristwatches. With every footfall, you keep giving little charge to the internal battery which will in turn power your phone, MP3 player or anything you want to get charged. It has a flexible design and will not cause any major adjustments if in future you ever wanted to stick this concept in your running shoes someday.
[Gizmodo]
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Joule Biotechnologies is disclosing its technology and business plans for making ethanol and other liquid fuels from genetically manipulated microorganisms that have been fed only sunlight and carbon dioxide. Its HelioCulture system works without a biomass feedstock, such as algae or others plants and instead engineered organisms grow through photosynthesis in a brackish water solution and directly excrete fuel or commercial chemicals. The process is built around its SolarConverter, which collects sunlight and feeds carbon dioxide into the solution. These modules can be strung together to make a larger facility. The solution can be recycled once the fuel is separated.
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Nixon has been helping us keep time for the past 11 years and it has just realesed its first solar powered watch. The Volta is the name of this stylish looking wonder. It sports a semi-transparent dial that allows sunlight through to the solar panel below which charges the watch’s battery. In fact, any light source is enough to charge this watch, even the florescent lights in your office will suffice. The watch is available in a custom molded polyurethane band with locking looper or a double stitched Italian leather band option. Both of them look really great and I can’t decide which one to choose from!
[Designboom]
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Powcell is all set to launch a light powered sleeve to charge mobile phones. This sleeves slides easily behind the phone and continues to power it. It is designed such that it looks like an integral part of the phone, and when the sleeve is taken out, it continues to charge through light. This charge is used to power the phone when it’s placed on the sleeve. this sleeve can be a saving grace when your phone is out of battery during that crucial business call.
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We all now how annoying it is when the cell phone or camera batteries die at the most crucial time! So, Kodak has come up with a solar solution for this eternal problem with a series of portable solar chargers. The first charger in this range is the Kodak Solar Charger KS100-C+2, which produces enough power to charge a mobile phone, run an iPod or music player for 33 hours and take up to 200 digital camera pictures. Priced at $58 this charger takes 28 hours in sunlight to charge fully. Hence, Kodak has also provided an option to charge this device through USB for about 14 hours.
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Calculators are essential, even though we have all gone techno and our brains are almost trying to be dormant with the gadgets doing its work. Dell has released a new energy savings calculator aiming at helping businesses determine the energy use of their computers systems, and a broad portfolio of Energy Star 5.0 compliant desktops, workstations and portable computers. It is called the Client Energy Savings Calculator. It allows businesses to assess and optimize the power consumption and the potential energy savings of their client infrastructures using Dell OptiPlex, Vostro and Latitude systems and provide customers with an estimate of annual energy consumption and energy costs for the system they own or plan to purchase.
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