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4 Cool Goal0 Solar Products for Outdoors

admin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:44:31 +0000

Have you ever been stuck outdoors hoping and praying to find a way to get your essential accessories such as cell phones and GPS devices charged? Maybe you want to power up your laptop outdoors. Whichever the case, Goal0 products are well worth a look. These products can help you power up your gadgets as long as you have access to some sun-shine.

Here are 4 Goal0 solar chargers that can get you out of trouble in the outdoors:

Goal0 12301 Nomad 7M Solar Panel: the one we use in your family heavily. It is very compact and can charge cell phones, iPhones, and other comparable devices. It won’t do the job for your laptop but this is still pretty neat.

Goal0 22003 Escape 30M Solar Panel Briefcase: this 30 watt mono-crystalline solar panel briefcase is quite compact and perfect to use in your vehicle or outdoors. Its case will protect your solar panels. It has pop out leg stands to provide you with an optimal level of sunshine.

Sherpa 50 Adventure Kit: a more powerful solar panel that can be folded and taken outdoors easily. This is water resistant and can handle bad weather. You can also store energy for future use. What’s not to like?

Goal0 12401 Nomad 13.5M Solar Panel: provides more juice in the outdoors to charge your iPad and other more powerful gadgets.

Do you own any portable solar charger? Please share your favorite product below.

3 Cool Solar USB Chargers

admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:42:02 +0000

You can have the best smartphone or GPS device on the market. But if you have run out of battery, your device will be useless to you. Having a decent USB solar charger gives you the chance to power up your devices using solar power. These 3 USB chargers can get you out of trouble:

Goal0 12301 Nomad 7M Solar Panel: made for outdoors, this solar charger powers up your iPhone, Kindle, and other small gadgets.

XTG Premium Solar Charger: a portable battery and charger that uses the power of the sun to store energy. It has a 1500mAh battery inside.

Powerfilm USB AA Solar Panel Charger: this cool solar charger can power up 2 or 4 AA batteries. It can charge your batteries in 6 hours or so.

Solar chargers and batteries are especially useful if you need portable power. The above chargers can get more than get you out of trouble.

6 High Quality Solar Bluetooth Car Kits

admin — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:55:51 +0000

Those of you who spend a lot of time driving in your car are going to need a decent hands-free kit to help you make your calls without getting a ticket. Some states do give you ticket for that, and more are expected to get on board. Solar bluetooth car kits are quite interesting. They not only let you talk on the road, they charge themselves with the power of the sun. That means as long as you expose your bluetooth receiver to some sunshine everyday, you should not have to deal with a dead kit on the road. Nobody charges for the sun yet. So there is no reason not to try these. These 6 solar Bluetooth Car Kits are high quality and keep you going with solar power:

Scosche Solar Powered Bluetooth Speakerphone: its solar panel continuously re-charges the lithium ion battery. It can be mounted on your visor or windshield. It has a voice caller ID, which is nice.

IOGear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit: offers 11-13 hours continuous talk time per charge. It supports multiple devices, meaning that you can switch between two phones easily.

Miccus BluBridge Auto-Talk Car Kit: offers up to 13 hours of talk time and 800 hours of standby. Offers phonebook download, voice announcement and voice dialing.

California Solar Accessories Bluetooth speakerphone: it is a quite easy-to-use solar bluetooth speakerphone for your car. Its microphone with DSP noise cancelling technology means you can go about making your calls without worrying too much about the quality of them.

LG Solar-Powered Bluetooth Car Kit HFB-500: an environment friendly bluetooth car kit that provides you with 1 hour of talk time with 2 hours of charging under the sun.

NoiseHush N650 Bluetooth Windshield Mount Solar Hands Free Kit: an affordable hands free kit that lets you take calls and reject them in your car. It is charged with solar power. This offers echo cancellation and noise reduction Call waiting too.

These solar speakerphones can save you a few headaches and help you out on the road as long as you have some access to sun-shine. A must have if you are taking a long trip in your car.

3 Cool Solar Fans for Home & Outdoors

admin — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:42:12 +0000

The solar technology may have not realized its full potential yet. But solar products are still very useful to do things around the house with. Take fans for instance. Most folks need fans for certain areas in their home. These 3 solar fans are easy to set up and do the job:

NL Solar Powered Attic Fan: a very useful solar fan and vent system for your attic area. Pulls hot air and moisture from your attic to add to its life.

Sunforce Solar Garage Fan: a 14 inch garage fan that keeps the air moving in your garage without increasing your electricity bills.

Camco 42165 RV Refrigerator Solar Vent System: want to use solar power to vent your refrigerator? Improves your RV refrigerator’s cooling system.

Please add your solar fan suggestions below.

3 Cool Solar Floodlights For Your Home

admin — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:42:40 +0000

Unless you live in an apartment, chances are you have areas around your house without proper lighting. Access these areas at night does not have to be hassle as long as you take time to install a floodlight for those areas. These 3 solar floodlights not only bring more light to remote areas around your house, they run on solar power.

Cooper Lighting Solar Floodlight: an easy to install floodlight system that runs on solar power. It turns on with motion.

MAXSA Innovations 40225 Security Floodlight: a DIY solution for sheds, steps, porches, and other places around your house. It has extremely bright LED lights, so it works for the remotest of areas.

Sunforce 4 LED Solar Floodlight: an affordable floodlight that goes on as the sun sets and turns off during the day. It has an integrated solar panel at the top.

If you need a floodlight for night-times around your house, the above solar systems should work.

4 Powerful Foldable Solar Panels

admin — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:40:32 +0000

There are plenty of solar power solutions available on the market. Most of them are not portable enough to take with you on the go. Those that are don’t always offer enough juice for your heavy duty electronics. These 4 solar panels pack a punch and are quite portable:

PowerFilm F15-1800 Folding Solar Panel Charger: a 30 watt solar panel that can be folded into a rectangle that is less than 11 in. x 10 in. It can be used to power up laptops, GPS, and other electronics.

CSA 40W iSolar Portable Folding Solar Charger: a portable charging kit for those of you who want to charge your laptop, iPad, and other gadgets charged on the go.

Brunton 26 Watt Foldable Solar Array: a super portable solar panel that can generate power even in low light. Its CIGS solar cells can power up your phones. Reverse flow protection is offered too.

PowerFilm F15-3600 60w Folding Solar Panel Charger: need even more output on the go? This 60w solar panel is quite light-weight for the amount of power it generates and is great for those who need a lot of juice on the road.

Have you used any of these solar panels in the past?

6 Cool Solar Speakers

admin — Mon, 23 May 2011 09:56:47 +0000

Speakers are must have products for those who want to get the best experience possible from their music. If you own a regular speaker, you are going to be limited as far as what you can do with your speaker. You certainly can’t take your speaker system with you outdoors without a power source. Solar speakers solve that problem easily. They let you listen to your music without needing a power outlet. Here are just 6 solar speakers that can do just that:

Etón Soulra Solar Powered Sound System: works with your iPhone and iPod Touch to offer you a better music experience on the go. It’s splash-proof and powered by solar technology. Can be charged via AC power too.

Devotec Industries Solar Sound 2: a bluetooth speaker system that automatically connects to your bluetooth mp3 player. It has a built in Lithium-Ion 1600mAh battery that can be charged with the power of the sun.

Gemline Solar Sound Travel Speaker: a super portable speaker for those of you who plan to travel with your speaker. Keeps your mp3 player safe too.

Solar Boom box: a portable boom box powered by solar power. It works with your computer, audio players, and other similar devices. It is compatible with SD cards and USB drives.

Audiovisor Sun Visor Portable Speaker: it is designed for those of you who want to answer calls hands free in your car. It has built-in speaker and microphones.

LG Bluetooth HFB-500 Solar Hands-Free Car Kit: not your standard speaker but pretty handy if you want to go hands-free with your phone in your car.

Solar speakers are not exactly cheap but they offer a value regular speakers can’t offer. Let’s hope we will see more of these in the future.

Go Solar with K750 Keyboard

admin — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:40:37 +0000

Those of you who own a wireless keyboard know too well about their battery issues. No matter how great your keyboard is and how long its batteries last, having to change your batteries on a consistent basis can get expensive. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could get a keyboard that did no require you to change its batteries all the time? That’s what Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 offers. It is powered by solar technology and won’t require you to worry about changing batteries. At least not in a very long time.

We got our K750 Keyboard a short while ago. It is truly a black beauty. It has two solar panels at the top that are used to recharge the battery inside. The keyboard itself is pretty convenient to type on and is very compact. It does have a battery button that shows you whether your panels are getting enough juice. A software application is available for this keyboard that shows you the state of your battery at all times.

The good part is you don’t have to sit under the sun to keep this keyboard going. Any light source can contribute something to your battery, meaning that you could go long with this keyboard even if you don’t have access to too much sun-shine. The wireless range is decent too. This keyboard offers 128-bit AES encryption. This keyboard would have been perfect with a palm rest. But as it is, it is still a pretty decent alternative to regular, battery-hungry wireless keyboards.

2 + 1 Cool Solar Atomic Clocks

admin — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:59:47 +0000

Atomic clocks are among the most accurate clocks around. If you are obsessed with time or have super time-sensitive projects, these types of clocks and watches are quite handy. If you are picking up an atomic clock, you may well invest in solar versions to avoid having to put batteries into your clock on a frequent basis. These 3 atomic solar clocks and watches are great time keepers and environment-friendly too.

La Crosse Technology WS-811561-W Atomic Digital Wall Clock: a self setting atomic clock with a solar powered temperature sensor. The clock shows date, day of week, current indoor and outdoor temperatures.

Timex T065S Solar Powered Radio Alarm Clock: automatically sets itself to the signal from the US atomic clock at Fort Collins. It adjusts for Daylight Savings Time & standard time automatically. It has a built in solar cell.

Casio Men’s WVA430J-1 Waveceptor Atomic Clock: not a clock per se but this is a water resistant solar atomic watch. This is a world watch.

Are you using atomic clocks at home?

8 Best Solar Chargers for iPhone

admin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:20:27 +0000

iPhone is one of the most popular gadgets on the market. Many people have jumped at the opportunity to adopt Apple’s best gadget to date. The phone has truly revolutionized many industries, and it continues to do so. iPhone may be one of the best smart-phones ever made but it’d be useless to you if you ran out of battery and had no way to access a power plug. That’s were solar chargers come in. Solar chargers for iPhone let you charge up your iPhone while you are on the move without you having to do anything special but expose your charger to some sunshine. Talk about going green the mobile way.

Solar chargers for iPhone are portable too. So you don’t have to carry a big solar panel with you on the road. All in all, they are great solutions for folks who are constantly traveling and want to have a backup power source for their phone. If you are looking for a solar iPhone charger, here are 8 charger solutions worth a look:

K3 Wind and Solar Mobile Charger: one of the best green chargers around on the market. It’s a solar and wind charger all fit into one device. Maybe not as portable as some of the other options available on this list, but it does give you more options.

Solio Classic Hybrid Solar Charger: a portable solar charger that is compatible with all kinds of devices. It includes 7 adapter tips to give you some flexibility.

PowerFilm F15-600 10w Folding Solar Panel Charger: a folding powerful solar charger that is more than capable of charging your iOS devices. Don’t forget to use a charge controller to get exactly what your device needs out of this.

Surge Hybrid Solar Charger for iPhone: a portable solar charger for your iPhone that comes handy when you are out for a run. You can connect it to iTunes via USB without having to take out your device.

Back-Up Rechargeable POWER Boost for iPhone: whether you own a Kindle or an iPhone, if you need to give it a boost in power, this compact gadget comes in handy. You can charge it three ways (USB, plug, Solar).

V-dimension Helius Solar Powered Backpack: a wonderful gadget that uses the power of the sun to let you charge your iPhone, iPod, Samsung, LG, Nokia and Motorola electronics. It doesn’t hurt that it’s a very good backpack.

iceTECH SOLAR-3000 Case: who wouldn’t like hitting multiple targets with one stone. A cool case + solar charger for your iPhone that keeps your gadget powered up when you are on the move and protects it against scratches too.

Icetech I-9005 Portable Solar Charger/Battery: a solar charger for power users. Can charge up your gadget in a short period of time. It comes with an intelligent voltage system to handle all kinds of electronics.

There you have it. 8 cool solar power solutions for iPhone. If you are looking for an alternative way to charge up your iPhone, you can’t go wrong with the above chargers.