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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 Weather Monitors for your Home

admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:41:07 +0000

Solar technology is the future. It may not be as cost efficient as it needs to be in order to be adopted by the masses. But the prices are coming down and the technology is getting better. Besides, there are plenty of solar accessories that are affordable and reliable. Take digital weather monitors. Thanks to these solar weather monitors, you can get a quick read on the weather outside your home by relying on solar power:

Oregon Scientific EMR801 Helios Wireless Thermometer: a wireless thermometer powered by sun light. It displays indoor/outdoor temperature and time. It transmits outdoor sensor data from 100-feet away.

Oregon Scientific RMR500ESA Clima-Control Solar Powered Climate Monitor: displays temperature and humidity data from up to 3 different locations. Its radio-controlled clock and calendar are nice.

Solar Window Thermometer: a waterproof, solar powered window thermometer. It offers temperature trend and shows daily min/max.

These solar weather monitors don’t cost a whole lot and let you keep up with the weather conditions in your area easier. What’s not to like?

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.

3 Ways To Make Your Netbook Solar

admin — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:40:06 +0000

Netbooks are super portable laptops that work great for those who want to do their work on the go. They are great for trips, conferences, and everything in between. While many netbooks have batteries that can last you a few hours per charge, you are still going to need a power source for those long trips. Going solar with your netbook is one way to do that. Here are 3 ways to use solar power to power up yur netbook:

Samsung NP-NC215 Solar Netbook: a pretty decent netbook that you can charge with the power of the sun. 1 hour of charge will offers 2 hours of work.

ETHAHE Netbook Adapter Charger: this solar charger can power up your netbook and smartphone. It ships with 4 different connectors. It can be charged using some sun shine or an AC adapter.

SolarGorilla Netbook Charger: a 2 part kit to charge your netbook with. Use SolarGorilla to charge MiniGorilla. MiniGorilla can add hours of battery life to your netbook. Works for digital cameras and other gadgets too.

We probably won’t see too many solar netbooks in the future. But the above chargers should help.

3 Green Power Generators for Emergencies

admin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:42:03 +0000

With Irene giving a visit to the east side of the U.S., many are scrambling to get their hands on power generators to avoid power outages. Many of us rely on electricity to get things done around our homes. Some of those gas generators can be noisy and bad for the environment. Here are 3 alternative ways to generate power during outages:

UPG 852-1805 Ecotricity Portable Solar Generator: a portable power generator that you can use after the storm is gone. It is not cheap by any means but you will only need some sun shine to get it going.

Sunforce 45444 600W Wind Turbine: a weather proof wind generator for your home. It won’t work in every area but if you get a decent amount of wind, this might work.

Sunforce 50048 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit: useful for powering up your batteries and smaller gadgets. Useful for generation power when you are on the go.

You could always get a gas generator for emergency situations but you may be able to get away with using the above power sources in some occasions. It never hurts to have multiple ways to generate power.

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 AA, AAA Battery Chargers

admin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:42:31 +0000

I don’t know about you but I use plenty of AA and AAA batteries for my wireless gadgets. I use rechargeable batteries to get more bang out of my bucks. If you are picking up these batteries, you want to have a decent charger with you too. These 3 chargers can charge your batteries using the power of the sun:

XTG AA and AAA Solar Battery Charger: it can charge 2 pairs of AA and 1 pair of AAA batteries with USB or using the power of the sun. Includes a battery tester too.

SunJia Solar Charger: charges NiCad D/C/AA/AAA size rechargeable batteries. It can charge your mobile phone or gaming device.

CC Crane Solar 11-in-1 Battery Charger: charges 11 types of batteries. It has a blocking diode to prevent your battery from being discharged.

Have you tried any of these solar battery chargers?

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?

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.