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Archive for the ‘Eco Gadgets’ Category

May 13th, 2008

Beer Bottles Make A Good Solar Water Heater

Who loves beer? I’m sure you do. Most of you do. But did you know that those beer bottles could be used as a solar water heater?
With a little creativity, Ma Yanjun, a Chinese carpenter, had decided that he could create a solar water heater. He arranged the bottles in rows on a board. All […]

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May 1st, 2008

DIY Solar Lantern

I just finished doing my DIY solar lantern project. I’ve always wanted to make one but I didn’t have the time to make one.
After the Earth Day, I decided to make time for this mini project of mine.
I’ve made a detailed documentation of this project including theory of operation, how it works, […]

By Noel -- 3 comments

April 24th, 2008

LED Night Light

I just bought an LED night light for our room.   I was looking for something with very low power consumption and automatically shuts off  during the day.    I found one that only consume 0.5watts  with a light sensor.
What I like about LED lights is that it takes a long-long time before (longer than CFL […]

By Noel -- 1 comment

April 19th, 2008

Meet Woodshell

Hi world. Meet Woodshell. No. Woodshell is not my pet. No. He is not made up of wood entirely but yes, he has quite a huge amount of parts made from wood. And yes and no. He is a kind of shell but he is not your usual kind of shell. You know. Like those […]

By Noel -- 0 comments

April 18th, 2008

e-Cycling

What is e-cycling?
Well, according to a news report, e-Cycling is recycling. However, instead of the usual stuff that is recycled, e-Cycling is focused on the recycling of electronic devices and gadgets.
In Norfolk, people there are readying all their electronic stuff that they do not want anymore. They would be sending these to the e-Cycling event […]

By Noel -- 0 comments

April 15th, 2008

Solar Cooker Can Cook Even Your Dinner

One of the problems with solar cookers is that have not been given the capacity to cook your dinner. Sometimes, one would need the hottest rays of the sun to be able to cook something well. However, this seems to have been given a solution already by two professors from India. According to the professors, […]

By Noel -- 0 comments

April 14th, 2008

Solar Lights To Help Traffic

Imagine a busy street in your locality. Imagine just how confusing everything seems even with the traffic lights working. Now imagine just how much more chaotic the whole scenario would be when the traffic lights don’t work because there is a blackout.
Well, there seems to be a solution to that and it has already been […]

By Noel -- 1 comment

April 11th, 2008

Juicing Up Not Just Gadgets

There are bags which can give juice to your iPods, MP3 players, mobile phones, and all other handy dandy gadgets. And there are also solar chargers which could do the same thing. However, what if you would like to give life to a huge color TV or maybe your washing machine? I’m sure those bags […]

By Noel -- 0 comments

April 9th, 2008

Power From The Wind And Sun

We have already discussed chargers which could charge your gadgets. Most of these chargers that we have tackled make use of the sun’s heat and converts it into usable energy which is then transferred to the gadget that needs some juice. But this time around, I came across a new kind of charger that could […]

By Noel -- 0 comments

April 8th, 2008

How To Create A Solar Water Heater

You have become accustomed to using hot water in your daily routine. However, heating up that water can get pretty expensive. Well, with the sun being the main source of heat, why don’t you make use of that? It’ll make your pocket smile.
Anyway, I found a way on how to create your own solar water […]

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