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Digital Works’ ReZap recharges disposable batteries, coming to North America in May

Apr 21st

We don't know what charlatanism is afoot here, but word is that Australian company Digital Works has come up with a way to recharge non-rechargeable batteries. We'd usually scoff at such blasphemy, but the tech has been convincing enough to at least get PC Treasures (who?) to distribute the ReZap Battery Engineer on the North American continent. This little do-it-all device will juice up rechargeable and standard batteries alike -- allowing up to 10 recharges for the latter type -- and is also capable of electrifying up to four cells of varying sizes at the same time. You can expect the ReZap to arrive in May with an SRP of $59.95, which we'd consider cheap if it does everything it promises, or extortionate in the somewhat more likely event that it doesn't. Full PR after the break.

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Digital Works' ReZap recharges disposable batteries, coming to North America in May originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Solaris: Sun powered blind for green homes

Apr 15th

Posted by Rajni in All

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The blinds you see in the image above are not the blinds you see in usual day to day life. French designer Francois Montay thought of something innovately green to help us lead the sustainable life without having to compromise with style. Dubbed Solaris, it’s a blind that during the day when its sunny outside, sucks juice from the Sun and when it starts going dark, the acrylate diffusers disperse the light emitted by the diodes at the ends of the blades to brighten up your home. In short, its an electric device that merges blind and lighting system in such a way so as to compliment your modern home decor.

Via: Designboom

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Portable solar powered desktop lamp!

Apr 13th

Posted by Rajni in All

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Designed by Mike Hages, the Solar Jump Lamp as the name hints is a portable solar powered desktop lamp that illuminates without adding to your electricity bill. Providing the much-needed lighting in a number of different situations via a LED, the cool eco-chic lamp sits on our desktop to glow up in style. Also, the lamp can be folded to provide easy portability.
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Disko SU 1 Outdoor Speaker is efficiently green

Apr 12th

Posted by Rajni in All

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Any guesses as to what’s pictured above? A camping stove or something like that? Naah! It’s an outdoor speaker that keeps you entertained while you sit down in your lawn/garden to spend some time with your family and friends. Disko SU 1 Outdoor Speaker by deepdesign is a cordless solar powered light and sound diffuser. Solar powered means, it doesn’t make holes in your pocket for you now can enjoy music without adding to your electricity consumption. It’s a freestanding, self powered speaker with a little transmitter, just to keep you entertained.
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Captain Piccard’s Solar Impulse completes first full test flight, nears another frontier (video)

Apr 8th

Posted by Vladislav Savov in All

We've tracked this solar-powered tub from its announcement last year, through its first runway tests, past the little hop that counted as its first flight, and now we've arrived at the HB-SIA's first legitimate test flight. The Solar Impulse, brainchild of one Bertrand Piccard, took the upward plunge into the skies yesterday, successfully rising to 5,500 feet and a speed of 30 knots before gliding down gently and calling the whole thing an unqualified success. You can find video of the event after the break. A nighttime test flight is planned for later this year, after which a bulkier production model will be cobbled together with the intent of reaching the final goal of circumnavigating the globe by 2012.

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Captain Piccard's Solar Impulse completes first full test flight, nears another frontier (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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