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Solar-powered and USB-powered sex toys
from Blowfish

Solar-powered and USB-powered sex toys
from Blowfish 09/05/2004 11:56 PM
Xeni Jardin: BoingBoing pal Hutch says, "Did you guys know that Blowfish, one of your sponsors, has USB powered vibrators? Of course you did." Link.

Solar Powered Wallpaper

Solar Powered Wallpaper 12/19/2004 03:01 PM

Treehugger points out an innovative student project from NYU that adds electroluminescent materials to wallpaper, hiding in the background as traditional design elements when there is ample ambient light, then releasing stored sunlight through glowing elements as the lights dim. A prototype will be shown at the Winter Show at the Tisch School of the Arts this Sunday and Monday.

Sol ar-Powered Wallpaper [Treehugger]

Solar Powered Toothbrush

Solar Powered Toothbrush 12/22/2004 01:36 AM

< img src="http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/images/solar_toothbrush.jpg" alt="solar_toothbrush.jpg image" width="119" height="200" class="right border"/>For those with pasty white gums, this Soladey solar-powered toothbrush will provide a loving bronzing that even George Hamilton's dentist will love. Or it will convert light into negative ions to attract positive ions from acidic dental plaque or something—it's Japanese; I hold myself to no accuracy. It's part of a selection of green hygiene products on Treehugger, including a prototype ceramic-bladed razor that wouldn't have needed sharping or replacement blades, but was rubbed out when it was discovered to allow cars to travel 200 miles on just a single gallon of gas.

T op Five - Personal Care [TreeHugger]

Build Your Own Solar-Powered Scooter

Build Your Own Solar-Powered Scooter 09/24/2004 11:26 PM

Solar-Powered Gadgets on the Move

Solar-Powered Gadgets on the Move 06/07/2004 06:01 AM
In the wilds or on the road, solar panels that fold into notebook-size cases are charging everything from laptop computers to cameras and Palm Pilots. But for some, a cell phone that works in the wilderness may not be a boon.

Solar-Powered Plane to Fly Around the
World

Solar-Powered Plane to Fly Around the
World 12/28/2003 04:21 PM

Notes and Tips: Solar-Powered iPod

Notes and Tips: Solar-Powered iPod 08/04/2004 10:02 AM
Engadget is working on a solar power system for iPods.

Sunpower Solar Powered Cellphone
Batteries

Sunpower Solar Powered Cellphone
Batteries 06/08/2004 07:31 AM

Gawker Media Web Dork Prime Nick Aster sends us this link to Sunpower's solar assisted cell-phone batteries available for a variety of Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, and Nextel-branded phones. You won't be making phone calls with our star's light alone, but on a sunny day the Sunpower batteries can manage to add about 15 minutes of talk time to your battery for every hour they spend charging. Depending on how actively you use your phone (and what part of Arizona you live in), your phone might not have to hit the charger at all. Prices run from about $40 to $60 per battery via their website.
Read [SNPower]

Related
Powerpod [Gizmodo]
ScotteVest's solar powered gadget recharging jacket [Gizmodo]

Solar Powered Computers Planned for
Rural India

Solar Powered Computers Planned for
Rural India 09/08/2004 10:04 PM

Sharp's Solar-Powered Street Lamp:
Lumiwall

Sharp's Solar-Powered Street Lamp:
Lumiwall 07/29/2004 01:10 PM

Sharp has unveiled a new street lamp in Japan called the "Lumiwall" that uses solar power and LED arrays to remain entirely off of the electrical grid. Although each unit costs in the neighborhood of $4,500, the idea is that the initial cost outlay will be offset by the power savings and lessened environmental impact.

Read - Lumiwall [Akiba.SorobanGeeks]

New Solar-Powered Vehicle Barriers
Provide Anti-terrorist Protection for
Remote U.S. Government Dam

New Solar-Powered Vehicle Barriers
Provide Anti-terrorist Protection for
Remote U.S. Government Dam 03/14/2005 04:11 PM
Intelligent Perimeter Systems’ retractable barriers go from invisible to fully upright in seconds and stop vehicles up to 30,000 pounds traveling at 50 miles per hour. The new technology allows high-security vehicle barriers to be installed to protect unmanned facilties and remote locations lacking electrical power. [PRWEB Mar 7, 2005]

Device Maker Being Bought by Chip Maker

Device Maker Being Bought by Chip Maker 06/17/2005 03:54 PM
Integrated Device Technology Inc., a maker of semiconductors, agreed to acquire Integrated Circuit Systems Inc., a maker of devices used in computerized communications.

Somewhere over the rainbow...

Somewhere over the rainbow... 06/24/2004 02:47 PM
The American Film Institute (a.k.a. "The Listmakers Who Just Won't Quit") have announced their long-awaited ground-breaking top 100 movie songs of all time.

Rainbow Coalition

Rainbow Coalition 09/01/2004 05:58 AM
The world's ten worst dictators -- this year anyway. Saddam, who was No. 3 Worst last year, has dropped off the list. Charles Taylor of Liberia (No. 4), also out of power and gone. Moammar Gadhafi (previously No. 8) and Belarus' Alexander Lukashenko (No. 10) also miss the new A list not because, according to the compilers, "they have improved but because other dictators have gotten worse."

Somewhere Over the Rainbow Coalition

Somewhere Over the Rainbow Coalition 08/12/2004 05:09 PM
We're not in Maryland Kansas Anymore Alan Keyes sings "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" [Windows Media link]

Indigo: The End of the Rainbow

Indigo: The End of the Rainbow 07/30/2004 03:01 AM
David Chappell, renowned Windows pundit, lists the four points of Indigo that make it, in his mind, "the most important product for anyone who cares about how diverse systems are glued together."

Sonic-Rainbow 0.7.2.2.a

Sonic-Rainbow 0.7.2.2.a 01/03/2005 06:28 AM
A multimedia player.

A Plastik Rainbow 1.0

A Plastik Rainbow 1.0 04/19/2004 01:37 PM
A rainbow-colored plastic marshmallow in 1600x1200.

Sonic-Rainbow 0.3.5.1

Sonic-Rainbow 0.3.5.1 02/15/2004 12:58 AM
A multimedia player.

Focusing On Rainbow Six 3

Focusing On Rainbow Six 3 06/24/2004 06:14 PM
Ubisoft has announced they will be holding a focus group to discuss all things Rainbow Six 3. The intended night for the group is Tuesday, June 29th in Concord California. If you are interested Ubisoft is inviting you to come. Also if you live in the San Fran Bay Area, you can email Rainbow@nicholsresearch.com to join the groups. Include your name, and daytime and evening phone numbers. If you are picked by Ubisoft to attend the groups, Ubisoft will pay you $75.00.

Sonic-Rainbow

Sonic-Rainbow 01/23/2004 02:35 AM
Sonic-Rainbow BETA-0.3.2 Released

Codename Rainbow

Codename Rainbow 05/19/2004 06:06 PM
300% times faster

Sonic-Rainbow 0.3.5

Sonic-Rainbow 0.3.5 02/10/2004 09:13 AM
A multimedia player.

JVC UX-QD7 "Lip Lap" Rainbow Stereo

JVC UX-QD7 "Lip Lap" Rainbow Stereo 07/27/2004 01:12 PM

Alright, I guess this does it: rainbow LEDs are the new blue LEDs. JVC has a new DVD/MD/CD mini-system called the UX-QD7 that not only has 63 color combinations in its LCD display, but also shoots a matching color through the clear plastic disc tray underneath. It's also nicknamed the "Lip Lap," although I don't have the foggiest idea why. While it's not super-likely that the Lip Lap will see the light of day here in the States (especially not with the Minidisc), this isn't the last time (nor the first) we see flashy candy-colored rainbow patterns in our electronics, mark my words.

Read - JVC, glowing tray mini component system [TechJapan]

Sonic-Rainbow BETA-0.6.0

Sonic-Rainbow BETA-0.6.0 05/30/2004 06:05 AM
A multimedia player.

Sonic-Rainbow beta-0.2.3

Sonic-Rainbow beta-0.2.3 12/15/2003 05:59 AM
A multimedia player.

Sonic-Rainbow beta-0.1.2.2

Sonic-Rainbow beta-0.1.2.2 11/17/2003 09:21 AM
A multimedia player.

iPods for children at the end of the
rainbow?

iPods for children at the end of the
rainbow? 08/30/2004 05:05 AM
An report appearing on ic Wales today notes that in a recent survey of 500 children asking what they would like to find "at the end of the rainbow," 20% said they wanted an iPod...

Sonic-Rainbow BETA-0.5.6

Sonic-Rainbow BETA-0.5.6 05/06/2004 07:11 AM
A multimedia player.

Rainbow colored moments

Rainbow colored moments 06/05/2004 05:40 AM
tonight the colors swirl and the music thumps but within me it's quiet it's at peace finally. goodness comes in...

Sonic-Rainbow beta-0.2.2

Sonic-Rainbow beta-0.2.2 12/09/2003 09:38 AM
A multimedia player.

Sonic-Rainbow beta-0.1.2.1

Sonic-Rainbow beta-0.1.2.1 11/14/2003 09:12 AM
A multimedia player.

Sonic-Rainbow beta-0.1.2

Sonic-Rainbow beta-0.1.2 11/10/2003 11:33 PM
A multimedia player.

Sonic-Rainbow ALPHA-0.7.2.2

Sonic-Rainbow ALPHA-0.7.2.2 08/31/2004 06:01 AM
A multimedia player.

Paint the whole 'lith with a rainbow...

Paint the whole 'lith with a rainbow... 04/09/2004 03:54 PM

Right. That's it. Enough already! I'm just going to go and launch the damn thing and let everyone else find all the bugs and the crappy bits of code and the hacked together bits of shit and I'll fix em all later when I've had a bit of a break. Otherwise it's going to suck up every last bit of my life forever as I fiddle and fuss around some of the obscurer areas when I should be throwing enough people at it and see how many land on something spiky.

So with that in mind, I'm here to announce the 87% complete new version of Barbelith - the online community that actually doesn't just talk shit all day (although it does that too). As ever with a redesign it's got a good few rough edges that will get worn into shape over time. Unlike most redesigns that I've been involved with it's also full of really bad code and there are places where the new lick of paint could do with a couple of more coats. But then again, unlike most commercial redesigns of any scale, this one took four weekends from start to finish. I am sooo looking forward to going outside again. Anyway - have a poke around - be nice to the locals and feel free to leave your thoughts:

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Sonic-Rainbow BETA-0.5.4

Sonic-Rainbow BETA-0.5.4 04/18/2004 02:56 AM
A multimedia player.

Sonic-Rainbow ALPHA-0.7.0

Sonic-Rainbow ALPHA-0.7.0 07/23/2004 11:44 AM
A multimedia player.

Sonic-Rainbow ALPHA-0.7.1

Sonic-Rainbow ALPHA-0.7.1 07/30/2004 10:11 AM
A multimedia player.

Sonic-Rainbow beta-0.2.3.1

Sonic-Rainbow beta-0.2.3.1 12/29/2003 07:14 AM
A multimedia player.
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Soldius1 Solar Phone Charger

Soldius1 Solar Phone Charger 06/17/2005 06:09 PM

So this thing, the sun, is capable of being more than just a big, bright, hot inconvenience? According to Soldius, yes. Their cell phone solar charger can give a full charge in only two or three hours in direct sunlight. It uses a technology called Maximum Solar Power Tracking and is compatible with most cell phones: Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens, Sony Ericsson and most 3G models. Right now, it is limited to cell phones, but expect it to support iPods and PDAs in the future.

Soldius1 Solar Phone Charger [MobileWhack]

Cellphone charger also disinfects

Cellphone charger also disinfects 12/04/2003 08:22 PM
A Korean outfit has announced a cell-hone charger that also disinfects the handset. I need one of these for airport touchscreen check-in kiosks, which always seem to be covered in a thin film of Burger King and mucous.

According to the company, the germ-killing products are equipped with an airtight container and a special lid on top of the normal charger’s body to sterilize the digital gadgets during recharging.

Link (via Gizmodo)

Cellphone charger plus sterilizer

Cellphone charger plus sterilizer 12/04/2003 01:17 PM
Perhaps we underestimate how germophobic people are these days, but is there really that much demand for a cellphone charger that sterilizes you're phone while it's being recharged? If you're the only person who uses your phone, what's the big deal? Read [Via SmartMobs]...

Turbo Memory Charger v2.12

Turbo Memory Charger v2.12 08/29/2004 09:15 AM
Turbo Memory Charger is a ram booster and optimizer that optimizes your cache enabling faster computer speed. There is a speed increase of up to 150% and even more on slower systems by releasing memory. You can discover extreme pc speed with this ram optimizing freeware. [Shareware $29.99 15 Days 425 KB]

IBM adds turbo-charger to Websphere

IBM adds turbo-charger to Websphere 06/25/2004 08:50 AM
Computer Weekly Jun 25 2004 1:10PM GMT

CES: Cellboost battery charger comes to
iPod

CES: Cellboost battery charger comes to
iPod 01/06/2005 02:58 PM
Compact Power Systems Inc. on Thursday announced the expansion of its line of Cellboost products -- disposal battery charger systems that have up to now provided cell phones with additional juice when their own internal batteries run low. Among the new products that will be supported with the expanded line is Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod.

Cell Phone Charger Not Must to Walkers

Cell Phone Charger Not Must to Walkers 08/22/2004 07:40 AM
Hankooki Aug 22 2004 11:38AM GMT

Wigobyte Mvolt-200 USB Drive with
Cellphone Charger

Wigobyte Mvolt-200 USB Drive with
Cellphone Charger 04/07/2005 09:22 AM

This isn't so useful for most of us, since it uses a Korean-standard phone plug, but it's a neat idea all the same. The Mvolt-200 isn't just a USB memory stick—it doubles as a emergancy cell phone recharger. Manufacturer Wigobyte isn't making the Mvolt-200 yet, anyway, but is currently looking for distributers for which it can become an OEM.

USB Memory Stick with Emergency Mobile Phone Battery [I4U]

Seiko Epson's wireless battery charger

Seiko Epson's wireless battery charger 11/17/2003 04:24 PM
Seiko Epson has a figured out a new way to wirelessly recharge batteries. It apparently works so well that someday you might even be able to recharge a dead cellphone just by putting it near the battery of another phone. Read [Thanks, Gert]...

Monster ships iAir charger for iPod

Monster ships iAir charger for iPod 09/01/2004 03:18 PM
Brisbane, Calif.-based Monster Cable Products Inc. on Wednesday announced it is shipping the iAir Charger for iPod. The latest addition to Monster's Apple Accessories line allows you to charge a Dock Connector-equipped iPod or iPod mini on the road, using separate adapters to plug into the power adapter on some commercial aircraft or the cigarette lighter or accessory jack found in automobiles. It comes with a locking clip to keep itself in place, a 3.3-foot cord and 24 karat gold plated contacts. The iAir Charger costs US$29.95.

Sanyo Family Battery Charger Kit with
FlexBats

Sanyo Family Battery Charger Kit with
FlexBats 09/07/2004 12:22 PM

Double A rechargeable batteries are by far the most commonly used, but there are definitely times when C-cell and D-cell batteries would be handy to have around. Rather than provide rechargeable cells in a variety of sizes, Sanyo's Family Battery Charger Kit comes with four AA batteries and a set a 'FlexBat' adapters, hollow plastic cylinders that act as spacers to allow you to use the rechargeable AAs inside C- or D-cell-sized spaces. Of course, the AA cells won't run as long as the larger cells would, but in a pinch it's a handy way to always have the size of battery you need available.

Read - Catalog Page [BoysStuffUK via RedFerret]

Cellboost disposable battery/charger for
iPod announced

Cellboost disposable battery/charger for
iPod announced 01/06/2005 02:55 PM
Compact Power Systems has expanded its Cellboost line of disposable battery/chargers for cell phones with a new device for the iPod...

TI: single-chip battery charger and
DC/DC for Bluetooth headsets

TI: single-chip battery charger and
DC/DC for Bluetooth headsets 03/31/2005 02:28 PM
ECE Mar 31 2005 5:28PM GMT

New Low Cost Pure Sine Backup System Has
Integrated Charger

New Low Cost Pure Sine Backup System Has
Integrated Charger 04/11/2005 04:03 AM
Schaefer, Inc. has introduced the GP-I-3000C Series of Inverters. These 3000 watt inverters deliver pure sine wave power and include UPS and an integrated charger making them great backup systems for many applications. [PRWEB Apr 11, 2005]

VIR Technologies, Inc. Develops
Conditioning Battery Charger Outlets and
Adapters

VIR Technologies, Inc. Develops
Conditioning Battery Charger Outlets and
Adapters 05/31/2004 02:13 PM
Intuitive Power Management (IPM) TM solutions recognize batteries as chemical components in an electrical design, and enable conditioning battery chargers to be designed into electrical outlets and outlet adapters. [PRWEB May 15, 2004]

TI Intros Smallest, Single-Chip Battery
Charger and DC/DC for Bluetooth Headsets

TI Intros Smallest, Single-Chip Battery
Charger and DC/DC for Bluetooth Headsets 03/29/2005 05:26 PM
PhysOrg.com Mar 29 2005 9:12PM GMT

Solar Empire

Solar Empire 04/18/2004 10:53 PM
New release - 2.2 available

Solar Gadgets

Solar Gadgets 06/06/2004 12:48 PM

Wired News has a short regurgitation from Reuters about the increasing number of gadget users who are turning to solar power to keep them mobile. It's not perfect, of course -- cloudy days can still easily double the recharge time of batteries -- but as the efficiency of solar cells improve, we may well see increased ubiquity of solar power for all our devices, especially as flexible, wearable panels become available.
Read [Wired]

Solar Death Ray

Solar Death Ray 03/22/2005 04:46 PM

Straight out of a (low-budget) Bond flick is the Solar Death Ray, a combination of particle board, 112 mirrors and, of course, Sol. Each of the mirrors are pointed towards one area, focusing the sun's rays onto a target easily heated up to 930-1100 degrees Fahrenheit. The project page contains bunches of science facts and enough instruction to build your own, Popular Science style. In all seriousness, though, watching it melt through some of the "targets" in their gallery is a bit disconcerting as I imagine hundreds of maladjusted youth attempting to build their own as an easy yet tragic way to score a new cat.

Project Page [SolarDeathRay via MAKE:Blog]

Update: Alexander reminds us that giant fresnel lenses are also affordable.

Solar to Keep Army on the Go

Solar to Keep Army on the Go 06/29/2004 05:45 AM
Seeking ways to keep troops more mobile and harder to detect, the U.S. military is leaning more and more on solar technology. By John Gartner.

"Solar death ray"

"Solar death ray" 03/25/2005 11:36 AM

Solar Clock

Solar Clock 03/24/2005 07:55 AM
License Change

solar deathray

solar deathray 03/23/2005 10:53 PM
solar deathray

Solar sails

Solar sails 08/10/2004 08:03 PM
Space age origami. JAXA successfully launched and unfurled two solar sails in space.

The Solar Death Ray

The Solar Death Ray 03/23/2005 08:06 PM

Solar Roller

Solar Roller 08/30/2004 10:33 AM
Dave Johnson: It's official. Roller is now my full time job. I just accepted a job with Sun Microsystems to "design, develop, and deploy the primary blogging system for Sun in conjunction with other engineers" and to evangelize blogging both inside and outside of Sun.

Solar Style

Solar Style 12/22/2004 01:36 AM

I was writing a column this month and mentioned the upsweep of
solar-powered gear the last few months and my editor's editor (why do I love blogging again?) was all huh?. And yes, okay, solar power isn't anything new, but the new high-efficiency panels are really starting to happen, like this entire new 'Solar Style' line of gear called the 'PV Solar Chargers." You've got yer solar bag, yer flip-out notebook charger, ya gotcher cell phone case with a charger—this stuff is taking off.

The Solar style gear doesn't seem to be quite ready for retail yet, but you can order a 'sample kit' for 200 bucks, which I'm guessing includes a few different units to try out. The press release lists my arch-enemy AirWater Corporation, though, so these might be a force for evil. Be careful. (Thanks, Kelly!)

Press Release [Yahoo]

Solar Discord

Solar Discord 02/10/2004 06:40 PM
coding to begin soon

solar system

solar system 11/15/2003 09:57 AM
sola r system [note: requires anark plugin]

Three More Solar Flares

Three More Solar Flares 11/04/2003 02:27 PM
Evil Adrian writes "Space.com reports that the sun shot off three more solar flares on Monday. This is quite a historic period for solar activity." The article ...

Solar-Powered Rainbow Maker

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