Tag: Gadgets - Page 12
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Solar Pocket Factory Aims to Make Small-Scale Solar Better, Cheaper and Accessible to Everyone
The project is working to improve the quality of microsolar panels and make them open source for anyone to build.
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How To Choose The Exactly-Perfect-For-Me Gadget
The Wirecutter does all the leg work for you, taking into account all the important factors for choosing a gadget so you only have to buy it once.
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Marine Defenders App Helps Fight Ocean Pollution
The app lets users report any type of oil spill or debris they find floating in the water and maps these locations using GPS coordinates.
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7 of the Most Eco-Friendly Cell Phones on the Market
Cell phones are becoming an increasingly useful and necessary part of our lives. Here are the ones that are the friendliest to the planet.
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Solar Power Station Claims to Charge Your Phone at Outlet Speeds
Solar Power Station Claims to Charge Your Phone at Outlet Speeds
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Self-Charging Battery Generates and Stores Energy Simultaneously
Usually energy-generating devices require a separate battery for storing energy, but for the first time, a single power cell is capable of generating and storing energy at the same time.
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An iPhone Dock, Planter and Sound Amplifier In One? Yes Please!
A beautiful way to combine your gadget and your garden.
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Wooden Touch Pad Computer is 98% Recyclable
The computer is made with a minimum amount of hazardous materials, uses very little energy over its lifetime and is easy to repair.
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Turn Your iPhone Into An Environmental Sensor
The Lapka Environmental Monitor is a set of sensors that allow you to detect anything from whether or not your food is organic to the most comfortable room in your home.
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Nest Thermostat Reviewed by Jacqui Cheng
Who knew that a thermostat could get so many people excited? But is it worth buying, or was it over-hyped?
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New App Uses Your iPhone Camera as a Touch-Free Biosensor
Monitor and track your heart rate on the go with your smartphone camera and a new app, which turns your phone into a touch-free biosensor.
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DARPA Funds Development of Robotic Earthworm
The robot can slink around just like a worm and take quite the beating.
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Swiss Army Knife Makers Debut Portable Solar Chargers
The creators of the most popular survival tool want to help you charge your gadgets off the grid.
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nPower PEG Crowdsources Energy For Developing Nations
After hiting the commercial market this summer, nPower PEG's developers have teamed up with CrisisMappers to help bring much-needed off-grid energy to people in developing countries.
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The New Mars Rover is Also an Interplanetary Climate Science Lab
NASA plans on using info collected by the Curiosity to better understand global climate change here on Earth.
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KittyCam Technology Reveals How Much Wildlife Is Killed by Outdoor Cats
Our outdoor cats are blamed (and rightfully so) for some significant losses of wildlife. But how much do they catch? A new study took count.
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K-TOR Hand Crank Generator Puts A Socket In Your Pocket
Instead of wondering if your batteries have enough juice to see you through an emergency, why not carry an electrical socket in your pocket?
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Clever Collar Lets Sheep in Distress Send Texts
Why cry wolf when you can text it?
