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• Solar-powered "Sole Mio" mouse goes into testing phase

  Published: August 6, 2007, 10:42 pm

  Tags: Mouse, Solar Power, Solar Powered Mouse, Solarpower, Solarpoweredmouse, Sole Mio, Solemio

  Filed under: Peripherals While the mouse is far from the biggest power hog when it comes to computer peripherals, a team of Dutch researchers seem out to prove that every little bit helps, and they're now putting their solar-powered mouse to the test. Dubbed the "Sole Mio," the mouse is designed to be placed near a window when it's not in use,

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• College teams compete for eco-dominance in the Solar Decathlon

  Published: August 10, 2007, 2:17 pm

  Tags: Competition, Department Of Energy, Departmentofenergy, Off The Grid, Offthegrid, Self Sustaining, Solar Decathlon, Solar Power, Solardecathlon, Solarpower

  Filed under: Household This summer, teams of college students have amassed on their school campuses to create solar-only, off-the-grid, self-powered homes, which will eventually compete in Washington D.C. for the Department of Energy's 2007 Solar Decathlon. To build the houses, students are limited to currently available, off-the-shelf

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• Stade de Suisse becomes "world's largest" solar stadium

  Published: August 22, 2007, 1:38 pm

  Tags: Kyocera, Solar Power, Solar Stadium, Solarpower, Solarstadium, Stade De Suisse, Stadedesuisse, Stadium

  Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Bern's Stade de Suisse stadium was already a pretty impressive example of solar power, with 7,930 solar modules soaking up the rays, but a recent addition of 2,808 more solar modules from Japan's Kyocera looks to have been enough to earn it some new bragging rights as the "world's largest stadium-integrated photovoltaic

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• Solar Bottle solar-powered water purification bottle kills germs dead

  Published: September 3, 2007, 7:01 am

  Tags: Solar, Solar Bottle, Solar Power, Solarbottle, Solarpower, Water, Water Purification, Waterpurification

  Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Water purification is generally an energy-intensive, wasteful operation, but designers Alberto Medo and Francisco Gomez Paz have done a neat end-run around those problems with their Solar Bottle, a portable water bottle that purifies water using the sun. The bottle, which holds just over a gallon of water, uses a

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• Japanese scientists make breakthrough in space-based laser power

  Published: September 4, 2007, 3:22 pm

  Tags: Japan, Jaxa, Laser Light, Laserlight, Lasers, Osaka University, Osakauniversity, Satellite, Science, Solar Energy, Solar Power, Solarenergy, Solarpower

  Filed under: Misc. Gadgets The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Osaka University have been working together to develop a device which converts sunlight into laser-light with four times the efficiency of previous attempts. According to a report out of Tokyo, the team is working on Space-based solar power systems which can collect

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• Solar-powered plane breaks unmanned flight record

  Published: September 10, 2007, 2:48 pm

  Tags: Aircraft, Flight, Plane, Qinetiq, Record Breaking, Recordbreaking, Solar Power, Solar Powered, Solarpower, Solarpowered, Unmanned, Zephyr

  Filed under: Transportation According to a BBC report today, a UK defense firm called Qinetiq has developed and tested a lightweight, solar-powered plane which has just broken the world record for longest unmanned flight. The plane, known as the Zephyr, spent 54 hours in flight using only self-recharging solar power, thus breaking the

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• Solar-powered donkey carts bring power to African villages

  Published: October 11, 2007, 7:31 am

  Tags: Africa, Donkey Cart, Donkeycart, Happy, Hapv, Solar, Solar Power, Solarpower

  Filed under: Transportation African street tech is always an interesting mashup of old and new, and these solar powered Human and Animal Powered Vehicles, or HAPPYs, as they're known, are no different. Using a traditional donkey cart as a platform, the HAPPY is based around a solar panel and a 12-volt battery, a power supply robust enough to

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• Citizenr 's Solar Rental Systems Showcased on HGTV's Living With Ed Show

  Published: November 6, 2007, 9:22 pm

  Tags: Citizenre, Energy, Environment, Green, Photovoltaic, Powur, Renewable, Renewable Energy, Renu, Solar, Solar Power, Solarpower, Sustainable

  Here is the press release from Citizenr Corporate:PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Media Contact: Erika Morgan, SVP Communications emorgan@citizenre.com  SOLAR ON A TIGHT...read more

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• Solar-powered ferry could be headed to San Francisco

  Published: November 9, 2007, 3:05 am

  Tags: Boat, Ship, Solar, Solar Boat, Solar Power, Solar Sailor, Solar Ship, Solar Powered, Solarboat, Solarpower, Solarsailor, Solarship

  Filed under: Transportation A DIY nuke detector won't be the only oddity out in the San Francisco Bay before too long, as we're hearing that Hornblower Yachts is currently lobbying for Coast Guard approval to operate a solar-powered ferry in the area by 2009. The sails (but not the actual vessel) would be created by Australia's Solar Sailor,

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• HK Power intros solar-powered, game-emulating PMP

  Published: November 12, 2007, 4:51 pm

  Tags: Hk Power, Hkpower, Pmp, Solar Power, Solar Powered Pmp, Solarpower, Solarpoweredpmp

  Filed under: Gaming, Portable Audio, Portable Video Solar-powered PMPs still aren't exactly all that easy to come by, but it looks like they're slowly becoming a bit more plentiful, as evidenced by this latest bit of gear from HK Power. As you can see, this one plays up its gaming capabilities quite a bit, which apparently comes in the form of

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• Noon Solar's stylish bag collection charges your gizmos

  Published: November 26, 2007, 6:40 pm

  Tags: Bag, Cortland, Handbag, Noon, Noon Solar, Noonsolar, Pocket Book, Pocketbook, Purse, Solar, Solar Power, Solar Powered, Solar Powered, Solarpower, Solarpowered

  Filed under: Wearables Trust us, solar-cell covered handbags are far from revolutionary, but Noon Solar's Fall Collection strikes our style bone just right. The Willow, Cortland and Logan (pictured) totes all boast a two-sided design that enables the "weather-proof" solar panel to face outward or inward depending on your mood, and all three

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• Solar-powered kayak attachment nixes need for paddling

  Published: November 27, 2007, 8:48 am

  Tags: Boat, Boating, Kayak, Solar, Solar Power, Solar Powered, Solar Powered, Solarpower, Solarpowered, Spk 1, Sun, Watercraft

  Filed under: Transportation Although this isn't the first time we've heard "solar-powered" and "kayak" used in the same sentence, the SPK-1 does its darnedest to make us shake our heads in disbelief. This "outrigger attachment" essentially hooks onto any medium / large-sized kayak and relies on the sun to charge up the 12V deep cycle marine

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• Nanosolar begins shipping "world's lowest-cost solar panel"

  Published: December 18, 2007, 11:29 am

  Tags: Nanosolar, Solar Panel, Solar Power, Solarpanel, Solarpower

  Filed under: Misc. GadgetsWe've heard plenty of promises about low(er) cost solar panels, but it looks like the heavily-funded upstart Nanosolar is actually getting around to churning out what it says is the "world's lowest-cost solar panel." As The New York Times reports, that feat was achieved by taking a different approach to lowering the cost

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• SunTable brings solar power to your patio

  Published: December 19, 2007, 3:26 pm

  Tags: Solar Panel, Solar Power, Solarpanel, Solarpower, Sun Table, Suntable

  Filed under: Misc. Gadgets There's certainly no shortage of solar panels of various shapes and sizes that'll let you charge and use your various gadgets outdoors, but those looking for a slightly more permanent solution now have a new option to consider courtesy of the folks at Sudia Design Labs, which recently introduced its appropriately-named

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• Chinavasion's do-it-all handheld doubles as solar charger

  Published: January 29, 2008, 4:50 am

  Tags: Cheap, China, Chinavasion, Chinese, Dap, Emulation, Pmp, Solar, Solar Power, Solar Powered, Solar Powered, Solarpower, Solarpowered

  Yeah, we've seen solar chargers crammed into some fairly interesting places, and the latest questionable call comes from who else but Chinavasion. The CVEAB-S828-2 handheld features 2GB of internal memory, a media player, 3.5-inch display, integrated LED flashlight (saywha?) and of course, pre-installed emulators for NES and Game Boy titles.

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