Solar Powered USB Bike Light
I got this rear Origin 8 USB bike light from Redbeard Bikes in DUMBO a few days ago. I bought it because the brightness on the light blew away my...
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Adapter for Lenovo Carbon X1
UPDATE: The standard Lenovo adapter is now included with any purchase of a V88 Laptop Battery Pack or any of our solar laptop...
Winner Four – Ocean Buoy
If you're going to be swimming for 2-4 miles in New England ocean during the winter, you want to know the water conditions before you leave home....
Winner Three – Mesh Network Repeater
Our third Solar Power My Project Contest winner from Whistler, BC has "a mesh network of XBee/Arduino nodes that report battery voltage of their...
Second Winner – Solar Espresso Cart
Our second winner of our "Solar Power My Project" Contest combines three of our loves: solar, bicycles, and espresso. Brian Del Vecchio and other...
Charging a new Dell Ultrabook
Dell's new line of Ultrabooks also featured a new "standard" size of universal barrel adapter. The new size is 4.5mm OD, 3.0mm ID with a center pin...
First Winner – Automated Solar Garden
We've selected our first winner in our Solar Power Your Project Contest. Logan is building an automated garden powered by an Arduino. The system...
Batteries for Sunlinq Solar Panels
We've had a number of customers looking to add a battery to their Sunlinq solar panels made by Global Solar. To help out, we created a brief guide...
D800 and MacBook Charging with the Array
Photographer Robert Zamora has been using our Array Solar Laptop charger to charge his Nikon D800 (EN-EL15 battery) and MacBook. He says, "All...
V60 on 7 Year Walk
Writer Paul Salopek is on a seven year walk "starting at humankind’s birthplace in Ethiopia and ending at the southern tip of South America, where...
Solar Power My Project Contest
To celebrate the launch of our new 6 Watt solar panel, we are announcing a new contest. We are giving away five 6 Watt kits to DIY-ers looking to...
August Gear Winner on the Mississippi
On September 18th, "ten young adults and a videographer will paddle the Mississippi River from Itasca, MN to New Orleans, LA to create a video...
Chargers for Babushkas
From producer Holly Morris, "The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone or 'Dead Zone' is the official 30 km. area that surrounds Reactor No. 4, the site of the...
DIY Solar Toolbox
Ben Schapiro, a Chicago-land customer, took our 16 Watt solar panel and a classic tackle box and made a pretty cool and versatile solar charger. The...
Gear Winner Builds Classrooms in DRC
Our July Gear winner, Andrew Brose, works for MASS Design Group and, in partnership with the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), is helping to build a...
Fuse 4W in Nepal
A customer just returned from Nepal and sent in these pictures of his Fuse 4W Solar Charger. These are from near Island Peak and the Khumbu...
7 Watt Kit in Scandanavia
Two customers recently took our 7 Watt Solar Charger Kit (we recommend our 9 Watt Kit as an updated alternative) on a hiking tour across Northern...
June Gear Winner heads to Vietnam on a Humanitarian Trip
Brain Do, our June Gear winner is heading to Vietnam on a humanitarian trip. He is member of the Vietnam Health Clinic (VHC), an organization at...