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Casio Pathfinder PRG110C-3 – Powerful and Convenient Tough Solar Watch

Do you want to go green? Then why not start with the accessories you’re wearing like your watch? Thanks to Casio Pathfinder PRG110C-3, you can now help trim down the number of batteries being trashed by Americans each year. Included in Casio’s line of TOUGH SOLAR watches, the Pathfinder uses power that’s generated by a solar battery in order to charge its rechargeable battery that activates the watch functions. It’s more than just an eye candy; this watch is also perfect for people who need a barometer, an altimeter, a digital compass, and a thermometer.

Since it is a TOUGH SOLAR watch from Casio, the Pathfinder is capable of doing high-load functions with big power requirements like sensors and alarms. Best is, it doesn’t even need a battery replacement because it recharges even just in low light coming from a fluorescent lamp. This nature-friendly gizmo enables users to enjoy almost unlimited use of different watch functions including full-auto backlight, and radio control wave reception. This watch also allows the wearer to utilize its advanced sensors for gauging atmospheric pressure and direction, as well as temperature. What’s surprising is, the Pathfinder lets you enjoy all these features while it recharges itself with solar energy.

Among the Casio Pathfinder’s superb features are full-auto backlight for display illumination, battery power indicator, and power save function. The full-auto backlight function lights up the watch when the user tilts it toward his or her direction in low-light conditions. As the name implies, the battery power indicator displays the charge level of the battery for easy monitoring. Furthermore, the power save feature is used for automatic electricity saving since its LCD automatically turns off so as not to consume too much power if the watch is in the dark.

Dying to have this product now? You can check out Casio Solar Pathfinder which is available at Amazon.

Samsung E1107 Mobile Phone with Solar Panel

We love the Earth, and apparently, so do Sprint and Samsung.

Two weeks ago, Sprint announced it will launch Samsung’s Reclaim handset – a super eco-friendly phone made from 80% recycled materials. And now, another eco-friendly device from Samsung will make its way to the market – the Samsung E1107. The Samsung E1107, however, takes the cake for having a built-in solar panel.samsung-e1107

Yes, the Samsung E1107, also known as Solar Guru or Crest Solar, is the first solar-powered phone that can be brought back to life from a completely dead state with just 15 minutes exposure in direct sunlight. So stop thinking that the only solar-powered gadget is your mother’s calculator. Every hour of charging will give you 5-10 minutes of talk time [it doesn’t seem like that much but it’s certainly good enough to make a few fast phone calls].

As for the features, do not expect your jaw to drop because aside from the FM radio, flashlight, fake call feature [for avoiding unwanted calls], MP3 ringers, there is nothing noteworthy about the E1107, although it will come with an eco-mode that dims the screen’s backlight and switches off the Bluetooth connection.

If you’re interested, the Samsung E1107 costs a very reasonable $59.

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Let the sun shine in on my home

Let’s stand up and welcome the house that is, dare I say it, 100% automatic with open, welcoming arms. Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you—the ZeroHouse. Hallelujah!

The ZeroHouse has high-efficiency solar panels which generates power to the whole house. The energy is then stored in a backup battery that can be used when the sun turns the other way and leaves you for another continent and country.

It’s fully equipped with a working kitchen, a living room area, a full bathroom, two bedrooms complete with integrated furniture. LED lights are fixed into the ceiling and walls and you don’t have to worry about bumping into dividers as it can be used 100,000 times non-stop.

The ZeroHouse can collect up to 2700 gallons of water in a reservoir that distributes water throughout the house by means of gravity. How about our daily, ehem, business? Why, it’s stored of course, just like what we use in our regular houses, only difference is it doesn’t go to sewers but it’s automatically made into compost. In addition to being sanitary, removal of waste twice a year will suffice for this modern house.

For a greener and thriftier living, pray to the gods that this amazing concept be immortalized for the better good of humanity.