It’s simple, it’s functional, but is it something you would want to put on your wall?
The aptly-named ‘Front and Back Clock’, which was recently unveiled at the 2010 DMY International Design Festival in Berlin, is a product from The Wrong Objects made for those who enjoy simplicity.
According to The Wrong Objects, putting the batteries up [...]
We’re all familiar with mashed, baked and french fried potatoes….but a spud-powered battery?
Yissum Research Development Company Ltd., the technology transfer arm of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, recently unveiled a solid organic electric battery that runs on treated potatoes. This simple, sustainable, robust device can potentially provide an immediate inexpensive solution to electricity needs in [...]
The Battery Times heavily preaches the importance of keeping batteries out of landfills, however this isn’t exactly what we had in mind…
A pair of men from Salisbury, North Carolina were arrested on Monday for allegedly stealing batteries from machinery at the county landfill. Following the theft, the duo then took the batteries (each fully-charged and [...]
Solar power has never looked this bad….If ‘going green’ is something that you’re truly serious about, here’s a great way to prove it. What a better way to demonstrate your commitment to living an eco-friendly life than by wearing it across your chest. With the Solar Vest from Chinavasion, you can do exactly that.
Next time you find yourself with a dead battery on your iPhone and no USB charger or electrical outlet in sight, try and find yourself some oranges. Aside from serving as a delicious distraction from your power woes, the citrus fruit actually has the ability to charge the battery of your iPhone. Just hope you’re [...]
Just hours before Steve Jobs pulled the metaphorical curtain up on Apple’s highly-anticipated iPad at an event in San Francisco last week, Microsoft founder Bill Gates was filmed shaking it in a serious way at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT.
There truly is nothing that Coca-Cola cannot do, including serving as the power source for a new type of Nokia cell phone. We’ve seen batteries being powered by urine, and now we have a Coke-powered battery giving a cell phone the juic..soda necessary to properly function.
“Bio battery is an ecologically friendly energy generates electricity from [...]
Do you have one of these in your first-aid kit?
The source of this photo is a Flickr user by the name of Anticitizen. Upon finding that the battery cover of his Droid was loose(he’s not the first to have this issue), Anticitizen took it to a nearby Verizon store in search of a remedy. Apparently, [...]
Looking for a unique, affordable, eco-friendly gift to give a certain someone for the holidays? While it may be better suited for a ‘white elephant’ gift exchange, the new Battery Eater can nonetheless serve a valuable purpose.
As you get ready to recycle disposable batteries that have seemingly run out of power, you should be aware [...]
Nobody likes dealing with the consequences that come with having a battery run dry on you, especially when you’re launching a valuable rocket into orbit and relying on a battery-powered GPS for it’s recovery.
Such is the case for the New Zealand aerospace company Rocket Lab, whose 2kg payload and flight computer from a rocket they [...]
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