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Hey, why not? Solar-powered wireless headset to have U.S. debut in January

Wireless accessories maker Iqua which hails from Finland but has just opened an Americas headquarters plans to start selling a $99 solar-powered Bluetooth headset in the United States next month. The product is called the BHS-603 Sun. It can complete charge itself within...

Tags: Hour, Sunlight, Headset, Product, Standby, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2007-12-07

Can baking soda curb global warming?

Can baking soda curb global warming?Baking Soda..Because of the acid rain and leaves that get in my pool, I use a lot of baking soda in my pool or bath to soften the water.Great stuff why store it? Sell it to pool companies and others. I am sure...

Tags: sunlight, soda, carbon dioxide, global warming

Discussion threads 2007-11-27

(Photo: Collecting sunlight)

(Photo: Collecting sunlight)Collecting SunlghtThis is 30 year old technology. Give us something new!

Tags: sunlight, photograph

Discussion threads 2007-09-10

Photo: Collecting sunlight

Ausra's solar thermal technology uses glass-covered metal "collectors" that focus sunlight in deserts to create steam that turns a turbine and makes electricity. by CNET News.com

Tags: Sunlight, Photograph, Ausra, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2007-09-10

Photos: A look inside the green, high-tech Genzyme Center

This platinum-level, LEED-certified green building uses building automation for daylighting, fresh air and to lower energy costs.Biotech company Genzyme went green when it built its corporate headquarters in Cambridge, Mass. Called Genzyme Center, the 4-year-old building is a Platinum-level LEED-certified green building, the highest level possible. (LEED stands for Leadership...

Tags: That', photograph, atrium, building', Genzyme Corp., mirror, daylight, motor, hawk, sensor, roof, ceiling, foe, coal, tile, wind, burst, sunlight, Cambridge, automation, certification, collaboration, Germany, wall, leadership, U.S., environment, computer, network

Image galleries 2007-08-22

Cheaper LEDs to light a green path?

Cheaper LEDs to light a green path?Color Will Be the IssueThe problem with fluorescent and other forms of energy-efficient lighting is the color and flicker and how it they effect the eye. If they can adjust these to properly emulate the common light bulb, or better yet, the Sun, then...

Tags: Engineering, sunlight, light-emitting diode, mercury

Discussion threads 2007-01-19

Image: Solar shield may save the planet

University of Arizona astronomer Roger Angel proposes a giant shield to block sunlight if global warming gets out of control.

Tags: shield, University of Arizona, astronomer, sunlight, global warming

Image galleries 2006-11-06

Photos: Solar Power 2006

New technologies for converting sunlight into electricity previewed this week at the Solar Power 2006 Conference and Expo in San Jose, Calif.

Tags: photograph, sunlight, California, San Jose, conference, solar energy, Solar Power 2006

Image galleries 2006-10-18

Adobe Photoshop CS2 One-on-One: Correcting Color Balance

Deep Inside the most primitive recesses of the minds - where thoughts such as "Must eat to live" reside - one possesses an implicit understanding of luminosity. Sunlight illuminates all things on this planet. And those things reflect highlights and cast shadows. These highlights and shadows permit the eyes to...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PhotoShop, Sunlight, Highlight, O'Reilly Media Inc.

Book chapters 2005-09-19

Researchers band together for solar fabric

Researchers band together for solar fabricThis is innovation at it's finest!.I agree, but a question if anyone knows.They are saying 8% of the available energy. My question is, what does that really mean?Let me ask it the other way, How much electrical energy is available on a square...

Tags: sunlight

Discussion threads 2005-02-16

Additional Resources

Saving money with solar tech

Saving money with solar techSaving money through natural sourceWe all know that green energy is the future of all earthlings.Scientist are doing a lot of inventions to generate energy from natural resource, the prices are exhorbitantly high hence a comman man like me is not able to afford / use...

Tags: SAVING MONEY, Govt

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Casio announces super-slim, wide-angle digital camera with 4x zoom and 3-inch LCD

Casio announces super-slim, wide-angle digital camera with 4x zoom and 3-inch LCDDoesn't anyone shoot outside anymore?I have never talked to anyone with one of the LCD panel only cameras who did not feel that they were pretty much useless for outdoor photography in sunlight. I would not even consider...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Digital cameras, Digital photography, camera, LCD, Casio Inc., digital camera

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

This could be a window to our solar future

American researchers say they've developed a system of concentrating solar energy. It could be twice as efficient at turning sunlight into electricity. And it uses special paints. They could even be put onto windows. And the coatings add minimal cost while doubling efficiency. Here's...

Tags: Window, Solar Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Construction, Research & Development, Business Operations, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-07-10

Canon PowerShot SD790 IS

Photos and image samples:Canon Powershot SD790 ISThe Canon PowerShot SD750 is one of the most popular cameras on CNET; how do you top it? Well, with a couple of the standard enhancements, for one: for the PowerShot SD790 IS, Canon adds image stabilization and ups the resolution to 10 megapixels...

Tags: Digital music, Canon PowerShot SD750, Canon Inc., SD790 IS, SD890 IS, camera, Canon PowerShot

Product reviews 2008-07-08

One prediction about climate change challenges another

One prediction about climate change challenges anotherWhen myths collideThere never was a hole. It was a thinning of the ozone layer.Any first year chem student could tell you it's impossible for ozone to disappear in the presence of sunlight, since ozone is created by the bombardment of short UV with...

Tags: global warming, ozone, oxygen

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

The ToyBox presents: Top 10 Summer Gadgets 2008

It's high time you left the office and got some sunlight. You hear me? It's the Fourth of July weekend, for Pete's sake! ...what's that? You'll have to leave all your gadgets at home? Not if we can help it....

Tags: Gadget, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-07-03

Philips GoGear SA2825 (2GB)

The GoGear SA2825 is one of Philips' most attractive and compact MP3 players. Available in only one color silver and one capacity (2GB), the GoGear SA2825 ($49) offers a healthy amount of features at an affordable price.DesignMeasuring 1.5 inches square and a slender 0.5 inch thick, the GoGear SA2825 is...

Tags: Digital music, Media players, Digital media, Philips Electronics N.V., GoGear SA2825

Product reviews 2008-07-02

Oil climbs peak, economies plumb depressions and the future will not imitate the past

Oil climbs peak, economies plumb depressions and the future will not imitate the pastResponseJust a few thoughts:No, we cannot drill our way out of the current situation, but we can drill to give us the time to make a switch to other energy sources. Besides, we will still need...

Tags: electrical need, Peak Oil

Discussion threads 2008-07-01

Solar power, no money down, could prove profitable

Solar power, no money down, could prove profitableNot so fast...I have the perfect roof for this: South facing, steep pitch, no trees, and in Florida. So you'd think I would be a perfect candidate, right? Even with Florida's rebates and net metering, I wouldn't see breakeven until around...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, solar energy

Discussion threads 2008-07-01

(Photos: World's most efficient solar dish?)

(Photos: World's most efficient solar dish?)Oh my what will the utility companies have to say about this?I am sure the utility companies will find reasons to downplay or eliminate this concept. Just like they make it financially impossible for the average American to afford to put up windmills for...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, wind generator, solar dish, dish, photograph, utility company

Discussion threads 2008-06-23