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Window Socket: Portable Solar-Powered Outlet Sticks to Windows, Charges Small Electronics

The Window Socket is an idea so fabulously simple, it’s slightly amazing that we haven’t seen one before. Designed by Kyuho Song & Boa Oh, the charger sticks to a window and draws solar power to an internal battery, which … Continue reading

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Earl: The World’s First Solar-Powered Backcountry Survival Tablet

Out in the wilderness, there are few places to charge electronic devices. Those who are looking to slim down their packs and consolidate their GPS, maps, books, and radios into  one rugged machine may want to check out Earl, the … Continue reading

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13 Things We Learned from Some of the World’s Smartest People at Fortune Brainstorm Green 2013

Read the rest of 13 Things We Learned from Some of the World’s Smartest People at Fortune Brainstorm Green 2013 Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: adam lashinsky, andy ruben, andy serwer, aron cramer, Bea Perez, Beyond … Continue reading

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The VOTO Charger Uses Fire to Charge Your Cell Phone

Where there’s smoke there’s heat, and Point Source Power has figured out a way to harness that heat to charge your cell phone. The company’s new VOTO charger converts the heat generated from a fire to create power. It’s an amazing … Continue reading

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MorePhone: Paper-Thin, Flexible Smartphone Curls When it Receives a Call

If you prefer to keep your phone on silent but end up with a bunch of missed calls and unread messages, you will love this bendable smartphone! Designed by researchers at Queen’s University Human Media Lab in Canada, the MorePhone … Continue reading

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Morpholio Builds on Their Design App with the Launch of ’7 New Tools for the Creative World’

Just under a year ago, the brains over at the Morpholio Project released Morpholio, a mobile and web-based app that created a new platform for presentation, critique and collaboration. They then followed this up with Trace, a digital design tool that … Continue reading

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BotObjects Unveils the World’s First Full-Color Desktop 3D Printer

BotObjects just unveiled the world’s first full-color desktop 3D printer – the ProDesk3D. Instead of producing monochromatic objects with a single piece of filament, the new ProDesk3D allows designers to pick a desired shade and quickly print the final product … Continue reading

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Verizon Announces $100 Million Green Energy Project to Power 19 US Facilities

Inhabitat is reporting live from the Fortune Brainstorm Green conference today, where Verizon just announced a massive $100 million solar and fuel cell energy project that will provide power to 19 of its U.S. facilities. The project is expected to … Continue reading

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