So, the HyMini might be much ado about nothing, but it’s still pretty impressive and potentially a great idea for green integration in the future. Dubbed as a “mini green hybrid power station”, you charge the HyMini up from a main. When you go out for a bike or car-ride, attach the little guy to your vehicle, and the wind ...

Coming to a European street near you, these Solar Trees illuminate the night using stored power generated from the sun. Each “tree” contains 10 solar powered lights, each one containing 36 solar power cells. The Solar Tree was demoed outside of the Vienna Design Week festivities and actually looks very cool. And while these aren’t the type of trees you ...

Solar power is going to save the world! Too bad our keyboards can’t harness it’s power. The people who made the Genius SlimStar 820 solar keyboard didn’t quite relize that we don’t use our computers outdoors. Now, you might say that your lights indoors work. No they don’t’ it’s called solar power for a reason. So now that we’ve taken ...

Hospitals strive to deliver the best possible patient care in a safe and secure setting. To provide the best possible treatment to patients, staff members must devote their time and attention to patients and not be distracted by other activities occurring around them. Security cameras can provide an extra set of eyes to monitor hospitals and keep track of visitors ...

It may feel like summer just started, but the school year has started for many students. Parents and educators alike are already jotting down their needs for the school year and looking out for back-to-school shopping deals. Today’s back to school lists, however, are in stark contrast to those just a few years ago – pencils, notebooks, pens. As has ...

Ahhh, Friday. We’ve joined Twitter, so be sure to follow us. Apple is opening new stores and remodeling others Terminator Salvation heads to the iPhone Solar powered trash cans invade Philadelphia Rapid prototyping via delicious candy iPanties A lampshade made from toothpicks In case it rains at tee time Have great links you want showcased on Afternoon Linkage? E-mail us: ...

Jonah over at MAKE points out that you can actually make your Arduino a lot greener. How? Use a Solio with an external USB cable to provide your favorite microcontroller with power. If you don’t know what a Solio is, it’s essentially a small solar powered gadget charger. While this isn’t exactly a breathtaking hack or anything like that, it’s ...

I’m working on a top secret Arduino project, so here’s a batch of links to hold you over until it’s done! Ecko Wars DIY Atari chiptunes, anyone? David Byrne and Brian Eno release new records in several formats; Vince pirates it Spear that fucker! Leafy Shade Kotaku has a hands-on with Starcraft II and the Zerg The iPhone 3G is ...

In your neighborhood, you may have noticed that the street lights can be almost as horrendous looking as the telephone lines. Designer Jongoh Lee must’ve been disgusted by the intrusion on mother nature for having come up with these solar powered street lights that imitate leaves, called Invisible Streetlight. The lights are comprised of a double injection of silicon, aluminum ...

So, we’re at the Last HOPE Conference in New York. The moment we arrived at the Pennsylvania Hotel, we took the escalator upstairs to the showroom floor. We were then greeted by this blossoming solar powered dildo flower thing. Whew, that’s a mouthful, and so are all those dildos! Glass or rubber, these lamps have it all. Dildos, butt plugs, ...