Archive for August, 2008
Kinesis K2 solar charger
This year solar chargers have started appearing in a variety of shapes and sizes. the Kinesis K2 takes the concept further by adding a wind turbine for additional generating power.
On the plus side it needs extremely little wind to spin, on the downside it adds a fair bit of size to the charger and is less efficient than solar. Still, power is power and if you really need to juice up the iPod out in the boonies after the sun goes down you don’t have many other options at the moment.
Home Security Television
Here’s another option for those of you on the lookout for cheap home security while you’re away on vacation. It’s of course never going to be as good as a security system that’s installed into your home, however, it’ll at least help. This little box when flipped on simulates the flickering glow of a television.
Which in most situations would be enough that burglars would move onto the next home. Since the path of least resistance is ideal, they’re not going to want to go into a home where someone is already home.