I have seen some pretty tacky solar portable chargers, but this one is sleek and sophisticated. The
Dunhill Solar Charge ($TBA) is a beautiful designed solar charger that rotates into an aerospace-grade aluminum body when not in use, it can provide up to 30 hours of charge for any cellphone or mp3 player via USB. It can even recharge itself by using the built-in solar panel or via a computer USB. It even comes with a stylish chassis leather carrying case so you don't lose or scratch up your new toy. Hopefully, this solar charger is price accordingly, cause if it is I will be sure to pick one up
This sweet looking concept bike the
Potenza, a vehicle by Argentinian designer Nico Jara, is a simple concept on devising a four-wheeled bike that stores energy from pedaling and later converting it into kinetic energy. This concept adopts the sustainable concept on storing the energy to power the bike once enough energy has been stored.
The four-wheeled bike has an elegant design that features four spoked wheels and a canopy up top to protect riders from the elements. It has a box in the back between the two rear wheels that seems to be the device where energy is stored or collected. I'm not sure how practical this bike would be since it is only in the prototype phase but would you ride around in this Potenza?
Source: Coroflot
Today seemed like a
Green kind of day. So with that being said, let me introduce the beautiful repurposed bottle terrariums. The artist behind these is Jose Agatep who gathers glass containers of various shapes and transforms them into beautiful terrariums that are filled with locally grown plants, wild mosses, and small stones, soil, and wood chips found in nearby forests and train tracks.
According to Agatep, the tiny self-contained ecosystems offer “a journey to ancient connections that once existed between humans and plants”. There terrarium are perfect for a small house or office desk. They are very low maintenance and only need water once in a blue moon. Condensation gets trapped on the lid and walls, so the natural water cycle occurs that brings precipitation back to the soil.
His Philadelphia-based shop
The Slug and the Squirrel currently can only do pick-ups or local delivery on all sales. They are currently looking to find a delivery services that can accommodate the needs of the shop to guarantee safe delivery. This doesn't mean though that there aren't exceptions to every rule. So if you're interested in these it wouldn't hurt to ask or you could just pick one up the next time you're in Philadelphia.
Source: Inhabitat
The
QTvan is the world's smallest caravan and is named this way due to it caters to three British obsessions: queuing, tea and caravans. This QTvan is also environmentally-friendly as well which is always a plus, but make no mistake, with green comes a higher price. You are looking to spend around (£5,500) or ($8,000) for this caravan.
The
Environmental Transport Association (ETA) developed the QTvan to highlight the estimated 220,000 people who use a mobility scooter without breakdown cover and face the prospect of a very long wait should they suffer a mechanical fault or their battery runs flat. In doing so they made it so you can relax in style while you wait. This bad boy comes with a 19" TV, radio, alarm clock, book shelves, a full sized single bed and cooking facilities. You can't go wrong with that.
