Seven new technologies that can enhance your life
Knowing which bets to place when it comes to adopting emerging new technologies is impossible. But its still worth trying.…
Read all of Seven new technologies that ›Author Archives: techstar
Digital detox weekend
We’re on our way to West Virginia for a low-tech weekend at promisingly-named Lost River State Park – just across…
Read all of Digital detox weekend ›
Coming soon – gigawatts of free batteries
As the uptake of electric vehicles (EV) has increased exponentially in the past few years, the concern of what to…
Read all of Coming soon – gigawatts ›
You CAN use your phone as a walkie-talkie
Apple let it be known over the weekend that they have cancelled a planned feature on the new iPhone allowing…
Read all of You CAN use your ›
Boom in Electric Vehicle charging devices will help off-gridders
Now the new bi-directional chargers are coming on the market - off-grid car-owners can charge up in the city and…
Read all of Boom in Electric Vehicle ›
Gadget produces solar power and clean water
Multi-membrane solar panel uses waste heat to warm water and thereby purify it - Saudi researchers hope to ready it…
Read all of Gadget produces solar power ›
Island mansion for sale
Engels and Volkers are featuring this amazing off-grid home on a private island near Vancouver, British Columbia. If the US…
Read all of Island mansion for sale ›
River mobile battery
Backup batteries? Got ’em. Mobile charging stations? Check. But I need a mobile battery that will keep my beer cold…
Read all of River mobile battery ›
Never leave full batteries
I planned to install batteries to backup to the rooftop PV system and for years have had misleading advice from…
Read all of Never leave full batteries ›
Govt warned must transform UK national grid
A new report from think tank Green Alliance warns that the UK Government needs to help the country’s power system…
Read all of Govt warned must transform ›
Water from thin air
Scientists have created a device that can literally extract water from the air using solar power. Solar Water could revolutionise…
Read all of Water from thin air ›
Solar sheds for sale
UNITY, Maine – 11 April – For Joas Hochstetler, manager of the Amish-owned Backyard Buildings, the idea of manufacturing a…
Read all of Solar sheds for sale ›