http://www.geekalerts.com Gadgets for Geeks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:37:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.geekalerts.com/dawn-redwood-forest-grow-your-own-bonsai-tree-kit/ http://www.geekalerts.com/dawn-redwood-forest-grow-your-own-bonsai-tree-kit/#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:33:35 +0000 James Kelly http://www.geekalerts.com/?p=7999

Indoor plants are nice, but usually boring and not something you tell your friends about.  The Dawn Redwwod Forest – Grow Your Own Bonsai Tree Kit is different.  The Dawn Redwood was thought to be extinct until 1946 when a specimen was found in a Chinese rice paddy.  Now you have the opportunity to grow [...]]]> http://www.geekalerts.com/dawn-redwood-forest-grow-your-own-bonsai-tree-kit/feed/ 1 http://www.geekalerts.com/bonsai-tree-gadget-charger/ http://www.geekalerts.com/bonsai-tree-gadget-charger/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:33:55 +0000 Robert Birming http://www.geekalerts.com/?p=2154

Hopefully, one day we will all be able to charge our precious gadgets using a beautiful bonsai tree inspired USB solar-cell charger like this one. The concept is created by Vivien Muller, a 22 year old designer from Paris, France. The cords are hidden under the electronic tray and 54 tiny photovoltaic panels work together [...]]]> http://www.geekalerts.com/bonsai-tree-gadget-charger/feed/ 9