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When I was much younger, my mother would always tell me to carry an umbrella with me whenever I left the house. It didn’t matter if it was raining or if it was sunny. When it was the former, I didn’t mind. But I hated having to lug it around with me if it was [...]]]> http://www.geekalerts.com/fanbrella/feed/ 2 http://www.geekalerts.com/solar-charger-usb-hub/ http://www.geekalerts.com/solar-charger-usb-hub/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:39:52 +0000 Robert Birming http://www.geekalerts.com/?p=3406

This USB 2.0 compliant 4-port hub doubles as a solar charger. Six included adapters allows you to charge just about any cell phone, MP3 player or other digital product available. This solar charger can be recharged through direct sunlight, AC power or car power. It is convenient for you to take along with when you [...]]]> http://www.geekalerts.com/solar-charger-usb-hub/feed/ 27 http://www.geekalerts.com/uv-ray-detector/ http://www.geekalerts.com/uv-ray-detector/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 16:12:13 +0000 Robert Birming http://www.geekalerts.com/?p=3234

The UV monkey is a handy mini UV ray detector – small enough to hang on a keychain. Just expose it to sunlight and it’ll tell you how strong the devious rays are at that precise moment, taking just a few seconds to give you a simple read-out on its cute purple scale. Each part [...]]]> http://www.geekalerts.com/uv-ray-detector/feed/ 2 http://www.geekalerts.com/lcd-card-for-checking-the-uv-level/ http://www.geekalerts.com/lcd-card-for-checking-the-uv-level/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:00:22 +0000 Robert Birming http://www.geekalerts.com/lcd-card-for-checking-the-uv-level/

In these days of global warming maybe it isn’t such a bad idea to slip this slim UV card inside the pocket before you go out to face the sun. Specifications: Induct the current UV intensity in 3 seconds LCD display Display UV with 8 levels Display temperature Size: 85 x 55 x 2 mm [...]]]> http://www.geekalerts.com/lcd-card-for-checking-the-uv-level/feed/ 2 http://www.geekalerts.com/maxblaster-the-handheld-sunbeam/ http://www.geekalerts.com/maxblaster-the-handheld-sunbeam/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:12:17 +0000 Robert Birming http://www.geekalerts.com/maxblaster-the-handheld-sunbeam/

Ralf Ottow, a Dutch optics engineer, has designed the Maxblaster – a flashlight powered by 54 batteries, capable of producing a beam of light four miles long. Ottow stripped out the innards of a powerful commercial flashlight and switched in a mercury arc bulb, which generates light by creating an ultra-hot plasma between two closely [...]]]> http://www.geekalerts.com/maxblaster-the-handheld-sunbeam/feed/ 9