Tag: green

A solar charger powerful enough to run devices directly

Suntactics PC5.Solar charging has been a bit of a novelty for some time now. It can be nice on a bright day, but you need long hours in the sun to really see the benefit from most chargers. A company called Suntactics is hoping to change that with the release of its PC5 unit, a charger the company claims is strong enough to run devices directly.

Suntactics says the difference is that the PC5 pumps higher wattage than competitors, which function more like a battery charging a battery. At five watts, the company says the PC5 doesn’t just charge, it can actually run a device that has no independent battery life left.

I’d really love to see this in action. It could be a very cool breakthrough in solar charging technology.

Photo and Source: Earthtechling

AT&T to release eco-friendly zero charger

AT&T Zero Charger.If you’ve ever lived with or even near a green savvy individual you’ve probably had the “vampire power” speech. You may know it as something else, but vampires are hot right now, what can I say. Vampire power is the juice drawn when a device like a cell phone charger is left plugged in with no chargeable device attached. The plug still draws power, wasting energy.

AT&T has a solution for your cell phone. The AT&T Zero Charger will release later this year with the promise to eliminate that extra draw when you unplug your cellphone. Even though it’s not the first of its kind, it’s the first to be advertised by a carrier. I can’t believe it took this long. The green movement is already pissed about cellular towers and the possible danger of cell frequencies to the natural environment. You’d think carriers would have been trying to buddy up with old Mother Earth for a while now.

Source: AT&T

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