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Water-powered clock is here to save the environment

by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted Jul 15th 2008 at 6:03AM

Bedol water-powered alarm clock
If you're all about the environment, you probably have a hybrid car, monitor your power use, and recycle your detritus. But if you still have a power-guzzling alarm clock that plugs into the wall, for shame, you glutton! Fear not, though -- the eco-friendly, water-powered Bedol Wall Wave Clock is here to save the day. Powered by electrodes immersed in water that extract energy from compound particles, this thirsty clock won't be available until August 15, 2008. To make things less painful, though, it will only run you $19.00 when it comes to save us all.

[Via Cool Hunting]

Bucket-based hydroelectric generator powers up small gadgets

by Darren Murph, posted Jun 28th 2008 at 4:13PM


Never mind those ginormous dam-based hydroelectric generators -- we've got a much smaller version that you can actually use in your backyard. The Pico Hydroelectric Generator was installed within a 5-gallon bucket by Sam Redfield in order to convert the energy from "existing gravity fed irrigation, fresh water, or waste water systems" into usable electricity that can juice up your cellphone, DAP, portable fan / water-bottle combo, etc. Regrettably, there's not a whole heap of details beyond that, but you can check out another angle in the read link below.
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