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Solar Powered Bonsai Tree Can Charge Your iPod and Mobile Phone
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by methodshop | August 29, 2008 at 05:47 am
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Recharge your cellphone, iPod, iPhone and camera with this USB solar powered bonsai tree by French designer Vivien Muller.
Thanks to 54 tiny photovoltaic panels, the iBonsai (we just made that name up) will store energy in a hidden battery during the day, allowing you to recharge your gadgets even at night.
Hate wire clutter? Who doesn't. The bonsai charging tree cleverly hides all wires and plugs under the tray.
Need to slim down the tree's girth so you can fit it on your desk? No problem. You can rotate each part individually and produce an endless number of different shapes. It's like metal adult LEGOS.
The iBonsai Tree is decorative, good for the environment and sexy. It's also just still a concept, so sorry. You can't buy this yet. Hopefully Vivien will sell his concept and get the tree mass produced soon.
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at 06:16 on August 29th, 2008
methodshop, I like this story. "solar tree" by French designer Vivien Muller
at 07:43 on August 29th, 2008
methodshop, I like this story. It's good stuff. Amazing!
at 11:22 on August 29th, 2008
methodshop, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 18:51 on August 29th, 2008
methodshop, I like this story. It's good stuff. Nice idea of recycling indoor light that otherwise is wasted nearly instantly.
at 05:05 on August 30th, 2008
methodshop, I like this story. It's good stuff.
How much energy does it take to build this? What is the real Cost in Energy?