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Apple to build a solar farm next to North Carolina data center

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 26th, 2011)

Apple is reportedly building a solar farm to provide energy for its North Carolina data center. An erosion permit granted by Catawba County, North Carolina gives Apple permission to transform 171 acres of vacant land across from the data center into a solar farm. The area will be resloped and ...

Logitech solar-powered wireless Mac keyboard loves the sun, shuns Bluetooth

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 17th, 2011)

Logitech has announced the Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 for Mac. It's the company's first solar-powered keyboard, for environmentally conscious Mac users. The K750 offers the standard Mac layout, with the addition of brightness and music controls, eject keys, and command keys. It also ...

Apple reportedly considering solar-powered devices

by Steven Sande (Jul 27th, 2011)

Apple and arch-rival/partner Samsung are both looking at creating consumer electronic devices powered by the sun, but don't expect to see them in the marketplace anytime soon. According to a post on Asian technology website Digitimes, Taiwan-based solar firms are being considered as part of ...

Video: Power your iPad from the sun with Voltaic's Spark case

by Michael Rose (Jul 1st, 2011)

You could probably get several very nice iPad cases for US$299, providing a different look for every day of the week. Or, if you need to be radically mobile and self-sufficient with your tablet computing, you might be interested in Voltaic Systems' new Spark case -- a solar-powered hard shell ...

Could future iPhones charge with the power of the sun?

by Michael Rose (Mar 23rd, 2011)

Mark Spoonauer at LAPTOP got a nice story at CTIA today when he sat down with French company Wysips. The prototype he saw puts a solar panel -- a transparent solar panel, thin enough to work with touchscreens -- directly atop the screen of a phone, and with enough oomph to charge the phone with ...

Sun-powered Scosche solCHAT Bluetooth speaker phone is a bright idea

by Steven Sande (Aug 27th, 2009)

And now for something completely different -- a post about something other than Snow Leopard. Accessory manufacturer Scosche today announced the solCHAT solar Bluetooth speaker phone. Designed to work with Bluetooth phones like the iPhone, the solCHAT attaches to either the front windshield of ...

Road Tested: Voltaic Systems Generator laptop bag

by Steven Sande (Apr 8th, 2009)

Thinking green? Voltaic Systems' Generator laptop bag (US$499) might be just the thing to buy for Earth Day on April 22nd. I had a chance to road test one of these incredibly cool bags for a month and was very impressed. What makes it so special? Well, it could be the big photovoltaic panel on ...

Solar powered iPhone case may not work when visiting the Sun

by Aron Trimble (Dec 8th, 2008)

Eco-friendly traveler? Check! Hip professional? Check! Outdoor enthusiast? Check! Hip profess--wait a minute! OK, so Solar Arcadia may not have the greatest product pages around but that does not stop them from offering this environmentally friendly piece of iPhone case awesomeness. The case is ...

Back to School: RadTech backpacks and cases 20% off

by Robert Palmer (Aug 18th, 2008)

TUAW's going Back to School! We'll be bringing you tips and reviews for students, parents and teachers right up until the bell rings in September. Read on for nifty supplies for any student. Today only, RadTech is offering 20 percent off regularly-priced backpacks, cases, laptop bags and sleeves, ...

Apple files patent for solar charging

by Robert Palmer (May 27th, 2008)

Our sister blog, Engadget, noted yesterday that Apple has filed a patent for transparent photovoltaic cells that can cover portable devices. This means your iPod, iPhone or MacBook might be coated in a layer of clear, power-charging solar cells. Motorola already has a similar patent, though it only ...

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