Every hour, about 430 quintillion of the sun's energy reaches Earth. If humanity had a device to capture and store this energy in one day, it would practically replace the energy needs of the entire planet for an entire year. The sad truth is that humanity uses only 0.01% of the solar energy we receive, and this can only change if solar panels become more affordable, common and convenient.
Do you know the Powerball ball? With the same movement of your wrist, you can now charge your smartphone manually. The innovation is called HandEnergy, which is at the same time an effective device for exercising the wrist or muscles of the whole arm.
Autonomy of operation or Battery life is the biggest drawback of smart mobile devices. Portable chargers or portable rechargeable batteries (power banks) have filled the charging gap on the go when there are no outlets available. They have become our lifelines when the battery runs out on our phone, tablet or laptop. But what if the portable charger runs out and we are still far from civilization? That's when the Estream portable charger comes into play, a kind of mobile hydroelectric power plant for phone charging that is powered by water flow.
The book enlightens. Metaphorically. The Mini Lumio+ is a book-like lamp that opens like a book but literally lights us up. By unfolding, the lamp, whose inner casing imitates leaves, is turned on. At the same time, the Mini Lumio+ serves as a portable charger for mobile devices. It is a smaller version of the original Lumio lamp, also created by designer Max Gunawan.
Portable chargers aim to put extra power for portable devices in your pocket. What if one charger is not enough? Let's say you have several portable devices that, according to Murphy's Law, run out of battery at once. You would need several portable chargers, but due to their size, they take up quite a lot of space. This is where the idea of foldable pocket chargers - Modulo - comes into play.