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Sunlight Calculator

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2008-03-26 04:00:37 by Chief Gizmateer in Gizmos for Geeks
...Sunlight Calculator measures sunlight conditions where you want to plant to enable you to pick the correct plants at your local Home Depot or nursery. The SunCalc measures the sunlight and after 12 hours an LED lights letting you know how much sun a plant would receive The LED lights one of four options including Full Sun, Partial Sun,...
 
Tags: partial sun, led lights, sun, shade, partial shade, local home depot, sunlight, correct plants, plant
 
 
 
 
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Epson Imaging Devices introduce a-TFT displays that play well in sunlight or darkness

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2008-10-29 21:51:00 by Laura June in Engadget
...sunlight. These new LCDs employ a more traditional, transmissive mode, using backlighting in darker or indoor settings, but are also capable of utilizing a reflective mode, which can harness bright sources such as sunlight to increase clarity. The reflective mode not only increases visibility on the screen, but also reduces the need for...
 
Tags: sunlight, displays, reflective mode, epson, direct sunlight, visibility, increases visibility, harness bright sources, lcds employ
 
 
 
 
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Nanotech Coating Uses Sunlight to Banish Smelly Socks Forever [Nanotechnology]

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2008-02-12 08:59:45 by Kit Eaton in Gizmodo
...sunlight to automagically decompose dirt, stains and microorganisms, meaning smelly socks could be a thing of the pastsomething that teenage boys' moms will applaud the world over Anatase titanium dioxide is applied as particles just five nanometers across, and acts as a photocatalyst to break down dirt and bacteria using sunlight. The...
 
Tags: nanotech, wool, wool-sock wearers, sunlight, nanotech clothes, silk, titanium, smelly socks, anatase titanium dioxide
 
 
 
 
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Nanocoat Makes Solar Panel Sunlight Absorption Nearly 100% [Solar Power]

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2008-11-04 20:20:00 by Wilson Rothman in Gizmodo
...sunlight. Not only does it grab 96.2% of the sun's rays, but it can do it from any angle, so there's no need for panels to waste energy by mechanically tracking the sun in the sky. This is happy leap forward for solar technology, whose quest for cheapness has been long and hard I said it's one coating, but it's actually seven, each between 50...
 
Tags: panels, silicon solar panels, sunlight, run-of-the-mill solar panels, titanium dioxide nanorods, solar power, nanorods, physorg, happy leap forward
 
 
 
 
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LG Sunlight-Powered LCDs Bring Sunshine To Notebook Users

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2008-12-22 09:24:22 by Priya Ganapati in Gadget Lab
...sunlight instead of the backlight unit when used outdoors The switching allows the displays outdoor energy consumption to fall to one fourth the level of indoors consumption boosting battery life. Backlight units in conventional notebooks can account for about 75 percent of the total energy consumption used in LCD panels, says the company The...
 
Tags: sunlight, notebook, lcd panels, battery life, offer, offer consumers, 1-inch lcd panel, displays, lower power consumption
 
 
 
 
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LG's sunlight illuminated LCDs work both indoors and out

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2008-12-22 14:05:00 by Ross Miller in Engadget
...sunlight illuminated TFT-LCD, a 14.1-inch laptop display with the aptly-titled "Backlight Data Signal Switching Technology" that lets you switch from reflective mode for high-luminance (read: sunny) situations to transmissive mode for low-light and indoor settings. When in reflective mode, the display boasts a 75 percent reduction in power...
 
Tags: sunlight, backlight data signal, backlight, reflective mode, engadget, 1-inch laptop display, engadget spanish, percent reduction, pale skin
 
 
 
 
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Let The (Fake) Sunlight In-Anywhere!

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2007-12-23 04:18:42 by Editor in The Gadgets Weblog
...sunlight. Unless you're emo or a vampire, who wants to sit in the dark all the time? The Bright Blind is a window shade that hangs on your wall. It is backlit by electroluminescent sheets to provide simulated daylight. Brightness is adjusted by twirling the plastic shade control, just like the real thing! Check out how the blinds work A cool...
 
Tags: fake, fake oder innovation, worst fake halo, fake degrees, real sunlight, plastic shade control, real, cool idea, das handy
 
 
 
 
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OQO Going 64GB SSD and Sunlight Viewable Screen Version [UMPCs]

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2008-01-07 05:09:35 by posted by Pantha in
OQO Model 2 just got a 64GB SSD storage option and Sunlight viewable screen [ Dynamism
 
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OQO Going 64GB SSD and Sunlight Viewable Screen Version [UMPCs]

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2008-01-07 00:09:35 by Brian Lam in Gizmodo
OQO Model 2 just got a 64GB SSD storage option and Sunlight viewable screen [ Dynamism
 
Tags: sunlight viewable, oqo model, dynamism