Solar trees forecast a future where gadgets are charged on beaches

gabrielm

#1 – 12:17 PM September 10, 2009

Are you implying that I am addicted: http://twitpic.com/byioy ?

nixiebunny

#2 – 12:34 PM September 10, 2009

Burning Man is already there!

http://www.nixiebunny.com/burningman/bm2009photos/DSC00020.jpg

Also, next to our camp was a giant sunflower made from six 10 watt solar panels. It was beautiful, in a highly technical way.

RedShirt77

#3 – 12:39 PM September 10, 2009

Isn't the beach just going to be the place where we all go to get cancer without the trouble of smoking in the future?

winspire

#4 – 1:14 PM September 10, 2009

It does look to be going that way, and while the beach looks a little funny (At least where the humans are), at least it's clean energy which would be far better to recharge the gadgets and cell phones with.

Speaking of cell phone users, there is a new way that will allow one to tap into that market- which is bigger than the Internet. This is going to be HUGE.

http://unlockcellphonecash.com

gabrielm

#5 – 1:43 PM September 10, 2009

@winspire,
"...bigger than the Internet"

My guess is that your link leads to a legitimate, useful resource related directly to this post.

Trent Hawkins

#6 – 2:49 PM September 10, 2009

Salt Water and Electrical appliances, together at last!

Anonymous Anonymous

#7 – 4:43 PM September 10, 2009

If only the designers had heard of beach umbrellas before embarking on this project they might have come up with something that you might actually be prepared to carry to the beach, and itnwould have enough juice to power a refrigerator. Oh well...

Anonymous Anonymous

#8 – 7:33 PM September 10, 2009

To me this just looks like a great way to advertise where you are keeping your valuable electonics. Why not have a solar-powered charging lockers at the beach?

Anonymous Anonymous

#9 – 7:38 PM September 10, 2009

Neat, a new high tech way to make trips to the beach less fun, relaxing, and beautiful!

Enochrewt

#10 – 3:49 PM September 14, 2009

Remember those old magazine ads for the Charles Atlas system? It's a whole new generation of nerds getting sand kicked in their faces. I don't care it it's "Green Energy", what's even greener if those things aren't there at all.

Ok, I might be a little pissed right now, some scrub just tried to steal my soda. Still, I'll avoid a beach that has those things on them, because they imply that a person can't relax there.

tom rand

#11 – 2:48 AM September 15, 2009

hehe i like the idea of these but the look like something from the telly tubbies!