How many times have you been out on safari in the middle of the African savannah and had your cell phone or Ipod run out of power?  Well, maybe never, but if you were you would never have to worry about charging your handheld electronic devices again as long as you also had with you your Solio solar charger!  These portable little gadgets will create enough power to charge any cell phone, iPod, Blackberry, navigational device, game console, or digital camera using only the free and plentiful resources of our own sun.

Each Solio charger is light, compact, weatherproof, and an effective way of charging all of your handheld devices anywhere, anytime.  It has the ability to fully charge any of the above devices up to two times on any charge.  You can also plug the charger into any wall outlet when there is no sun available, like at night, if you choose.  They also offer universal USB adapters that will attach to just about any handheld electronic device on the market today.

It’s pretty powerful too!  For instance, let’s say you’re caught out on that safari and a lion attacks your vehicle disabling it (because this happens all the time, right?).  Well, no worries because you can easily charge your cell phone to call for help and then charge your MP3 player to listen to your tunes while you wait for help to arrive by simply using your Solio solar charger.  What could be better, right?  Well, how about saving the planet at the same time?

While the convenience of this device is obvious, it is also a wonderful "green" invention that will make a greater impact on saving the environment than you probably realize.  According to Solio, more than 3 billion electric chargers have been sold in North America alone over the past five years.  These electric chargers create CO2 levels that are equal to 1.2 million polluting cars out on the highway.  However, if instead of purchasing wall chargers people bought solar charges, this would reduce the CO2 emissions by approximately 70 percent!

This all sounds great, right?  Well, check out the company’s website and watch their fascinating video that shows how their chargers are literally saving lives and making life easier for those people who really do live in the wilds of Africa and have to worry about attacking lions.

Solio Solar Charger
 
Posted by Chysta.

If you enjoy drinking soda or seltzer then you will definitely want to purchase your very own Soda-Club machine for your home.  Soda-Club can provide you with unlimited soda making capabilities starting out at as little as $99.99. 

When you order your Soda-Club machine you’ll get the soda maker, carbonation tanks, refillable carbonating bottles, and a sampler set of all the same soda flavors that you currently enjoy, plus a few new ones.

When your Soda-Club kit arrives in the mail you simply insert the carbonation tank into the machine, fill a carbonating bottle with regular tap water, screw it onto the machine, press a button a couple of time and you have made a fully carbonated bottle of seltzer water in under one minute! 

Then, if you choose,  you can add your favorite soda flavors, such as cola, ginger ale, lemon lime, root beer, cranberry raspberry, or one of the many other flavor options.  They also have diet flavors made with Splenda!

Each carbonation tank makes approximately 110 liters of carbonated soda and once it’s empty you simply order a full one which will come to you via UPS.  Then you place your empty tank in the pre-paid return package and send it right back.  You’ll never have to lift heavy cases of soda from the grocery store again!

It’s a fantastic product and a wonderful gift for anyone who enjoys drinking seltzer or carbonated drinks.  It’s a green product too because it doesn’t need electricity or batteries to work and it reduces waste because each reusable bottle you buy will last for three years!  So, check out Soda-Club to find out how easy it is to make your very own soda at home.

Soda-Club

Posted by Chrysta.

Are you a fitness buff who often walks or runs alone - in quiet areas away from the maddening crowd? If so, you might want to consider a sports watch that allows you to enjoy the thrill of competition even though you're going it alone. One that can help your fitness program, and keep others informed of your whereabouts as you gallivant around.

The Garmin Forerunner 405 www.garmin.com is a sleek wristwatch designed for the exercise enthusiast who takes his or her workouts seriously. A tracking system imbedded in the watch sends wireless data to your PC with information about your location and your route. It's a GPS for runners sitting on their wrist. Send the information about your run to your own computer where you can keep a database of all your training. Share where you are with other Forerunner users through the company's online network.

A simple tap, tap of the watches bezel will give you various data readings. As you walk or run you can tap and check your time, distance, calories-burned and pace. You can also check your past session results. You can compete against yourself with this feature as you compare your current performance with your previous one. You can even bring up a virtual running partner and as you run, compete against this cyber entity.

With its fashionable design, the Forerunner comes in black and green and is suitable as an accessory sport watch. Just tap-tap again and you can turn off the personal training functions so the watch just tells time. Its modern design is lightweight so you feel unencumbered as you exercise.

The wireless technology that's part of this GPS watch allows you to transmit to other Forerunner users as well. You can also buy a version of this watch that comes with a heart rate monitor. Its finely tuned GPS receiver is able to keep your position on line, even when you're running in more sheltered areas such as forests.

An added feature of this product is that you can join Garmin Connect. This is a free membership to an online worldwide community of running, cycling, and other outdoor activity buffs. With a purchase of this or other Garmin products, you can set up your own account and share info with those who have the same exercise interest as you. You can compare times, set up virtual races against each other, and share your racecourses too. You can transmit to them in real-time your location and current course progress. They can do the same to you. It's like a virtual buddy system and builds a sense of camaraderie among those in the running community.

Today, there's no need to feel alone when you walk or run solo. You can stay connected, while still enjoying some time to yourself. This watch allows others in your running community to know where you are at all times. Just send the info home to your PC while you continue on your way. From there the info transmits to others in your Forerunner network. This watch helps runners spur each other on to greater training success as they mutually share and motivate one another.

Garmin Forerunner 405

Posted by Mike.