We covered a previous solar-powered iPhone case from Solar Arcadia, but they now have a new version – the Surge.

Available for both the iPhone and iPod Touch, the surge give your precious gadget some power when you’re out and about, all you need is the sun!

2 hours of direct solar exposure provides 30 minutes of talk time on a 3G network or 60 minutes talk time on a 2G network for the iPhone, and an integrated battery stores up to 120% of capacity of iPhone 3G’s or iPod Touch’s internal battery, so not only can you charge your phone from the sun, but you have a great backup battery as well. The iPhone version is compatible with both the iPhone 3G and 3GS – but not the original iPhone. The iPod Touch version is compatible with the iPod Touch Second-Gen only.

Both the iPhone and iPod Touch versions sell for $69.95 and can be bought from Solar Arcadia’s website.

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We’ve covered plenty of bamboo technology, including Vers other bamboo iPod speaker, the 2X. Bamboo is a great material to build with and super-sustainable due to it’s incredibly fast growth. Bamboo makes for a great combination of technology and sustainability and bring a great natural looks to your gadgets as well.

The Vers 1.5 takes the 2X a couple steps further by including a radio and an alarm clock. It’s a bit smaller than the 2X and it’s a perfect bedside alarm clock while maintaining the beauty and sustainability of bamboo.

As with the 2X it’s an iPod speaker but also includes a precision digital AM/FM tuner, large, backlit LCD, and 15 watt full range speaker. It also comes with IR remote which is a nice addition, external antenna  if you need to improve reception (has an internal antenna as well if you don’t).

Most importantly, it’s designed with a sustainable mindset, with wood selected from managed plantation sources, 100% post-consumer recycled packaging materials and energy-efficient components.

The Vers 1.5R sells for $219.99 US and can be ordered from their website.

Those looking to save a bit of money can also buy it in natural cherry or walnut wood from the same site for $199

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Incredible concept by Phillips to bring fresh vegetables and fish to your house. This “self-contained biosphere farm” will grow vegetables all year round and contains a fish tank for fresh fish.

Now before you point out all the energy needed for it, get this: it runs on food waste, AND it provides hydrogen for future hydrogen powered cars.

While vegetables are great, and it’s definitely a step in the right direction, I’m not so sure many people will want to kill and gut their own fish, but hey, at the very least they’ll be great pets!

The DIY fish supper: Future kitchen grows its own vegetables and seafood | Mail Online.

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