dvice.com - 8/31/2008
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Designer Vivien Muller's Solar Cell Tree Charger takes a page from nature, using solar panels as leaves that'll allow it to soak up energy from the sun . Leave it by your window and you have a renewable solution for charging your gadgetry. It has space for 54 panels panels, and you can rotate ...
gizmodo.com - 8/28/2008
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gizmodo.com —
Great concept from designer Vivien Muller for a
modular, Lego-like little bonsai tree with 54 mini photovoltaic...
panels as leaves to soak up juice from the sun and charge your gadgets. Adapters get tucked away beneath a nice little tray, and your ...
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Photosynthesis Solar Tree Concept Is the World's Best ...
methodshop.com - 8/29/2008
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methodshop.com —
Recharge your cellphone, iPod, iPhone and camera with
this USB solar powered bonsai tree by French designer...
Vivien Muller . Thanks to 54 tiny photovoltaic panels, the iBonsai (we just made that name up) will store energy in a hidden battery during ...
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Solar Powered Bonsai Tree Can Charge Your iPod and ...
everythingusb.com - 8/30/2008
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everythingusb.com —
USB solar chargers are nothing new; we have
seen several including the Brando Solar USB charger before....
One of the things each of the solar chargers has in common is a rather blocky and utilitarian design. A new solar charger concept makes for a ...
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Solar Bonsai Tree USB Charger is Green
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Solar Cell Tree Charger
TechFresh, Consumer Electronics Guide —
... . You can use it to recharge your cellphone, camera, or whatever, because it has 54 tiny photovoltaic panels and an internal battery that stores energy during the day. The modular parts are connected and can be rotated infinitely creating a different tree for your favorite sunny spot at home. Unfortunately, this design is only a concept, let’s just hope it will come into production soon! [DVICE] ...
Photosynthesizing Gadget Charger
OhGizmo! —
... charged by the sun. The energy is stored in a battery and can connect to all your gadgets and charge them up. All the wires are hidden in the bottom tray to keep clutter to a minimum. All of the branches are adjustable so that you can customize your tree for either artistic reasons or to maximize the amount of cells that are exposed to the sunlight.
While it is still just a concept it is one that I’d like to see make it to the market.
[ Vivien Muller ] VIA [ DVICE ]
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Bonsai Tree Gadget Charger
GeekAlerts —
... 22 year old designer from Paris, France.
The cords are hidden under the electronic tray and 54 tiny photovoltaic panels work together to store energy, so that you later can recharge your cell phone, MP3 player, PDA and any other handheld devices you might have.
See more photos of the Bonsai Tree Gadget Charger at Vivien Muller’s blog.
Via a bunch of great places around the web:
Behance Network
Dvice
Everything USB
Gadget Venue
GetUSB ...
Related: how a tree gets energy
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Solar Cell Tree Charger
This concept Solar Cell Tree Charger doubles-up as a home ornament whilst giving you all the cheap energy you need to charge a multitude of devices.
Designed by Vivien Muller , the tree branches that form ...