GreenSpace: A waving queen and other solar-powered wonders
Monday, Dec 10 2012
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Philadelphia InquirerÂ
The queen of England has gone solar.
The panels may not be on Buckingham or Balmoral. But there's one on the tiny black purse of a six-inch queen figurine, and the power it generates makes Her Majesty's white-gloved hand wave.
This could be the best evidence yet that the technology is becoming better, cheaper, smaller, faster. More a part of our everyday world. If also, at times, a tad silly.
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This year, solar gadgets have proliferated. And by "gadgets," we mean everything from kitschy gizmos to emergency equipment to snazzy charging devices that will keep your cell phone topped off - even by mere lamplight.