Solar Night lamp with Power bank

How many times have you gone on a trip and post light hours had difficulty maneuvering your way around. Sure there are some torch lights and also most smartphones now come with a flashlight option but mostly in far-fetched areas there are chances that your phone might be out of battery. But this is 2015 we're talking about, so surely there's got to be some solution to scenario like this?


Luckily there is and the amalgamation of what everyone needs these days - portable light and charger and the same is available in the country without boasting of a hefty price tag. It's called the Sun King Pro all night solar lamp which is also capable of charging up other smartphone of yours. So here's how the night lamp actually work.

Take the light in front sun during daylight, charge it up and then you're all set to go for an adventure trip without worrying about losing out on light or your phone's juice. The company which has made this unique-yet-useful device claims to have equipped the lamp with battery life of up to 45 hours on single charge.

The built-in USB port on lamp doubles as a Power bank option for smartphone which can be carried about in the backpack. Interestingly, you can control the level of lamp's brightness with help of 3 modes that can determine the life of your device in general. And if that's not enough for you then Sun King Pro is said to come with first-ever battery life which can ensure the lamp lasts you for about 5 years, if not more.

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Solar eclipse – as it happened 20 March 2015

solar power during the eclipse

Germany managed to keep the lights on despite a drop in solar power during the eclipse, Reuters reports.

    The initial 13 gigawatts (GW) drop in Germany was less than operators had feared and they were able to draw on alternative power sources including coal, gas, biogas and hydroelectric energy pumped from storage.
    Grid spokespeople said control rooms were tense. “The mood is concentrated but confident that it will go smoothly,” said Andreas Preuss, spokesman of TenneT peer Amprion, which operates the longest network inside Germany.

Computer monitors indicate the forecasted power loss

    “Network frequency is stable, reserve load is being called on,” one of the four high-voltage grid firms, TenneT, said in a live webfeed.
    Solar power output has expanded sharply to 38.2 gigawatts (GW) since the region’s last notable eclipse in 2003, so the country - which borders nine nations - has to prove its power market and network handling centres can function under extraordinary conditions.

    Forecasts for the day’s solar output had earlier risen to 22 GW - the equivalent of 20 nuclear power stations - indicating greater potential for disruptions as the eclipse cuts out the sun’s rays. The daily peak in 2014 was 23.4 GW.






Let's  show how to use  solar power as solar light see YouTube, solar lamp

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Trip Advisor: Favourite travel brands

Lonely Planet is the favourite guidebook brand for TripAdvisor users - See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/travel/article/tripadvisor-favourite-travel-brands-among-globetrotters#sthash.3SowdkI2.dpuf

LONDON, March 7 ― Can’t decide on which travel guide to take with you on your trip to Thailand? Or which brand of camera to buy for your backpacking trip across Europe? The results of a new TripAdvisor survey could help narrow down the shopping list, with globetrotters naming their favourite travel brands in categories like GPS device, luggage and camping gear.

For the fourth edition of their Travelers’ Choice Awards for Travel Favorites, nearly 188,200 members from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, the UK and the US cast votes on brand names they trust the most when on the road or in the skies.

In the US, some of the stand-out choices included a handful of perennial favorites, brands that have won their category every year since the survey began in 2012.

For example, for compact digital cameras, the most trusted brand is Canon, while Lonely Planet edges out rivals like Fodor’s and DK Eyewitness every year in the category of guidebook.

Among the 61,470 US respondents, the preferred luggage brand is Samsonite, which has dominated its category since the inception of the awards, while the top noise-canceling headset is Bose.

Planning a summer camping trip? According to the survey, stick to OFF! to repel the blood suckers; Coleman for camping gear; The North Face for outdoor apparel and backpacks; and Neutrogena for sunscreen.

Other big winners include Southwest, which bagged the title of favorite airline; Enterprise-Rent-A-Car for car rental service; Nikon for DSLR; Garmin for best GPS device.

Meanwhile, Travel + Leisure, which was also voted the best travel publication, offers a few tips on how to pack your suitcase.

For example, to maximize space, the magazine advises the ‘roll-up’ method, best for a largely casual trip, while the ‘layer cake’ method ―  which involves placing sheets of tissue paper or dry-cleaner plastic ―  is best for keeping wrinkles at bay and more formal attire.

Likewise, CN Traveler magazine also offers a few packing tips, that includes a preference for Travelpro Crew and Briggs & Riley Baseline brands for carry-on bags.

And for de-wrinkling clothes, the author is a fan of the spray Downey Wrinkle Releaser.

Here are some of the favourite travel brands in the TripAdvisor survey:

Perennial favourites:

Compact digital camera: Canon

GPS device: Garmin

Guidebook: Lonely Planet

Headphones: Bose

Swimwear: Speedo

Luggage: Samsonite

Insect repellant: OFF!

In 2015:

Airline: Southwest

Energy bar: PowerBar

Fishing gear: Bass Pro Shops

Ski equipment: K2

Snowboard equipment: Burton

Transportation app: Uber

Adhesive bandage: Band-Aid

Backpack/daypack/Outerwear/Duffel bag/Sport/equipment luggage: The North Face

Lip balm (women’s): Burt’s Bees

By the way, don't forget the solar lamp for emergency case.





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