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YoGen yo-yo gadget charger
January 11, 2010 10:06 AM PST

By: Martin LaMonica

YoGen yo-yo gadget charger

LAS VEGAS--You can now use muscle power to charge your electronics. Easy Energy at CES 2010 showed off the YoGen hand charger, which is now available for $40. When you pull the string, it turns a mini flywheel that produces a steady stream of power--up to five watts--for small, portable devices. One minute of pulling is enough to charge a cell phone, according to the company. Easy Energy is adapting the same flywheel alternator technology for a pedal-powered laptop, called the YoGen MaxT, which is still under development.




Solar and wind chargers
January 11, 2010 10:06 AM PST

By: Martin LaMonica

Solar and wind chargers

CES 2010's Sustainable Planet zone featured a number of solar chargers and other small-scale solar-powered devices, such as garden lights, flash lights, and camping lanterns. Here are a number of options from MiniWiz, including a charger for AA batteries. In the foreground on the right is MiniWiz's HyMini, a wind power device that can be attached to a bicycle to charge an internal battery with a USB port.

Photo credit: Martin LaMonica/CNET




Remote control for Chevy Volt
January 11, 2010 10:06 AM PST

By: Martin LaMonica

Remote control for Chevy Volt

General Motors was at CES 2010 showing off its smartphone application for remotely controlling the Chevy Volt. Having tools to manage charge time and track remaining range will be very important for electric vehicles, as consumers need to adjust to a different fueling system. The application, which will run on the iPhone, Blackberry Storm, and Android smartphones, lets people view range, mileage, and to schedule charging to take advantage of off-peak rates. It also has remote control functions, such as turning on air conditioning while the car is still plugged in, rather than drawing on the battery, and remote unlock. The Volt is due for release in November of this year for about $40,000 before tax credits.



AlertMe home energy monitoring and security
January 11, 2010 10:06 AM PST

By: Martin LaMonica

AlertMe home energy monitoring and security

Home energy monitoring and management was a theme at CES 2010, with a number of devices on display. Here is a system from U.K.-based AlertMe, which the company hopes to bring to the U.S. later this year. It monitors energy use and lets people remotely control appliances, such as heating systems and lights from a smartphone. In the U.K., AlertMe sells the energy monitoring service along with a home security system for a monthly fee. Different devices, such as smart power strips and heating/cooling controllers, communicate using a Zigbee home network built around a central hub (the cube behind the monitor prototype). The system comes with a key fob (on left), which lets people turn home devices and heating/cooling on or off simply by walking in the house, according to the company. AlertMe chief technology officer Paul Fellows has been using the system in his home for a year and said that he has reduced electricity use by 25 percent just by turning things off when they are not in use.


Toshiba LED bulbs
January 11, 2010 10:06 AM PST

By: Martin LaMonica

Toshiba LED bulbs

LED lighting is one area that consumer electronics companies have already branched into. Here is a display of Toshiba's E-Core light bulbs, which the company expects to offer in the U.S. by the spring. A bulb that's the equivalent of a 40-watt incandescent will consume 6 watts, and a 60-watt equivalent will consume 8 watts. LED bulbs are also projected to last longer: 40,000 hours versus 1,000 hours on an incandescent. They don't contain mercury, as compact fluorescents do.









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