A jam jar lets you store jam, so what can a Sun Jar do for you? Obviously, it’s to store the lovely sunshine of the days of the hot summer. If you hate the night, now Sun Jar lets you collect the lovely sunlight and store it for use at night. Basically Sun Jar is made from a traditional Mason jar, which it contains highly efficient solar panel, a rechargeable battery, which can be charged up when exposed to sun and you can then use it at night or for ourdoor use as an alternative to candles or paraffin burners. The Sun Jar has three warm-colored LEDs, which will shine like the lovely sunlight of the day. The downside is Sun Jar has no button or switch on it. To have it shine for you, you have to wait till it gets dark. It’s got some light sensors, which can detect when it gets dark and turn itself on.
Buy online, £19.95, GadgetShop
October 30th, 2008 at 7:16 am
[...] efficient to collect sun juice during day times. At nights it emits warm glow much like that of the sun jar. The Sunjar II can also be powered by 2 AA batteries, which lets it continue to shine during bad [...]