Linux And Friends

An electric fan is an indispensable product in our lives. We can’t think of a moments sleep without hearing the buzz of the electric fan in the background. Now here is a unique invention which provides us with all the advantages of an electric fan, however, eliminating some of its drawbacks.

Panasonic has unveiled an LED bulb which has a lifetime of 19 years assuming 5 1/2 hours of use every day.  That is 40 times longer than incandescent bulbs. The screw-in bulbs are a part of EverLed line and will be initially marketed in Japan with eventual expansion to USA, Europe and South East Asia.

Instructables has a very nice project which explains how to build your own bike repair stand using readily available PVC tubes. And amazing thing is, it takes merely 7 steps to build the bicycle repair stand.

This is a review of a portable bicycle air pump which was gifted to me by a friend. After I decided to commute using a bicycle, I bought an ordinary Indian bicycle and an air hand pump. While I was able to fill air in my bicycle tires using this pump, I had to fiddle [...]

Jon Bohmer is a a Norwegian-born entrepreneur based in Kenya, and also an  inventor  who has created a solar cooker made of cardboard. And the interesting thing is, this solar cooker cost only 5 Euros.  He has named his invention the Kyoto Box – after the international environmental treaty to reduce global warming. The ingeniously [...]