$25 buys you a solar lamp, and sends another one to somebody who needs it more. More solar powered shenanigans for Friday, this time for the developing world. The LuminAID Light consists of a solar panel, a slimline battery and some LEDs, all wrapped up in a tough, inflatable plastic bag.
The lamp itself is dead simple, and therefore less likely to go wrong. The bag inflates like a pair of kids' water wings, allowing it to float and also diffusing the sharp light from the LEDs inside. Once charged by sunlight, the lamp can put out 35 lumens of light (high) for four hours, and 20 lumens for six hours on low.
Gadget Lab, LuminAID Solar Lamps For Developing (and Developed) Countries
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