Need something to keep you busy this weekend? Look no further. The Weekend Workshop is our weekly column where we showcase a badass DIY project that you can complete with minimal skills and expertise.

With endless summer days still aplenty, there’s no better time to invest in a solar charger for all your gadgets. However, Joshua Zimmerman of the DIY site Instructables doesn’t think you need to ...

This Altoids tin charger won’t replace a traditional, high-capacity external battery pack, but it is a blast to build, recharges in the sun, and will teach you a thing or two about electronics ...

Unleash your creativity with "12 Genius DIY Inventions"! Dive into innovative projects that you can recreate at home, from ...

Backpacker blog YosemiteOutside has detailed instructions on building a solar-powered charger for your iPod. I looked everywhere for a lightweight solar iPod charger. Nothing fancy, just something I ...

The sun is the perfect source for clean, free energy, but sometimes the technology to harvest our nearest star’s power can be a bit expensive. So why not take matters into your own hands and create ...

If you would like to add a solar panel to your favourite backpack or bag, you may be interested in a new tutorial published on the Adafruit website. This detailed guide explains how you can boost the ...

Solar chargers are a great way to power your mobile devices on the go and, because the devices are catching on, more and more varieties of them are coming available. We've covered and even reviewed a ...

see a couple comments up from fferitt25 his link was a case that has a solar add on which is pretty sweet. Good article. I wish someone that had a kill a watt could post the values from charging a ...

[Steve Chamberlin] has a spiffy solar-charged 12 V battery that he was eager to use to power his laptop, but ran into a glitch. His MacBook Pro uses Apple’s MagSafe 2 connector for power, but plugging ...

The creator of the awesome little trailer is a redditor who preferred to remain anonymous (wisely forgoing the heaping serving of internet fame that Electrek would surely bestow upon him), so we’re ...