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[Guardian]

Seems like it doesn't make sense, but http://www.nokero.com/ has solar powered light bulbs! Mainly targeted towards villages in Africa to help wean their reliance off of Kerosene, this seems like a great way to help increase awareness as it is such an interesting conversation starter.

I myself am thinking about grabbing on or two for camping instead of using battery powered lanterns.

They also have a solar-powered cell charging station for those that work outside all day.

[Hayden]

Thanks. This is impressive stuff! http://www.nokero.com/products/n200

I've been mostly disappointed with solar powered light bulbs and their lack of brightness.

[mariaandrea]

I love their mission to get bulbs to people to replace kerosene lanterns. These look perfect for camping and I think i'll be getting one or two for that purpose and to have around in case the big earthquake we're supposed to get some day every actually does hit.

[Green Thumb]

I like it a lot. Weatherproof and can also be used during the night. What’s important, it’s like buy one give one. For every bulb that you purchase, an African household will receive their own solar lamp. ‘Hope to avail one of my own. Anyone knows where this is available in the Philippines?

At latest, the most popular solar light bulb in the country is the solar bottle light bulb, one that you can make on your own. The thing is you can only use it when there’s light from the sun. I may as well share.

http://www.pinoybisn...tle-light-bulb/

[Ecodisaster]

That's great news. Yes, the fact that it is waterproof is a huge deal, many Central and South American communities live in a rainy environment.
The only problem I see is this "It brings 6 hours of light per night on "low" and 2.5 hours of light per night on "high",* but it can be charged for multiple days in a row to extend its lighting time."

It probably needs more improvement than that, I don't think 6 hours is enough, but better than any other at this moment. Not saying 6 hours is not a lot for most people, but if they are capable of increasing the light hours, it could be a hit in common households too, thus supporting that company and the needy communities they serve.

[jasserEnv]

I would not worry about the duration that these lights are able to operate off of a single charge. As the demand for LED bulbs increases, numerous companies are working to increase the efficiency of these bulbs. This is important because every gain in efficiency means that wind and solar sources are increasingly more effective to power these lights. It is only a matter of time before bulbs such as these are able to provide light substantially longer. In the mean time, this company can prove the concept and iterate development to make increasingly better products.

[milano]

I have a china made one that is more of a flashlight and I don't really like it. It does not charge fully and you can't use it after 5 minutes. The shake charge flashlight is better I think but if they have solved the price and the brightness then I am all for it.

[zararina]

I have not tried a solar bulb yet and I am not sure if we already have such bulb here in our country. The effort of producing earth friendly products such as this solar bulb is a good start of making it better. Although the reviews for it are not that good in term of brightness and longevity, it could still be a good product that could be enhanced or developed more. And it could be used in emergencies where there are no other source of energy aside from the sun.