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Solar-Powered Hybrid Alarm Clock

Brian Yalung — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:55:14 +0000

Here is a clock that is bound to be always energized. Thanks to solar or the usual battery-powered means, the Solar-Powered Hybrid Alarm Clock provides a blue glows at night thanks to the solicited solar power from exposure to the sun’s rays during the daytime. The clock also features an alarm mode with a snooze button, a calendar mode, a second time zone button, and a summertime switch to handle British Summer Time (BST).

Price: £14.99 (excluding delivery)

(Source) Envirogadget

Auto Set Clocks from GPX

Brian Yalung — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:01:24 +0000

Here is a clock that may seem primitive but it is something still present in most homes. The GPX clocks can adjust to a user’s time zone, and a single button can adjust for daylight savings time shifts. Not really that enticing but a useful clock to have especially if you travel a lot.

There are two models of these clocks. The first is the C209B with a red-colored 0.9 inch display, and the second is the C389B with a 1.2 inch amber display and dual alarm sets. Both of them have AM/FM radios, dimmer switches, a built-in battery backup, as well as line input for tabletop connectivity for MP3 players.

These two alarm clocks are available now at major retailers worldwide. The C209B is priced at about $12.99, and the C389B for about $19.99.

(Source) Coolest Gadgets

Lower Jet Lag Issues with Pine Extracts

Brian Yalung — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:47:16 +0000

Jet lag has long been a problem particularly for people who frequently travel. Changes in the time zone are often the problem and having to adjust sleep, sometimes extending just to adjust to the actual time schedule of the region you may be is a problem.

Now reverting back to the regular sleeping schedule may become an issue. In fact, it can be health risk as the need to address how your body can take such is in question. With that in mind, studies have found a solution to ease the problems brought about by jet lag and it comes in the form of pine extracts called Pyncnogenol.

While Pyncnogenol has been known to reduce problems like swelling of the brain and blot clotting they have been found as related to jet lag issues.

(Source) Canada.com

Managing Jetlag through Food Intake

Brian Yalung — Thu, 22 May 2008 23:10:23 +0000

For most people who have to travel a lot, you will certainly stumble into certain periods where you have to adjust to the time zone of a certain country. For some countries like traveling from the Philippines to the United States, there are varying differences in time like 12 hours of difference.

In these cases, you will often find yourself supposedly sleeping at their peak time to which you have to adjust because your body will not be able to take it for sure. However, one element in all of this can make a difference and this has to do with the food and meals that this voyager would take in between the time shifts.

“A period of fasting with no food at all for about 16 hours is enough to engage this new clock,” says Prof Saper, who did the work with Drs Patrick Fuller and Jun Lu.

“So, in this case, simply avoiding any food on the plane, and then eating as soon as you land, should help you to adjust – and avoid some of the uncomfortable feelings of jet lag.”

The next time you have to adjust your sleeping period, consider the meals you take. A small fasting sacrifice can really make a difference.

(Source) Telegraph.co.uk