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Solar Window Panes

Posted by michael on from the bright-ideas dept.

Val42K writes "Now, those windows that allow glare onto your computer screen can be useful. They will provide power to your computer, air conditioning and other useful necessities. Energy conversion rates are 'way more than 50 percent'."

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  1. I'll take... by TLouden · · Score: 4, Funny

    uh, so how much do I need to power 5 desktops, 3 laptops, and a server? I hope I have enough windows.

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    1. Re:I'll take... by Seraphim_72 · · Score: 2, Funny

      I hope you have enough Linux :)

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    2. Re:I'll take... by 56ker · · Score: 2, Funny

      Ahhh now we know what David Blaine is up to with his box.

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  2. Just be careful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Make sure you don't buy Microsoft Solar Windows. Criminals have an easy time breaking in with Microsoft Windows installed.

  3. Re:yet another worthless... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Windows will actually be powerful? Someone should tell Microsoft about this!

  4. Employees might become sick by civilengineer · · Score: 4, Funny

    because they will get sunlight devoid of energy. (Just as water downstream of dams has no energy left).

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    1. Re:Employees might become sick by catbutt · · Score: 5, Funny

      Sunlight without energy is usually referred to as "darkness"

  5. Windows inside.... by Theory+of+Everything · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let the jokes about windows powered computers begin.... I'll start: I want to be the first to have a "linux box powered by windows".

  6. there goes the flow by name773 · · Score: 1, Funny

    what do the feng shui people think of this?

  7. Window? by PS-SCUD · · Score: 4, Funny

    A window, that isn't on my screen, hmmm.....Oh, you mean my outside awareness portal.

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  8. A lot of /.ers will have zero power bills w/ these by jjeffries · · Score: 4, Funny

    seeing as how many seem to live in glass houses...

  9. Well, by MoronGames · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't really trust Windows to power my computers.

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  10. Re:Window Panes? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Windows is a pane?

  11. Windows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    They say that if you put a Windows install CD in backwards you hear satanic messages. But the real scary part is that if put in forwards, it installs Windows.

  12. Sunlight without energy by tessaiga · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ah, this must be how they make blacklights.

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  13. Linux version by QEDog · · Score: 3, Funny

    There was going to be a Linux version, but SCO wanted $700 for each pane.

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  14. I have solar screens.... by eviljolly · · Score: 2, Funny

    And they do help with temperatures a lot here in Texas. I also have a very dark shade put up in my room also to keep the light out. Ahh the sun *hisses like vampire*