A Barcelona company has managed to turn the humble house plant into a bonafide charging station for your smartphone. Theoretically it’s an eternal battery, all for $112 – if you get in on their early bird scheme. Bioo Lite, made by Arkyne Technologies harnesses photosynthesis – something the plant does all by itself – to turn sunlight into electricity. It’s currently smashed its Indiegogo fund raising goal of €15,000 and still has a month left. Now, it’s not quite as simple as sinking a USB cable into the soil and hoping for the best. Beneath the plant sits two smaller pots of…
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