Sustainable Ideas...

The solar innovations keep on coming. This time around it's the SOLo Lounge Table from Intelligent Forms Design. This intriguing indoor-outdoor table features a tabletop array of solar panels which can generate more than 17 kilowatts of power over the course of a year.

What does the SOLo do with that power? It comes with USB ports and standared three-prong electrical outlets so you can use the table to power your laptop, MP3 player, cell phone or just about any other portable device.

The table is also embedded with internal LED lights, providing night-time glow of 16 million possible colors, as well as built-in music speakers.

Priced at $14,000 and built to order, the SOLo is obviously a high-end, luxury device, and probably intended more for spas, lounge ships and other businesses than your average consumer. But just think -- it probably won't be many more years before you can put a table like this in your own back yard. Boy, won't the neighbors be jealous!