Here's a APPY solution that should brighten up a wet weekend away camping - a wood powered stove that also recharges your smartphone. The CampStove can burn sticks, pine cones and biomass to generate enough heat and power to charge a phone, light, satnav or gadget that is USB chargeable. The quirky invention converts the heat from the fire to power a fan and produce the electric charge that US manufacturers BioLite claim eliminates the need for expensive fuel when users are without electricity. They say its CHAR-GE GRILLED capabilities still provide enough power for a fully fired stove to cook a meal's essentials when a device is on charge. Users in the US hailed its effectiveness during Hurricane Sandy when over six million people lost electricity with some able to carry on cooking and keeping electronics charged using the device. The stove's powerpack slips inside the small 21cm by 12cm cooking chamber and is lit with a match or lighter, weighing in at 935g. It currently retails at £80 ($129) in the US and is set to be available in stores in the UK next summer.
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .