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The First Solar-Powered Charger I’d Actually Use

11:59AM October 5, 2011 | Roberto Baldwin

Solar-powered chargers make me feel like I’m doing something nice for the Earth. Too bad I never use the damn things because positioning them for optimal sun-catching is a pain in the arse. The Ray solar charger’s suction cup action solves that problem. More »


Gadgets

A Designer Dunhill Solar Charger

3:00AM August 7, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Dunhill’s svelte new solar charger is certainly attractive. It looks better than most of its cousins, and can hold up to 30 hours of juice for your phone or gadget. But it is just me, or does it look vaguely like a switchblade? More »


Gadgets

Eton Scorpion Radio Has A Torch, Solar Charger, Bottle Opener

1:17PM January 6, 2010 | Brian Lam

Eton radios look so cool. They’re usually battery or crank powered, but this one also has solar charger. More »


Latestbuy’s Power Pouch Has A Million Gadget Plugs

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10:55AM August 11, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Well, maybe not a million, but it probably has a plug for your portable gadget, whatever that may be. More »


Gadgets

Sanyo Eneloop Solar Charger Powers USB Gadgets

2:00AM August 6, 2009 | Danny Allen

The Eneloop portable solar pack doesn’t look quite as cool as that Energizer charger we’ve been waiting for, but it will supply 5 volts for 2 hours when it hits Japan in August. More »


Powertraveller Bringing The Juice To Australia

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12:04PM May 12, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Powertraveller had a launch this morning to show off all the shiny new gadgets they’re releasing in Australia in the next few weeks to recharge your gadgets. This kit looks awesome! More »


Gadgets

How to Make Your Own Solar iPhone/iPod Charger

11:30AM May 7, 2009 | Andi Wang

Like a deluxe version of the DIY MintyBoost AA charger, here’s a DIY that explains how to assemble a USB charger that is not only rechargeable—with a Lithium Polymer battery—but also solar powered.

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SOLiCharger Powers iPhones Through Every Means Under the Sun

1:20AM January 31, 2009 | Mark Wilson

The SOLiCharger is solar-chargeable lithium ion pack for your iPhone that can fill to capacity in four hours of sunlight.

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Photosynthesis Solar Tree Concept Is the World’s Best Looking Solar Gadget Charger

2:50AM August 29, 2008 | John Mahoney

Great concept from designer Vivien Muller for a modular, Lego-like little bonsai tree with 54 mini photovoltaic panels as leaves to soak up juice from the sun and charge your gadgets. Adapters get tucked away beneath a nice little tray, and your gadgets lay on top, basking in the shade. Vivien can you make this, please? I can’t keep a real plant alive worth a damn, but this I think could place in the windowsill and be just fine with. More shots of the detachable pieces follow.

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