Solar Lighting Guide

Sagem-Puma Phone

French mobile phone company, Sagem, in collaboration with Puma, one of the famous brands in the world of sport. They made solar-powered 3G smartphone that feels suitable for sports lovers.

Like most other smartphones, this device has a resolution of 240×320 pixels. Puma Phone features solar cells located at the back of the phone. Uniquely, users will get points when ‘hanging out’ of this phone. Accumulated points can then be converted into prizes at Puma Store.

As a phone aimed to sports lovers, Puma Phone has features such as: Analog Stopwatch, Pedometer, Yachting Compass, GPS run tracker and GPS bike Speedo. As a result, this phone will be very compatible when paired with an athlete.

In addition to solar energy, Puma Phone also has a Li-Ion Battery 880 mAh, with 3G connectivity. This product will be marketed starting next April. Unfortunately, Puma had not yet published the price. [Via]

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Solar Inside – The Solar Powered Bench

Seating is the main purpose of a bench. However, modern people do something more on the bench. Waiting for someone to become one of the new functions. Design of bench freed itself from tradition. This is a new approach of thinking what the bench is. While the traditional role, this bench becomes WiFi hot-spots and night-lighting with a thin film solar battery. In addition, made of aluminum and recycling plastic considered eco-issues.

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Solar P-Flip by Dexim

Dexim has launched five new accessories for use with iPod, iPhone and the BlackBerry at CES 2010. One of the more intelligent offers are solar P-Flip. It can be flipped vertically or horizontally for hands-free viewing and can extend talk time up to eight hours.

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Wind and Solar Charger by Kinesis

Kinesis’ K2 device incorporating wind turbines, solar panels and an internal 3800mAh battery to create a smart charger for all handheld gadgets. This device can be left in a sunny or windy all day and can charge the internal battery through a 20-hour wind alone or 8 hours through the solar (direct sunlight) or may be less than 8 hours by both simultaneously. There is a USB port that is used to transfer power from the internal battery to the phone, music player, etc. Further information about prices and availability are available on the Kinesis Industries site.

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