Generator – Solar Laptop Charger by Voltaic Systems

Great news for all who want to utilize solar power for their laptops. The Generator by Voltaic Systems is the first solar bag powerful enough to charge a laptop. This solar powered laptop charger has a high-efficiency solar cells (20%), produces 15 watts and charge up the battery in as little as five hours. What really fast compared to other solar bags on the market. And including custom designed battery packs for efficiently store and convert the electricity generated. It will also charge cell phones and most other handheld electronics.

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Self-Energy Converting Sunglasses by Hyun-Joong Kim & Kwang-Seok Jeong

SIG, or “Self-Energy Conversion Sunglasses” is quite simple. The lenses have dye solar cells, collect energy and make it able to power your small device through the outlet in the back of the frame.

Dye solar cell is described by the designers of SIG as “cheap organic dye [used with] nanotechnology [providing] cheap but high energy efficiency.” Cheap, lightweight, and visible-ray penetrable.

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Solar Panel Bag for iPad

Do you use iPad battery life while you are on the road? If you can not find the power plug to keep the device charged, you may be interested in this concept of a solar panel bag for your iPad. At first glance, it would pretty much give everyone out there the idea that you are a big Apple fan, because the solar panels shaped like the Apple logo icon. Indeed, there are real solar bags on the market, but how many of them show your love for Apple like this? [Via]

Designer: Seo Eul Hwa

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Photon Synthese by Vivien Muller

Recharge your mobile phone and camera with usb & universal solar trees charger. 54 tiny photovoltaic panels will store energy in batteries during the day, so you can recharge your items whenever you need them. All cables installed and hidden under the electronic bonsai tray. This object constructed by several modules installed along with a 3.5 jack connector. You can rotate each part individually and create a different form in large quantities. It’s decorative and ecological. [Via]

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Solar Forest by Neville Mars

Neville Mars has developed an electric vehicle charging stations which take the form of solar trees. Photovoltaic grove serves dual functions, acting as a go to clean renewable energy sources while providing a shady place to park the cars as they charge.

Individual trees in the forest consists of a series of photovoltaic leaf mounted on a tree branch. There is electrical outlet at the base of each trunk that can be used to charge your electric vehicle. [Via]

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Solar Battery Charger: Silva Solar II

The Silva Solar II is foldable, all terrain solar cells recharges mobile GPS, phones, palmtops or hunting radios via 12-volt adapter, same like used within car’s 12-volt socket?.

Gains from foldable panel is that easy position at optimum angle for sun. When folded solar cells protected from wear and torn that could occur when packed in purse.

Four slot for rope. Including cups suction for attachments for window.

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Solar Powered Bikini

That is so wonderful, you could be on the beach all day grooving songs in your ipod and never run out of electricity while wearing this solar photovoltaic bikini! And who goes in the water anyways.

A solar film bikini that charges your iPod! (With a USB connection!).

The suit is a medium-sized bikini swimsuit fitted with a 1 “x 4″ photovoltaic film strips were stitched together in series with conductive thread. The cells terminate in 5 volt regulator into the female USB connection. [Via]

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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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iPetals: Solar Chargers Concept for iPhone

The iPetals is a pleasant concept design for an iPhone chargers. The iPetals is a special solar chargers that impresses us with its specific and pleasant design. While designing the iPetals chargers, the designer was inspired by Fandi Mengs Sunny Flower concept. As well running as a chargers, the iPetals also runs as a base for your iPhone. Each petal expands to build a pleasant flower design. What is more another, every petal is colored with various lightness to make this chargers a special look.

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Solar Mobile Charger

Function and uses:

Solar Mobile Charger is a versatile charger which utilizes 100% of solar energy you can use to charge phone battery, CD Player, MP3 Player, MP4 Player, a small radio and others.
Very useful for you who frequently travel, tent, camping, traveling far outside the city, and driving in an emergency such as natural disasters, floods, earthquakes, etc.. Where there is not (difficult) to search supply of electricity or other energy source. With a slim and lightweight, this versatile charger easily take you any-where. Safe and easy to use, and certifiable to use for years, without maintenance.

How to use?

Easy! Simply place the solar panel in place by the sun exposure (can be also on the car dashboard) survived more than 7 hours (from morning to afternoon) so that the battery charger is fully charged, and if you want to use, connect the panel with the connector type with HP according to the type of HP through the cable connector that has been provided, then connect to your HP. The time required until the battery charged with full capacity  depend on each type battery HP/other equipment which would be charged. Solar Mobile Charger is still able to absorb solar energy even if the weather cloudy/rain, so your phones will always be charged whatever the weather. Ideal to use at festivals, on holiday or in the car, you will wonder how you ever coped without it.

Alternative Solar Panel Charging

Solar Mobile Charger can also be charged by the computer via USB as solar alternative energy. You can utilize the USB cable that is provided. Charging time with USB is 2-3 hours.

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Solar Battery Chargers

Executive Summary about Solar Battery Charger by Anna Stone

Solar Battery Chargers are used to charge your batteries when you are not connected to the power grids and do not have access to another form of electricity. The way a Solar Charger works is simple. The solar panel of the battery charger collects energy from the sun and converts this into electricity. Now, there are many different types of solar battery chargers, as well as different types of batteries you might want to charge. Some solar chargers are more powerful than others. As all solar battery chargers use some type of solar panel, the amount of power they generate generally depends on the size of the panels. Solar panels are made up of individual solar cells. Solar cells are the units which create electricity out of sunlight. The more solar cells there are on a solar panel, the more electricity they create. So you will generally find that bigger solar panels produced more energy, and smaller solar panels produce less.

Some solar battery chargers work with simple AA batteries, like those that you would use to run a flashlight. Some charge the batteries of your equipment, such as the battery in your laptop computer.

You might ask why one uses a solar charger to charge a battery, instead of just directly running one’s equipment from a solar panel.

The sun’s heat might damage your cell phone. There are a variety of solar battery chargers and other portable solar power devices available on the market today. Further information and answers to common questions can be found at Solar Chargers and Portable Solar Power Devices.

How Solar Powered Battery Chargers Can Ease Your Everyday’s Life
Executive Summary about Solar Battery Charger by Assaf Katzir

Solar battery charger is one of these devices that became a necessity once we have all these electric devices that we use on a daily basis. iPod, laptop, mobile phone, PDA, GPS etc’ just name it. There are portable flexible solar panels that you can place in your small bag and use them to charge your electrical devices’ batteries when you need to without being attached to any electrical grid outlet. Most solar chargers are equipped with plug kits which match to variety of electric devices. The variety of solar chargers’ sizes, shapes and uses continue to grow rapidly.

There is no usage cost when using solar battery chargers as opposed to the utility electricity chargers. No pollution released to the atmosphere when using portable solar charger and no chemicals leached into our ground water when discarded since we are using rechargeable batteries, so you contribute to keep environment clean, not to mention that you save money when you use a solar charger.

As you can see there are many benefits and advantages while using solar powered battery charger.

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