Luce by Andrea Ponti is a a completely wireless laptop pc and is 100% depending on solar power. There are 2 solar panels embedded at this solar powered laptop:
The Mobius by Etón, is an iPhone 4 external battery case and protective cover equipped with Solar Panel.
The Mobius operates from a rechargeable Li-ion battery (1800mAh capacity) and can be charged by the solar panel or the micro USB cable.
Retailing for a modest $77.59, this Solar iPhone Case provides up to 25 minutes of talk time per hour of direct sunlight.
Engineers in Shenzhen, China have developed Umeox Solar mobile phone built durable with rubber protective jacket, making it dustproof and waterproof. Umeox Solar mobile phone is reputedly able to withstand bullets and will survive being dropped on the road into a puddle of water, and then hit by a bus.
A company from China, Umeox teamed up with Dutch company Intivation recently introduce their latest products in the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona, Umeox Apollo. The device has a solar panel embedded in the back of the phone and it may be the world’s first Android phone that uses solar power.
Toshiba and KDDI have unveiled solar ebook reader, called Biblio Leaf.
Tanzanian designer Walter Robert has created “ICE CARD,” an innovative music player that uses transparent solar panels, a transparent super AMOLED screen and nanotechnology. This MP4 player is just as slim as an access card that almost can be stored in your wallet. This solar-powered MP4 player would not break easy because it is made of the hard Gorilla glass. Also, it comes embedded with the latest features to enhance your acoustic experience.
Solar Cockroach comes with a tiny solar panel on its back to help it supply power to get around. The price offered by GADGET4ALL for this gadget is $15.
Designer Hoang M Nguyen have developed a personal media player called the “Sony Eclipse” by drawing inspiration from the solar eclipse. The media player integrates solar cells to harness solar energy and juice itself up with renewable energy. Media synchronization via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi device also include built-in auxiliary input and USB port. All users only need to install the device to a window in the daytime to charge the built-in battery, that take enough power to let them enjoy their favorite programs or tracks all night.
LG Display, a vendor of thin film transistor innovator for liquid crystal display technology, have released an e-book equipped with a solar cell. Thin film solar cell in LG e-book has length and width of 10 cm.
Parking meter has become a mandatory tool in several countries to control parking on the roadside. In Portland, they have used parking meter that powered by the sun as a source of energy. In addition to use it without electricity, metered parking is also provide more flexibility in making payments that can use a coin, credit cards or smart cards. This tool also can “recharge” your smart card when you want to purchase more parking time. [Via]
Do you have a tire gauge for safety reasons? If you have a Solar Powered Digital Tire Gauge, cool! Car tire gauge gadget built-in digital LCD screen settings can be selected from the pressures Psi, Bar, Kpa, kg/cm2 for the push of a button, and with a built in extendable depth ruler. The gauge can be turned off automatically after a few seconds. Made in China, this product is available directly from Chinavasion for less than $ 12.
We have regularly reported on sustainable devices for music lovers and here are additional to those who are looking for an iPod dock that runs on solar energy. Soulra iPod Speaker features interesting 8W RMS speaker that powered by onboard solar panel.
The concept looks amazing! This solar powered camera strap has been designed by Weng Jie. This strap is equipped with thin solar film and a DC plug allows you to charge your DSLR time traveling to free you from the burden of photography brings out the battery on a sunny day while also giving you proud pleasure to contribute to environmental protection even in a simple scale.
Greendix, the Taiwan-based company presents the world’s first solar powered football for every football fan in the 2010 World Cup. They hope this solar football can make a breakthrough to traditional thinking of flat and square solar cells appearance. With this presentation of the solar football they show us love and passion for football and our only earth.
Designed by Andrea Ponti, “Luce” is a clear polycarbonate laptop inspired by light, features a transparent touch-keyboard and double solar panels (one under the transparent keypad and the other on top).
