Days of charging your mobile phones merely with USB ports and A/C plugs are over. Just flash your device under the sun’s rays and you are ready to go. The Sun’s rays can be utilised as the most natural resource not only for humans but also for all types of electronics. Smartphones, cameras, e-readers and music playing devices that spend hours and days within our purses and luggage rendering it to lose charge easily.
Batteries to backup are nowhere around, especially for sales people who are in the middle of cracking a huge deal or if you are hiking or merely traveling. All devices need charge and require power to help you stay connected. The Sun’s rays are the saviour for your electronic device.
PowerTrip is a device created by Ecosol, a company based out of Ottawa that will enable you to keep you device alive with the help of the Sun. This device is roughly about the size of a deck of playing cards that keeps a battery through the USB port or the available wall socket. The device can be placed on a window sill that is sunny and charge your electronic device through the solar panel on one side. The plug which swivels from the sides comes with several connectors that feed the devices. Ideas taken from its sister, the PowerStick, the device comes with several mini and micro USB ports that enable it to connect to Apple devices too. The dream doesn’t end there, the PowerTrip, fully charged can give power to your smartphone for around five hours with a microprocessor to stop it from overcharging. The device can store energy to charge all gadgets until it runs out, a power meter at the side indicates the state of the battery charge.
PowerTrip comes neatly packaged with a cloth bag that holds a battery and connectors. Connectors can be plugged into a full-sized USB port that lies on the PowerTrip’s side, or simply use the USB cable to charge the electronic device.
Dreams do come true as the PowerTrip has memory ranging from 4GB, 8GB and 16GB with the 4GB model starting at $ 109 U.S.
Other sister replications include the Eclipse, which is a $159 solar backpack that charges your devices up to four watts from its panel in the front pocket that is flexible. Channelling devices through a charger adapter of the car, it can power devices like phones or music playing devices, but stop at laptops. However, it does have a computer pocket for holding the laptop with a 15 inch screen and other regular compartments for books, clothes, CDs etc.
The Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 is priced at $89.99 can be charged with solar energy with a slim and flat panel of solar cells on the top. This device can remain without light for 3 months and has an application on the computer indicating the status of the charge along with a press button on the keyboard. This communicates with the computer using a USB wireless transceiver.
Devices that require new batteries can use the C. Crane Solar Powered Battery Charger to charge depending upon the type and the capacity of the battery.
