As more and more tech-heads venture into the wilderness with phones, PDAs, and iPods, they are all discovering the same problem: there is no where to recharge their batteries. A $400 GPS gadget with no juice might as well be skipped across a lake like just another worthless rock.
But now there is a solution.
The Solio is a portable solar charger that measures in at just 4.7 x 2.4 inches. The beauty of its design is that it unfolds like a fan into a much larger shape to better capture the sun’s rays.
When fully charged it can power an iPod or cell phone for up to two hours. Not too bad for free energy. It’s also compatible with most handheld electronic devises, eliminating the need to carry three or four different chargers wherever you go.
Now, about all those cloudy days that pop up when I camp…