Here comes the sun.

I predict that solar powered gadgets will be more and more plentiful as manufacturers realize that even appearing more green sells more gadgets. Downside? Solar power takes a long time to charge most devices, and my short attention span starts looking for the pink bunny box or the wall outlet. However, Solio threatens to change all that, or at least provide reliable charging when traditional sources are not available. A fully charged Solio can recharge the typical cell phone about twice, or give about 20 hours of iPod time. Of course, that’s fully charged, but even one hour of sunshine will generate 20 minutes of talk time or 50 minutes of MP3 music. A visit to Solio’s site reveals an impressive number of reviews from serious adventurers (ever heard of the Polar Challenge?) and African villagers who are using Solio for power when there is nothing else available. So, from the standpoint of supporting a company that is really pushing technology for those that need it most, I can get behind the product. But, it also works. It’s amazingly hard to find an emergency power outlet in most airports these days, and Solio lets me charge while multi-tasking (or at least trying to). Carry on.

Solio products charge up internal batteries and then when you need to charge your device, they provide the appropriate juice for that product to charge.

www.solio.com

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