The Freeloader Pro is a supreme solar charger capable of powering nearly every electrical device because it uses its high power solar panels or USB (cable supplied) to readily charge its internal battery (takes 7 to 9 hours on sunny day). Once it’s fully charged, the Freeloader Pro can deliver enough power to give a mobile phone 70 hours of standby time or a 100% full charge for a digital camera battery, for example.

And, if you replace its multi-voltage switch to 9.5V, the Freeloader Pro is capable of charging MP4 players and portable DVD players. Freeloader Pro is the ideal companion for travelers, journalists or just anyone on the go. Retails for around $79.95.

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Samsung isn’t the only one thinking eco friendly thoughts when it comes to its future cell phones. LG is also prepared to launch eco friendly phones at the MWC 2009. A phone capable to charge directly from the sun and coming in green packaging is expected to arrive in Barcelona. The solar battery will get you 3 minutes of talk time for every 10 minutes of sun love, so I guess you’ll have to avoid talking on the phone on the rainy days. Will we see more than one device? LG also says that its manuals are going to be printed on recycled paper with ink made out of soy. We have no idea when the phone is going to arrive but it’s expected this year for an undisclosed price.

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The SOLiCharger is a solar-powered iPhone charger which will let you charge your phone on the go. The 40g Lithium-ion battery pack can get you an extra 50% of power which will probably last enough to get you home.

The SOLiCharger can charge in various ways:

• Directly from the 110v Apple® USB charging cord
• Directly from any 12v Apple compatible car charger
• Directly from your computer via the Apple/USB cord
• Directly from the SUN — free solar power!

This means you will always have a power source for your iPhone. The charger will power some iPods too and it’s available in black or white for just $39.95.

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Charging mobile phones and gadgets can prove to be a problem, especially if you don’t know where to plug in. But thanks to Solar Arcadia’s iPhone Solar Charger which has been added to the innovative microgeneration products of GWS Technologies, an alternative has just been released to address this common issue.

“Solar Arcadia has come up with a tremendous product that lets consumers power their electronic devices with free, clean solar power,” said Michael Coskun, Vice President of GWS Technologies. “With over 13 million iPhones sold worldwide, this product has enormous market potential, and we are excited to be able to add the iPhone Solar Charger to our revenue stream.”

The iPhone Solar Charger makes use of natural or artificial light. It is sleek, highly functional, simple to operate and may also be used with an iTouch.

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This is not the first case that claims it’s able to charge your iPhone when you need more juice. But this one is a solar powered case manufactured by Solar Arcadia. It’s available in SideFlip and Leather Flip models and it includes a solar panel that knows how to turn the Sun’s love into precious energy drops. It comes in red, white or black and it’s made out of ABS sheepskin. It costs only $45.95 so you should better notify your Santa right away.

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Well. here’s good news for all solar energy fans out there! How long have you been dreaming about this? We can all charge our handsets and small gadgets while making Mother Earth happy, all at the same time! The iPower SX solar charger is, as we found out, able to give your classic iPod an extra 50 hours of music play. It will charge iPhones, Nokia handsets, game consoles, cameras and other MP3 players.

You can buy it for about $62, but only in the UK for the moment. And since the UK isn’t necessarily the sunniest country on the globe, the dudes over at Battech, included a USB port on the iPower SX, enabling you to charge it from your computer!
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Are you a friend of the environment? Do you want to spend less money on electricity bills? Is solar power one alternative energy that you think is pretty useful? If you answered yes to all the 3 questions, pay attention to the new iChare Eco made in Asia.

The charger has a solar panel and a battery of 1,350mAh. In 3 and a half hours it is fully recharged via an AC adapter, or if you want to use a USB interface to recharge the battery, it takes 5 hours. Lastly, you can use the solar power for the recharging sessions, in this case it takes 15 hours.

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Are you fed up with looking for the best WiFi hotspots near you or having to go all the way to the city or a library to check your mail? Well then get yourself a good internet connection. And possible a wireless router to go with that. There is someone out there who has been thinking about a way to ease your pain regarding your lack of WiFi. This someone is a company called Meraki. And shortly the solar powered WiFi units will be available for everybody! Starting with the 4th of December to be precise!

Now, what this Solar WiFi unit does is to basically find the best WiFi signal near you, no matter where you are. This way you’ll always have a fast internet connection. Possibly a free connection too.

Tags: Meraki, Mobile News, Portable Devices, solar charger, WiFi

Here’s an eco-friendly bag which also happens to charge your gadgets while you are walking. Isn’t it convenient right? Sakku is a solar bag maker from Switzerland and they have just added this new model to their already large solar bags inventory. This one is called Buddy and it’s made from recycled sun umbrellas and shades. How’s that for recycling? Add a very convenient bag too, the Buddy will charge your gadgets.

The Buddy is available in two variants. One is charging directly from the flexible solar panels while the ‘akku’ version has a rechargeable battery which stores energy for those rainy days. The price ranges from $275 to $384, depending on which model you end up choosing.

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We’re not looking at keyboards every day but every once in a while we find something interesting. Here’s a keyboard from Japan. Not only is it wireless but it’s also powered by light. Just above the numeric keypad there’s an adjustable solar panel. Simply move it around to make the most of your light source. It will power up your keyboard immediately replacing those usual batteries. Sure you can run it on batteries too, but why not use the Sun’s energy instead?

Besides the regular keys you get a bunch of hotkeys for media and Internet applications. Now you will be able to simply write your emails and documents on this wireless keyboard while using the light in the room to charge it.

This 2.4GHz wireless device is available for $120. A good price since you will be saving quite a lot on batteries from now on. Just make sure you’re not working in the shadows.

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Ok where do I buy this one? I know it’s all just a concept phone but where can I get it from? If this was a real phone it will certainly be a hit. An expensive one but still a must have for some, me included.

So let’s pretend it’s a real handset for a second. It will be a Windows Mobile 7.2 phone with lots of features and interesting specs. What’s most interesting is the two touchscreens. There’s the regular size primary screen which you use for browsing and making calls and playing games and what not and then, there’s the slide touchscreen. Voila, it becomes a touch keypad or a secondary touchscreen.

For power the Eclipse Intuit uses energy drawn from the Sun. If an Orange tent isn’t available, those solar mini panels will turn pure energy into much needed electricity. Further more, there’s at least a 5 megapixels camera and lots of 3G, 4G, LTE, WiFi support. And more cool features that haven’t just yet been invented. While still pretending it’s a true phone, we’re going to assume the Eclipse Intuit is going to be offered by Orange and AT&T sometime later.

Leaving jokes aside, this is a quite unique concept phone and I’d like to see it done although I’m not actually hoping to see one in the near future. Why not fantasize about it in the mean time then?

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The eMotion Portable Media Player is the very first solar-powered portable media player. If that isn’t impressive enough, it seems it’s also dual purpose. You see, the eMotion PMPs could also charge other mobile devices such as cell phones.

There are currently three different eMotion versions to choose from: the 1G and the 2.8″ and 3.5″ versions. The specs are available after the jump.

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In places where the probability of power outage is high or if you’re just simply trying to be economical, the NRG Dock might be the answer to your needs. The NRG Dock is a solar powered gadget charger. The NRG Dock has two versions: The Home version and the Apartment version. The former is the high-end version with a 15-watt panel (the one on the pic above) which is connected to the dock inside the house. This is powerful enough to power laptops. The Apartment version, on the other hand, comes with a suction cup designed to be stuck to apartment windows. It’s only powerful enough to charge smaller gadgets like cellphones and MP3 players. Expected retail price for Home version is USD$800 while USD$500 is expected for the Apartment version. The products will be released either on the second or third quarter of 2008.

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