Solar Vest

Solar Vest is not only a fashionable Vest, but also your reliable assistant for charging the electronic devices of all kinds, when all power sockets are out of reach. Vest is equipped with 4 safely protected weather proof solar panels. You can pull these panels out and leave in the sun – if you are working or relaxing than put it in the open air. The principle of this clothing is as follows: These Solar panels absorbs solar energy and accumulate it in a battery located in the front left pocket. When any of your equipment needs to be recharged, just connect it to the battery. The Solar Vest contains useful tools for managing the solar energy, in its pockets, as well as cables with a variety of power connectors. It fits almost any mobile phone, laptop, camera etc. This hitech clothing can be purchased for only $140 dollars.

Specification

Primary Function: Solar Battery + Charger Vest for Portable Electronics

Solar Charger Specifications:

- Four Solar Panels
- Capacity: 8,800mAh
- Solar panel: 6W
- Voltage: 3.7V
- Inputs and Ports: AC Input Port, USB Power Input, DC Output 1, DC Output 2
- Switches: On/Off, Voltage Adjust
- Light Indicators: Green: Power more than 80%; Orange: Power between 30% and 70%; Red: Power less than 30%

Walk to Charge your Cell Phone

Charge your Cell Phones by wearing these special shoes, developed by Tom Krupenkin and J. Ashley Taylor at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Tom Krupenkin who is a professor of mechanical engineering, describes in an article in Nature Communications paper about the energy-harvesting technology known as “reverse electro-wetting” a phenomenon discovered by the two researchers. Electro-wetting is when “the shape of a liquid droplet sitting on a liquid-repelling surface is charged by applying voltage to the surface. Krupenkin and Taylor’s technology, however, reverses this principle.

Both the scientists now aim to commercialize their technology at the company they have recently founded – InStep NanoPower. Krupenkin and Taylor expect the energy harvester to be ready in two years. They developed this technology with a grant from the National Science Foundation.

How it Works:

The mechanical energy is converted to electrical energy by using a micro-fluid based device, consisting of thousands of liquid micro-droplets interacting with a nano-structured substrate. Placed in a shoe, the device captures the energy of moving micro droplets and converts it into electrical current.

USB Solar Charger HUB for Mobiles and Gadgets by DTech

In principle, this 4 port hub can be used in the traditional way. You can connect it to your computer easily. But why, if it can be charged from the Sun? Very convenient that the lithium battery can store charge and release it later – at the right time. This solar charger can be recharged through direct sunlight, AC power or car power.  The set contains a hub with 6 connectors for most popular types of mobiles.  It can charge mobile phones and other digital devices/gadgets with USB-interface, no need to worry anymore about gadget power issues during travel or while on a picnic. It is a portable, environment friendly, lightweight, durable and versatile solar charging product. The cost of this Solar USB hub is only $20.

Features: 
Portable and convenient power back up for your devices
Use the sunlight to charge your mobile phones, PDAs, MP3 players, MP4 players, PSP or NDS Lite
Built-in lithium battery can be recharged by sunlight, AC power and stored
USB 2.0 4-Port hub
Fully compliant with USB 2.0 specification
Backwards compatible with USB 1.1
Plug and play
Supports Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OSX and Linux
Dimension: 64 x 64 x 16mm (approx.)
Weight: 54g