Solar panels on phones make me happy, no matter how useful they may actually be
The Samsung E1107 "Crest Solar" is not a Hollywood-grade whitening toothpaste, but instead a nice little low-end phone with a solar cell in the back. An hour of good, clean charging will give the user five or ten minutes of talk time. Fantastic stuff.
You won't ever see it in North America because of the limited frequencies on which it operates, but it should show up in much of the rest of the world. [via Treehugger]
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phisrow
#1 – 1:19 PM June 15, 2009
Luckily, Li-ion batteries love being exposed to high temperatures, of the sort found in direct sunlight, for extended periods of time. It makes them live long, happy lives, and definitely doesn't cause them do die even faster than they already do.
I can definitely see a number of situations where solar charging could be useful; but as somebody who doesn't like replacing batteries any more than he has to, I'd like to see the solar charger separate from the battery compartment.
David Carroll
#2 – 2:29 PM June 15, 2009
Hey Joel: Isn't it time you went camping again?
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/04/21/week-in-the-woods-fi.html
I really would like to see you build on last year's attempt. Or perhaps a BBG theme day on computing "off-the-grid" ?
adralien
#3 – 9:06 PM June 15, 2009
At least a phone has a chance of charging with a tiny solar panel like this... not like putting 100W of panels on top of a Hybrid car.
Aside from the heat issue Li-ion is perfect for solar charging as there is no memory, and charge efficiencies are virtually 100%.
kiss
#4 – 12:45 PM September 13, 2009
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jasona
#5 – 8:58 AM October 8, 2009
The only problem i see with this, is that cellphones and extreme cold or heat do not really mix well. It is especially taxing on the
battery itself.
santiku
#6 – 10:13 PM October 14, 2009
I recon it is crazy idea, how can you put a solar panel on the cell phone. It will heat up the phone, and hazard for the user, it may explode. Hey I may be wrong. apotik that is what I recon.