A must have for the avid traveler. Free, almost unending power for your phone or tab while you’re out pretty much anywhere.
I bought this few years ago back when I went to a solar power trade show in Hong Kong. I actually bought about 10 of them and gave them away to my friends and family. This is the last one I had never taken out f the box. For some reason I can’t find the one I usually use so I get a fresh battery.
This little gadget does a good job. It can almost fully charge an iPhone 6 from zero power with one charge. Which isn’t bad considering it will keep making power even while it charges in the sunlight.
It’s lightweight and has a durable aluminum casing. It isn’t the fastest charging device as it takes a little over 10 hours to fully charge in direct sunlight. Which is OK because you’re not going to need it every day all the time. It just creates energy when you're not using it and stores it until you do. You can keep it on the dash of your car as you're driving or leave it by the window in your house.
Once it’s charged it will hold the power for months unused while hidden in the dark the glove box of your car or stuffed in your luggage or backpack.
They come with all these useless attachments so it should work with any device but to be honest as long as you have your devices own USB power cord these attachment are just a sales pitch.
USB is out power to any device.
And since I am leaving China in a couple days for my holiday back home in Canada I figured I should keep some extra power on hand as I doubt the airplane will have chargers. It’s night time now but you can also charge it using any other power source if you don’t have time or enough sunlight. The red light means its still charging, it will turn green when it is full.
This particular charger is unbranded as it was the show model and the idea is I would use my own brand on it after I purchased several thousands, which I never did.
There are tons of these on the market today ranging in price from $10US and up depending on the brand, the size of the battery and solar panel. Plus some are really rugged and water proof. I’m not here to sell you any particular brand. I do want you to get one though. You won’t regret it. You would never have to pay to charge your phone again, well at least until you need a new charger to keep up with the more power hungry phones we get every year.
What’s your favourite solar powered gadget or device?
