Solio Universal Hybrid Solar Charger (Pink) | List Price: $69.99
Discount Price: $62.99
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Brand: Solio
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Universal "hybrid" solar battery charger with internal battery for charging portable electronics
- Internal battery absorbs energy from 4 hours in the wall socket or 8 to 10 hours of direct sunlight
- Charges iPods, cell phones, MP3 players, PDAs, game players, GPS units, or digital cameras
- 3 blades spread out to absorb maximum sunlight; stores power for more than 1 year
- Includes global wall charger; measures 2.5 x 1.3 x 4.7 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty
I Wanted To Love It [Posted on 2008-01-20]
I wanted to love this. It's solar, it's pink, it's whimsical.
It could have been an integral part of my earthquake kit (we do live in Los Angeles).
But it didn't really work for me. First off, charging it in the car is pointless and slow. It requires direct sunlight so even a tree giving some shade makes it not charge. Secondly, it takes about eight hours to charge fully, that means you have to follow the sun for eight hours.
Unless you live in a yurt, you probably only get a few hours of sunlight from each window. Which brings me to my third point.
It charges best when left outside.
Nope, it's a $90 item and I don't want to leave it lying around outside.
I get that it's hip to be green and pink is fun and playful, the design it beautiful and the freebies are flowing with these (everyone at fashion week LA got one) but it just doesn't do what it's supposed to do.
I'll wait for the second generation, hopefully it will work better.
the solio [Posted on 2008-04-08]
okay first thing is first i bought the pink solio because i was able to get it cheaper than the other colors, thinking i would just paint it. I ended up painting it green, but i do not recommend painting this item you cannot take it apart as easily as i thought.
What I like about the solio is it can store energy i have other solar devices but once the sun sets they do you no good. With the solio you can leave it out in the sun and then charge your items at night, which make it good for camping and hiking. Do not expect to leave this in a window and get a good charge, it will simply not work. That is not a fault of the solio many different solar items do not work well through a window. Its small so you can take it with you different places and stick it outside a window wherever to store energy for later. Also its a cool design and looks interesting people really enjoy it.
There are some down sides it takes a long time to charge it fully. I need one day of full sun usually one and a half to charge it fully. The other down side is when i charge my phone that is 50% worn down it takes 75% of the solio's energy to bring the phone to 100% but i believe that is because my cellphone battery holds more energy than the solio's battery.
Overall the solio is a cool gadget that does work. However, i have a brunton solarport and that does work better. The solio is good for bringing along and storing energy to charge/run devices later on at night. I recommend it.
Solio [Posted on 2008-06-26]
The solar charger took the charge beautifully but then would not charge the cell phone. I worked and worked at it but to no avail. Finally had to return the product.
Love it! [Posted on 2008-08-22]
I love this thing!! Its the most simple thing to use in the world! I love it becuase it is sustainable, the power from it is free, my parents can use it (great for the techno slow people)! Its a real conversation starter! I encourage anybody to buy it because you are using energy that is already given to us.
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