My newest gadget is called “Solio Hybrid 1000″. It’s a solar powered Accu. So the sunn charges the accu in miy Solio H1000 and afterwards i can charge my iPhone, iPod, Mobile Phone and a lot more. It comes with a USB -, a USB-Mini - and a Nokia adapter so you can charge nearly every device. I bought this solar charger for our bicycle tour from St.Moritz to Wien. I hope it keeps my iPhone “alive” for three weeks. Till now I have just charged my iPhone once with the it. But it worked great. The only critic point is the way you can check the charge status. The LED blinks 1-5x depending on the charge. I think it couldn’t be too hard to put 5 LED’s in it and show the status like the Apple notebook accu’s do it. For more info see the solio.com webpage. For every solar power fan it’s a super gadget! Although it’s a bit expensive to import it from USA! Rating: 9 out of 10 stars

August 11 2008, 10:42am | Original Link »