Solio is an funky little handheld device charger worth mentioning. As we're all aware, or at least you should be by now, we need to start using alternative energy sources in a bad way. Everyone has their electronic gadgets these days, iPods, cell phones, Blackberry's, handheld GPS's, etc. The people at Better Energy Systems have developed a great tool to charge your handhelds, using solar energy. Unfold the three panels on the Solio, and let it soak up rays.
Basics of this solar charger....One hour of sun will give you enough juice to play your iPod for about an hour, but if you're at the beach and leave it plugged in and charging, you're good all day. When fully charged, Solio also acts as a battery pack, and can store enough power to fully charge a typical cell phone or an iPod Nano at least two times. That's nice. Charge it up and take it with you on a river trip and you've got tunes the whole trip.
Last spring some friends and I did a five day Smith River Float, and I brought my newly purchased InMotion I7 iPod player along (which thumps by the way, I take it everywhere now). It was rockin' our camp for the first three nights, powered by 8 D batteries. Only problem was that my iPod eventually ran out of juice, not my player (I had back-up batteries too). This year will be a different story with the Solio. Tunes galore. There's little better than floating a river with your friends trying to catch trout while Jerry sings to you. Whatever your musical preference, the Solio Solar Charger will keep you juiced and in the game. It would be ideal for backpacking trips and backcountry skiing as well.
Check out the full details and handheld compatibility reference "Will it work with my handheld device?" page on powderfin.com.
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