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It's hard to get a substantial amount of juice from a case-mounted solar panel. Sewing a photovoltaic panel into your jean jacket will only get you so far. And while portable devices do generally use very little power, no portable solar panel has yet been able to charge a laptop computer.
But that's about to change. Eclipse Solar Gear has created a hard laptop case that can actually charge a laptop! That is, if you've got full sun and a relatively small laptop computer.
The laptop case, which eclipse is readying for the consumer market, can also charge any smaller electronic gadgets. And, on top of being the first of its kind, it's also a pretty good looking product.
But that's about to change. Eclipse Solar Gear has created a hard laptop case that can actually charge a laptop! That is, if you've got full sun and a relatively small laptop computer.
The laptop case, which eclipse is readying for the consumer market, can also charge any smaller electronic gadgets. And, on top of being the first of its kind, it's also a pretty good looking product.
Via TreeHugger
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written by onyx, December 03, 2007
If anyone has a recommendation for an eco friendly durable laptop case I would love to hear about it. If so email me at
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written by larry, January 16, 2008
great article on how the internet can have drastic environmental effects.
This laptop case, (above) is a fantastic example of human innovation at its best.
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written by Graham Morfitt, September 25, 2008
The Generator Case by Voltaic Systems is hitting the market soon, and is made from recycled materials...
http://www.voltaicsystems.com/bag_generator.shtml
In the meantime, lightweight foldable panels connected to the laptop via DC car adaptor (when laptop not in use), or through small buffer battery packs that can drive an AC inverter, are the best way to go. They also let you decide how much power you need to run your laptop for the length of time you will need to work with it. Maybe all you need is your Palm computer. Modern Outpost designs such systems for all sorts of research, parks, & humanitarian aid projects.
http://www.voltaicsystems.com/bag_generator.shtml
In the meantime, lightweight foldable panels connected to the laptop via DC car adaptor (when laptop not in use), or through small buffer battery packs that can drive an AC inverter, are the best way to go. They also let you decide how much power you need to run your laptop for the length of time you will need to work with it. Maybe all you need is your Palm computer. Modern Outpost designs such systems for all sorts of research, parks, & humanitarian aid projects.
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written by wedding dresses, October 13, 2009
if that balance involves promoting a technology as flawed as nuclear power as a solution? A technology which won't deliver energy in the short term unless you count 2018 (about the shortest time you could possibly deliver new nuclear if you started right now), short term?
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I wonder, also, if this comes with a shoulder strap.