Comments for Your Solar-Powered Cell Phone is Coming at http://www.ecogeek.org , comment 1 to 9 out of 9 comments http://www.ecogeek.org Mon, 20 May 2013 15:43:00 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/2561#comment-25940 As mobiles do tend to sit most of the idle time in our pockets and bags, I'd rather see solar "panels" being used on bags and clothes. You can read an article about the latest advancements in developing organic solar cells here: [url]http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090409151444.htm[/url] This technology allows to produce flexible solar panels. - Priit Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:10:45 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/2561#comment-25939 I like the idea and would buy this phone just for the sake of making my friends more used to the idea of thinking green. - Priit Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:56:47 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/2561#comment-25519 I think this would be great. I like a more versatile phone in general but they environmentalist in me might totally decide this is the best option. As for the previous poster, I think they're called kinetic something =P But as for kinetic charging (or whatever the correct name is), there is a phone announced with that feature and made by a watch maker in fact. It's called the Chairman. Unfortunately it seems it will have a huge price tag and won't exactly be your John Q. Public. - Pau Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:03:34 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/2561#comment-24558 ...in reply to clinch: mine is also in my pocket most of the time, and there are already trickle solar chargers on the market. What i am wondering is why are there no phone manufacturers looking at utilising the advances in generating power from movement/vibration. Brain is dead at the moment as to what they are called, but they get a lot of coverage on this website. Then leaving your phone in your pocket would do the charging for you. - Pete Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/2561#comment-24313 I'm with Jim, I want one of these... And I can't wait to see when they'll be available in North America. - Rachael Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:56:26 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/2561#comment-24307 Any idea when this will be ready for North America? My contract's up soon! @Jim: I think you might be on the wrong blog if you think walking expels more CO2 than a car, friend. Though I must thank you for the laugh, it's been a hard week. - Paige Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:18:29 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/2561#comment-24291 to Jim: "walking expels more CO2 than riding a car" I would really like to see this how you did this calculation? - camarco Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:57:02 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/2561#comment-24268 Is it the phone that uses 0.03W on standby or the charger when not in use. My impression from other articles is that the charger is better in standby, which is good, but for the people looking at buying this phone I would hope they just unplug the charger when not in use or never use it at all for that matter which would be amazing. - danny Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:53:42 +0100 http://www.ecogeek.org/solar-power/2561#comment-24258 The article held my interest until it started going into the whole carbon footprint crap. A phone that would charge itself when I put it in the sunlight has obvious benefits and convenience. A "eco-walk" calculator plays into the eco-nihilism market filled with dorks that think the earth would be much better off if the humans simply got off. The fact is that walking expels more CO2 than riding in a car, not that there's anything wrong with either. - Jim Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:28:23 +0100