AUG 04

For those of you with the 3G, you may have noticed an issue with a rather short battery life. Well, Mobilefun has a solar powered case that will help you with that problem. The solar case can provide enough charge for functional use in less than 3 hours, but it will take a full 10 hours to fill the battery. Maybe the thing to do is leave the case on the dashboard or window sill all day, then charge your phone up at night.

The case uses a solar panel to soak up sun, holds generated energy in a 1500 mAh battery, and then charges up your phone when you insert it. If there isn’t enough sunlight for a good charge, you can also use a mini USB; but if that’s the case you might as well charge your phone the “regular” way. The solar case is compatible with all iPhones, so if you have an older phone, you can still get your time in the sun.

Perhaps this is coming out a little late for Matthew Sparkes to test out, so we don’t know how well it will work…yet. I’m sure there will be reports on its effectiveness after it comes out in mid-August. But every little way to utilize renewable energy is a step forward. And this way, you don’t have to wait for the price to drop on the solar cell phone.

Via SolarFeeds

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Wow!
written by SocialDynamite.com, August 05, 2008

This is SO COOL! I can't wait to tell all my friends with iPhones. I swear, I learn something new every day from you guys. I love it.

-Jake in NH

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written by Mira, August 05, 2008

You got Farked, Hank! ;D

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Dork
written by Poopy, August 05, 2008

@Jake in NH... grow a pair and get a life. Thank you.

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written by James, August 05, 2008

Wonder if it will work with an Ipod touch, cause I don't see why it wouldn't from the specs they give us.

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nice
written by john, August 07, 2008

thanks for the heads up on the solarfeeds site...i never heard of it before, pretty cool...and so is the charger!!

:)

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Novel Style iPhone 3g case
written by davidxi, August 12, 2008

This iphoe 3g case is very cool! thank you very much to share with me, meanwhile my friends also can't wait to tell me with iPhone 3g case with many style
iPhone 3G case suits my tastes and lifestyle the best by exploring, so i want to share with you

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written by Pook, August 12, 2008

Just a quick safety suggestion, its best not to leave your Iphone on your dashboard for long periods of time if you live in a hot & sunny place.

The heat build up could be quite significant and you dont want bad things to happen to the battery.....

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written by jon, August 16, 2008

@Pook

Jaymi was saying to leave only the case in a window or dash, as it collects the charge and allows you to put the iPhone in LATER to charge up, thus making it possible not to leave your phone directly in the sunlight and preventing that damage.

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written by Uncle B, August 26, 2008

Fantastic, solar power will replace many forms of non-renewable energy in the future and with the rising price of energy, we will be grateful for it!

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Don't waste your money!
written by nsilvio, December 11, 2008

I got one of those from Solar Arcadia and is totally dead after the first charge. I’m trying to contact them with no success.
If you google it you will find other comments about the same issue.
http://ourmaninside.com/2008/10/07/iphone-solar-charger-case/
Don’t waste your money!

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Non-leather case
written by Jason, January 30, 2009

Has anyone seen a case charger which isn't made from a cow? Kind of defeats the eco-friendly objective ... Please mail me.

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