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Solar-powered shades are a stylish way to keep gadgets juiced up
The idea of being able to carry around a portable, renewable energy source is an attractive one — especially if you're lugging around a laptop, iPod and a cell phone. You've already seen solar-panel-laden backpacks — and I've spotted someone sporting one while biking along in NYC — but these solar shades by designers Hyun-Joong Kim and Kwang-Seok Jeong are a mite more stylish.
Called Infinite Energy: SIG, the sunglasses are designed to turn the rays that it blocks out into electrical energy, providing protection and power all at the same time. The sunglasses have a wire sticking out of them that you can plug into your gadgets (get ready to carry around a million adapters with you if these things are ever real) and juice them up.
SIG shades are just a concept at this time, but — as solar technologies steadily improve — one that may not be that far off.
Via Yanko Design
By Scorpius at 12:09 AM ON 12/19/08
Also expect to spend all day staring up at the sun just to get laptop to run for an extra hour.
Surface area of solar panel is directly proportional to amount of power generated.
By Latest Gadgets at 2:44 AM ON 12/19/08
agree with u Scorpius,could only be worth for a ipod or mobile sometime resting in miami or in sahara
By deuce at 1:31 AM ON 12/27/08
Very interesting.
I'd wear it.
It looks futuristic and well acts like one too.
:D
By Anonymous at 11:13 AM ON 03/17/09
Estimate that these things might possibly have a surface area of 100 sq. cm, or 0.1 sq. m, and under prefect conditions, assuming 25% efficiency (very high for solar panels), you'll get less than 12 watts. The avg. laptop pulls 65w or more.
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