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Solio Universal Hybrid Solar Charger (Pink)
 
 

Solio Universal Hybrid Solar Charger (Pink)

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Technical Details

  • Universal "hybrid" solar battery charger with internal battery for charging portable electronics
  • Internal battery absorbs energy from 4 hours in the wall socket or 8 to 10 hours of direct sunlight
  • Charges iPods, cell phones, MP3 players, PDAs, game players, GPS units, or digital cameras
  • 3 blades spread out to absorb maximum sunlight; stores power for more than 1 year
  • Includes global wall charger; measures 2.5 x 1.3 x 4.7 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty

Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 7.5 x 3 inches ; 2.3 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
  • ASIN: B000HHOD54
  • Item model number: S121-G07A
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: August 8, 2006

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Solio universal "hybrid" solar charger is powerful enough to charge all of your handheld electronic products at home or on the move. The Solio works by absorbing power from either four hours in the wall socket or 8 to 10 hours of direct sunlight, and then storing the energy within its internal battery. Once the Solio's battery is full, you can use the unit to charge your cell phone, iPod, MP3 player, PDA, game player, GPS, fish finder, or digital camera, making it a powerful all-in-one battery charger. The universal charger is also environmentally friendly and cost-effective, as the sun- based energy is completely free and creates no harmful impacts. And the design couldn't be simpler, with a fan-blade outlay that achieves maximum solar area when in use. Just spread out the blades, expose them to direct sunlight either outdoors or affixed to a window, and get ready to take your power on the road.

The pink Solio charges your electronics at the same rate as a conventional charger, and stores enough juice to fully charge an average cell phone at least once or an iPod nano at least two times. In addition, the Solio can charge your electronics directly rather than relying on the built-in battery. An hour of sun, for instance, will deliver enough power for about an hour of iPod playing time, 10 minutes of cell phone talk time, or four hours of cell phone standby time. Finally, the energy in the Solio's built-in battery doesn't need to be redeemed immediately, as it stores the juice for more than a year.

To make the Solio easier to use, the device comes with a series of interchangeable tip system connectors, including connectors for Nokia, Motorola, and Samsung cell phones, along with a mini-USB tip and an interchangeable tip system cable. And travelers will love the included global wall charger, with adapters for the U.S., U.K., Europe, and Australia/New Zealand. The Solio, which measures 2.5 by 1.3 by 4.7 inches (W x H x D), is backed by a one-year warranty.

What's in the Box
Solio battery charger, Nokia tip, Motorola tip, Samsung tip, mini-USB tip, interchangeable tip system cable, USB cable, 12-volt universal adapter, global travel charger with adapters, window suction cup, user's manual.



Product Description

Award-winning, compact and versatile - Solio stores power from the sun or socket; freeing you to recharge your mobile phone, iPod and other handheld devices anywhere, anytime. A fully charged Solio will recharge your average phone at least once if not twice, or your phone and top up your iPod. Solio's intelligent internal circuitry and Interchangeable Tip System lets you charge devices at about the same rate as their dedicated wall chargers.

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88 of 89 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Wow I wanted this to work, August 31, 2007
I reluctantly returned this product after a few weeks. It just does not charge in sunlight the way I expected it to.
Even the manual say it takes two days of sun to fully charge the battery. I placed it in a West facing window for a week and it never fully charged. The company said the usual stuff. Window coating can diminish results, clouds, haze, etc. Plus the instructions say it has to be pointed right at the sun to charge correctly. So if you are driving West with the device on the front windshield it still won't charge correctly. You have to point it RIGHT at the sun.
I laid it on my deck. It was drenched in sun and still didn't get a good charge.
If you plug it into a wall outlet overnight then it will do a good job as a backup battery. But that isn't why I bought it.
Plus it doesn't work quite right with iPods. When you plug the iPod in and hit the start button on the Solio, the Solio will charge the iPod. But after a few hours it will quit charging and the iPod will run off the internal battery until you hit start on the Solio again.
Solio tech support said this is a known issue.
I guess I will try again in a few years.
Great idea, just not ready for prime time.
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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great idea still needs a little improvement, January 9, 2007
I got the charger for my boyfriend for Christmas and he loved the idea immediately; however, the plugs that it comes with don't work with most of his little gadgets and the extras that I purchased didn't work with his Samsung phone and DS lite. He does love using this for his ipod and I can use it for my Nokia phone. Call customer service to discuss the extra plugs before purchasing so that you know exactly what you're getting. Good luck!
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67 of 74 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars AVOID until they guarantee the connectors, October 21, 2007
By Kymba A'Hearn "KymbaKhan" (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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I thought this would be a great dash-board all-in-one charger for the various gadgets I carry.
It took charge overnight from the wall and then I drove it to work in the dash, my plan was to deliberately use up my phone's battery (Motorola RAZR) and then charge it up from the Solio. I hooked up the charge at the end of the day, hit the go button and there was no "charge" shift on the phone's display. The cable-chain from the solio is a loose-connection nightmare. Fiddling with it never got the "charge" indication from the RAZR. What i *DID* get is an increasing sensation of warmth.. i pulled the phone off the cable but it was too late - the phone's logic board AND battery fried.

I have since replaced the RAZR, got a refund on the Solio, and there is no way in hell i would attach anything costly (Hello, $500 iPod? No Way In Hell) to another one until they are able to show that this thing works in the US; one cable from Solio to Charge-Object, no loose connections to jam-up and thrust juice to fry our devices.

If i could give their current development less than one star i would.
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