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Saturday, 13 November 2010 20:20

 

Has anybody noticed the revolution of the solar energy? Meanwhile the solar gadgets that are able to charge themselves are frequently. Some day in the future phones, cameras and laptops will be solar-powered.

Multimillion projects may follow the same pattern as before, but alongside with the products they manufacture, new innovative solutions come up everywhere.

Have you heard for instance about solar-powered shade umbrellas? Meanwhile, their installation in the hotels attract more customers. Spending time leisurely at the pool the guests have the opportunity to charge their gadgets. Golf carts can charge themselves.

The Toyota Prius features a roof solar panel which turns on a system of ventilation on its own and the car remains cool this way.

The IKEA company is making 8 of its stores in California solar-powered. There are a lot of examples of this kind. The capacity of the USA to generate solar energy will increase two times within this year. All these changes could not pass unnoticed for consumer electronics too. Among the hottest ones are the following:

AUO Solar laptop is manufactured by AU Optronics. The laptop is solar-powered and is provided with the solar panel on the lid. The second one is in the keyboard. The design of the keyboard is great with a touch display.

Jetyo Solar Camcorder features a three-inch swinging screen. It has 2 panels for collection of solar energy. The downside of it all is slow recharging process that can last for 2 days. The other features of the camera are typical: support of HDMI, AV-output and it is provided with 4GB SD card free of charge.

Logitech is going to produce solar-powered desktop computer keyboard at the price of 80 dollars. It is possible to charge the solar panels with sunlight and even light from lamps. If you use it then in the absolute darkness for 3 months the charge will last during all this period.

Acquire solar mouse and keyboard and forget about charging problems and batteries too.

Econova LED TV, manufactured by Phillips has a 42-inch screen and it costs $1,880. Its solar power remote control is just one point in the long list of its features.

Solar gadgets contribute to convenience reducing expenses.