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Check these LED lamps out! You wind them up and they will add a little mood lighting while they slowly unwind. There are no batteries and no charging is needed.
You can get them in various colors so there should be something for every taste.
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Source: cnet.com.
Sanyo's Eneloop Portable Solar panel can charge mobile devices on the go.
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You are hiking out of your village, over that last mountain ridge and you know, finally, that you have a cell signal – the first taste of civilization. You go to turn on your phone – nothing, the battery is dead. The fact is that there is cell phone coverage in areas you would not believe – far away from any power outlet where you can charge your phone. That is why todays little jungle gadget could prove very useful for people living a little ways away from regular modern conveniences.
Sanyo’s new Eneloop Portable Solar panels can charge portable devices through a USB connection. They're also relatively compact and should fit nicely into you backpack next to your emergency granola bar.
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The only drawback is that you will also have to carry the Eneloop Mobile Booster (2.5 ounces) because the solar panel charges up the lithium ion battery, which you then connect your cell phone to. It takes 1.5 days to 3 days to fully charge the Booster, but an hour's worth of sunshine is enough to power 20 or 40 minutes of talk time on a cell phone, which is fine for an emergency according to Sanyo. It depends on the number of panels you have and, of course, sunshine.
(From: cnet.com)
Price: USD 90
More information: http://sanyo.com/news/2009/08/05-1.html
