Solio Magnesium Solar Powered Battery Charger Interview
Yesterday at Macworld we had the opportunity to do a short interview with Erica Kuly, a Solio representative, to hear about some of the benefits of the new portable solar charger, the Solio Magnesium solar powered battery charger that was released over the past month. Having been around for nearly two years now, the Solio product has made it's way over from the UK (where the company was started) to now include offices in Berkeley, CA. It is now one of the most popular and versatile portable chargers.
Solar Powered Battery Charger Video Overview - Solio Magnesium
The most popular Solio product has been the Hybrid Solar Charger that works almost like a Chinese accordion fan. It expands from a compact egg shape into a tri-fin PV solar collector. With the recent introduction of the magnesium version of the Hybrid Solar Charger users will get 30% to 50% more battery life, increased durability, and better biodegradability once the product is disposed of at the end of it's life. The Hybrid Solar Charger can be charged directly from a wall outlet or using it's PV energy collectors situated on the fan blades.
The coolest part about this solar charger is that it has so many interface options for charging electronics. It's perfect for charging an iPhone or as a solar iPod charger or any other cell phone including the Blackberry, a PSP, just about anything you can think of. The magnesium version has a more universal power outlet which enables users to buy dongles and other attachments from RadioShack, Fry's, or Best Buy. This is definitely one of the most versatile chargers we have seen, we are doing a more extensive test/review in the next couple of weeks which will include more feedback and video.
We got a special rate at Mac World on the Magnesium but if you're interested we have a discount offer through Solio for their portable chargers Take 10% of at Solio.com today! Use coupon code: EcoGift10
Video Transcript: The Mag is our latest and greatest, it has the biggest internal battery, it recharges itself faster and will actually charge your cell phone about three to three and a half times before you have to recharge back to the Solio itself, our new Magnesium Solar Charger is actually going to work with iPhones now which makes it really cool, you can actually just pop down the street and get more tips (from Radio Shack) and it increases our compatibility by double so thousands of devices are going to work and are compatible with the Magnesium Solio Hybrid Charger, it's got magnesium outside casing for increased strength...it actually regulates at about 1.5 to 8 watts, while our classic Solio Hybrid Charger is about 1.5 to 5 watts so you get the most power out of the new Magnesium (what is the price difference between the magnesium solio and the classic?) the magnesium solio hybrid battery charger retails for $199 and the classic solio hybrid charger retails for $99 (thank you very much!)
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Solar Powered Battery Charger Video Overview - Solio Magnesium
The most popular Solio product has been the Hybrid Solar Charger that works almost like a Chinese accordion fan. It expands from a compact egg shape into a tri-fin PV solar collector. With the recent introduction of the magnesium version of the Hybrid Solar Charger users will get 30% to 50% more battery life, increased durability, and better biodegradability once the product is disposed of at the end of it's life. The Hybrid Solar Charger can be charged directly from a wall outlet or using it's PV energy collectors situated on the fan blades.
The coolest part about this solar charger is that it has so many interface options for charging electronics. It's perfect for charging an iPhone or as a solar iPod charger or any other cell phone including the Blackberry, a PSP, just about anything you can think of. The magnesium version has a more universal power outlet which enables users to buy dongles and other attachments from RadioShack, Fry's, or Best Buy. This is definitely one of the most versatile chargers we have seen, we are doing a more extensive test/review in the next couple of weeks which will include more feedback and video.We got a special rate at Mac World on the Magnesium but if you're interested we have a discount offer through Solio for their portable chargers Take 10% of at Solio.com today! Use coupon code: EcoGift10
Video Transcript: The Mag is our latest and greatest, it has the biggest internal battery, it recharges itself faster and will actually charge your cell phone about three to three and a half times before you have to recharge back to the Solio itself, our new Magnesium Solar Charger is actually going to work with iPhones now which makes it really cool, you can actually just pop down the street and get more tips (from Radio Shack) and it increases our compatibility by double so thousands of devices are going to work and are compatible with the Magnesium Solio Hybrid Charger, it's got magnesium outside casing for increased strength...it actually regulates at about 1.5 to 8 watts, while our classic Solio Hybrid Charger is about 1.5 to 5 watts so you get the most power out of the new Magnesium (what is the price difference between the magnesium solio and the classic?) the magnesium solio hybrid battery charger retails for $199 and the classic solio hybrid charger retails for $99 (thank you very much!)
DIY Solar Pool Heater
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