Solio Universal Hybrid Solar Charger (Silver)

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Solio Universal Hybrid Solar Charger (Silver)
from Better Energy Systems

Features:

• 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

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0

• Fun, but anemic
  I've had varying success with my Solio. Took me awhile to get a hang of the device's fickleness, but I'm able to successfully (albeit partially) charge my iPhone (which needs charging at least every other day).
  The trick is that it really takes me two full days of leaving the Solio out in the sun to get a full charge. Their site claims "Charging Solio's internal battery takes 8-10 hours of direct sunlight." I haven't found that to be the case. I really need TWO days to fully charge the device. Of... more info

• Little panels. Moving target.
  Nothing ever charges as fast as we want it to. The Solio is no different. Point it at the sun and the little red LED on the back comes on to led you know that you're in a good position and that it is charging.
  The caveat is that you're aiming at a moving target. If you're not pointing directly at the sun you're still charging, just not nearly as well.
  The first night I had it I charged the Solio from a wall outlet then used it to top off my blackberry that night. It charged it with no issue and... more info

• I smell something burning...
  Both my boyfriend and I got the solio as gifts, the solio he got burned his cell phone and the solio I got burned my mp3 player. Two completely different units and both fried our devices. Although Solio refunded my boyfriend for his cell phone they did nothing with mine...so unless you want a burned device go for it, otherwise be smart and don't let you devices get fried up inside.

• Sounds cool but a big waste of time
  Here's the thing: it's not like you magically hook up your device to this and it charges from the sun. You use the solar panels to charge a battery which then charges your device. So you need to have this thing in the sun all the time to keep the battery charged - and then it will take forever to charge whatever device you have. As if that's not bad enough, it comes with 1.5 million pieces - so it's not exactly as portable as you'd hope.
  If you read the instructions, the manufacturer is clearly trying... more info

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