Solar Powered Mobile Phone

Mobile devices are becoming more and more intelligent – allowing users to watch movies on a mobile phone or laptop, or navigate with a PDA – but at the same time they require increasing amounts of power.

The Fraunhofer Gesellschaft (the largest labs for applied sciences in Germany) has rolled out a prototype sun powered mobile phone. 21 talks reports.

"Under the leadership of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, scientists from various institutes are working on technologies that will make it possible to achieve greater power densities and, when combined with batteries in hybrid energy systems, extend operating times.

At the Hanover Trade Fair, the researchers will be displaying new energy storage technologies, micro-fuel cells, and information on the opportunities offered by "energy harvesting," or drawing power from multiple energy sources available in the environment of the device."

Other solar powered ideas:

-- Scotty Solar Charger - The Scotty Solar Charger recharches your cell phone from your belt, while on the move - using daylight.

-- Solar golf bag charges cell phones - A Dutch company has launched a golf bag with solar panels that can charge a cell phone.

-- Solar Powered Cellphone Charms - Cellphone charms are now sporting little display plates powered by solar, that you can hang on your mobile phone.

-- StarSight - Street lamps recharge cell phones - Starsight is a project designed to supercharge street lighting and power in developing counties. Essentially it is a network of pylons, each with a solar panel, linked not by cables but by antennae which use wireless internet protocol.

-- Solar Cell Phone Charger - Starsight is a project designed to supercharge street lighting and power in developing counties.

More links:

-- Vodafone Portugal launches solar cell phone charger

-- A solar battery for a mobile lifestyle

-- Vodafone Netherlands offers solar charger for mobile phones

-- Soldius1 solar cellphone charger

-- Solar cell blouse to charge your cellphone

-- Solar-powered cell phones for Emergencies

-- Longer-lasting solution for power cell phone batteries

-- Solar Cell Doubles as Battery

-- Sun powering mobile phone base

-- A portable solar bag to recharge cell phone batteries

emily | 10:12 PM | Technology |
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