HOT PICKS [FRIDAY]

Who Killed the Electric Charger?

January 25, 2008

You’re planning to party it up after work with 10 of your best buds - when, lo! your cellphone battery dies, leaving you virtually incommunicado. How the heck will you meet up with your friends, and, more importantly, how on earth did people make plans before the advent of the cellphone?

Avoid probing that second question with a solar bag by Voltaic. The super-powered backpacks will charge your cell, camera, iPod, and numerous other handheld devices (at the same time) using a single solar panel producing four watts of power, all while you’re on the go. (You can custom-order the panel in your favourite colour, no less.) A battery pack (included) stores the solar energy, so cloudy days will not impede your attempts to hook up with the gang. You may never use electricity again.

Next up from Voltaic is a solar bag to charge up your laptop. Find their products at the The Bay, 674 Granville Street.

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