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The Solio Classic Solar Charger restores the juice in your iPod, cell phone, and digital camera using stored energy from the sun or a typical wall socket, which makes it ideal for use on vacation, expeditions, or during emergencies. Fully charged, the Universal Solar Charger stores enough power to charge an iPod Nano or a cell phone twice. One hour under the sun will give you enough energy for 40 minutes of music or 15 minutes of talk time on your cell phone. Interchangeable Power Tips allow you to carry one charger for all your electronics, including MP3 players, portable gaming devices, cameras, cell phones, and GPS. A unique fanning case design makes this Solio charger both compact and durable. **Package includes wall adapters for US, UK, Europe and Australia and New Zealand, mini USB tip, USB tip (works with iPod), Nokia, Motorola, Samsung tips, Universal cable. For more info on compatibility, see sizing chart.
| Country of Origin: | China |
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| Dimensions: | [Closed] 4.7 x 1.3 x 2.5in (11.94 x 3.30 x 6.35cm) |
| Manufacturer Warranty: | 1 Year |
| Power Output: | 4-12 Volts at 0-1 amp |
| Recommended Use: | Travel, camping, emergency use, beach |
| Weight: | 1 lb 3 oz |
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effective, cheap, and well-designed | |
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I'm not really sure why there has been a number of negative reviews because I have yet to have a problem with my Solio. It's not going to charge a computer, but what would expect from something so small? It holds a charge very well but you just have to be aware that it's facing the sun when you are trying to recharge it. I cannot really attest to the usefulness of the adapters because I only need the USB and the mini-USB connections. I use my solio to charge my Garmin GPSMap 60CSx, my Blackberry, and the new Energizer duo battery charger which effectively allows my Solio to charge AA and AAA NiMH batteries. Being able to plug it in is also convenient if you want to charge it up quickly. | |
| PearlJamPSU at Backcountry.com on 03/25/2009 | |
Worked Like a Charm | |
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I spent three months camping and doing small mammal research in the western Colorado back-country. This little device charged my cell phone and iPod. | |
| Erich Williams at Backcountry.com on 11/12/2008 | |
Works well | |
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I have used this thing for the last year, and am pretty psyched on how well it works. You can charge it up at home before you leave to get 1-2 charges BEFORE you need to even put it in the sun. I can keep my blackberry and ipod touch going for a week no problem with heavy use. My friend tried to charge her iphone and had no luck...but for my devices, no problem. | |
| Evan Stevens at Backcountry.com on 07/10/2009 | |
Pocket sized power | |
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For the small size and versatility of this product, I love it. The availability to charge virtually any USB device or cell phone is not rivaled by many products. Charging can take a long time if you are not in strong sunlight yet it still generates an option to charge those devices you need. The price may seem a bit steel but for solar power, clean power, its a great product. | |
| spr2959424 at Backcountry.com on 04/25/2009 | |
Fantastic Device! | |
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This is great to have camping, day hiking, traveling, and in your car. It will hold a charge almost a year, and will charge just about any personal device except a laptop. I love mine and it has come in handy so many times I never leave home without it. Plus, Solar Power is green | |
| Dj Nebula at Backcountry.com on 05/19/2008 | |
Solio, better than nothing. | |
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I just came back from a 12 day river trip. I was under direct sunlight all but one afternoon. It took two full days of full sunlight to charge the battery. Something to be aware off if you're in less than direct sunlight. The Solio was very finicky on charging. It did work once to charge my ipod and cell phone. Later in the trip it wouldn't do a thing, even though it had a full charge. I was grateful for the two charges it gave me. I was upset and frustrated when it failed, especially once I relied on it. I'm going to work with it now that I'm home and see if it a defective model or if it's just unreliable. It did work for awhile, but if you're going to depend on it, be careful. | |
| trailruner100163268 at Backcountry.com on 09/16/2008 | |
If Barbie had an i-phone | |
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Im not impressed. Left it out full sun in Florida for two days (the MONO) charger. Still didnt get fully charged. When it blinked 3 times after two days I decided to charge my phone, it only charged it about 30% then stopped. | |
| Danagrrrl at Backcountry.com on 02/11/2010 | |
No bang for buck | |
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i took this to africa where the sun is out 95% of the time. it took 2 days to charge a sansa mp3 player, and 4 days to fully charge a motorola i975 smartphone. took 1 day fo get 1/2 charge on ipod. there was another person with one at the camp i was at and he was having the same issues. if you want something to charge a macbook, look into a brunton solaris, it does 26w an hour for only $300 (amazon). | |
| Jesse Barley at Backcountry.com on 06/10/2009 | |
not so hot for the $$ | |
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rubbing two sticks together to make fire would be easier than getting enough sun power to charge my phone. I put this in a sunny window for a week and it still only charges to half strength. I charged it via a plug and once charged, connected it to my cell phone. It charged that to half strength. I will be sailing soon and will see what if anything happens with the full sun over head all day. Not holding my breath. | |
| scott at Backcountry.com on 02/10/2010 | |
What charge? | |
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I got this to charge my Garmin Edge GPS for my bike. It barely even added any charge to my gps unit and then wasn't even mildly charged after a day in the sun. I needed to recharge my gps since I was riding in a different country and it failed me. | |
| Stephen Tam at Backcountry.com on 04/06/2009 | |
Well designed; underpowered | |
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I've had one of these for about 2 years - it still holds a good charge and the integrated batteries charge my cell phone twice when full. This said, it's not very quick to charge if you stick it on a window and is somewhat expensive for the watt output (the solar panels generate just under 1 watt). | |
| aaa2228967 at Backcountry.com on 05/23/2008 | |
