Keeping your smartphone or mobile gadgets charge whilst away from the grid can sometimes prove a little tricky especially if you can’t recharge your battery pack. The solution is to use a small solar panel such as the Solar Foldy. Watch the demonstration video below to learn more about the pocket -sized solar panel that allows you to use the sun’s renewable energy to produce light and smartphone charging power.
Solar Foldy is now available to back via Kickstarter with early bird pledges available from $49 or roughly £37. If all goes well worldwide shipping is expected to take place during June 2019. Features of the pocket solar panel include USB input to charge cell phones and portable devices, Multiple brightness settings: Super Bright Light (up to 6 hours), Bright Light (up to 12 hours), Night Light (up to 200 hours), and SOS Mode (super bright flashing light crisis signal), Sleek, pocket-sized and powerful.
The developing team explain more about its inspiration and design. “Solar Foldy. A family of electronics harnessing the Sun’s renewable energy to produce light and charging power, anywhere in the world. Its sleek patent-pending folding design allows Solar Foldy to slip easily into your pocket. It’s a personal, portable powered-by-the-Sun light and charging device, whenever you need it most.”
For more information, full specifications and a complete list of all available pledges jump over to the official Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign page by following the link below.
Source: Kickstarter
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