Monday, January 14, 2008

Solar-powered MP3/video player

It’s not exactly the sleekest portable media player, but it’ll outlast your iPod during, say, a 10-day hiking trip in the boonies–and it’ll charge your dying cell phone in the process.

The eMotion EM-SOL1GIG is pretty chunky as media players go: at five inches across, an inch thick, and a hefty 10 ounces, you won’t be putting this sucker in your jeans pocket anytime soon. Open it up, however, and you’ll find a pair of solar panels that’ll charge the player’s lithium-ion battery in about three or four hours (good for 17 hours of music playback). Even better, the player comes with a set of six connectors for charging laptops, cell phones, and other portable devices.

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