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About 9 months ago, Voltaic announced that they would be creating a solar bag that would be able to generate enough juice to power a notebook.  It seems like this ambitious project might be coming to fruition.

The lofty ambitions of Voltaic would make this the most powerful solar bag on the market.  A tall 17w of power generation comes from cutting edge solar cells that are super efficient.  So far the Voltaic shop says coming soon but the MoMA store shows it for $598 and available August 30th!

We sit impatiently to see if this bag can deliver on the promise it made.  If in fact it does perform as advertised, this would be a huge step in solar tech.  We are rooting for you Voltaic!

Voltage is an up and coming brand in the high tech bag industry.  They produce high quality bags with some great features.

The Voltage Messenger bag with iPod controls is a great looking bag.  The iPod controls are on a very easily accessible position as well as the earphone connector on the outside.

Opening the bag, a range of compartments and pockets open up in front of you and you can imagine fitting almost your entire office into this bag. Magazine storage compartment, stationary compartment, an take-out notebook sleeve, you name it. the smaller pockets have zipper closing to keep small items safely inside the bag.

The Voltage Messenger Bag feature plush lined inside pockets, which are very soft and give the notebook, cellphone and iPod a scratch preventing ..read more

Voltage iPod Messenger Bag

The Voltage iPod Messenger Bag is a high quality connected bag. These sharp looking bags have Fibretronic CONNECTEDwear controls built in and can control both iPods and iPhones. Featuring Fibretronic’s new controls in its shoulder strap, it now has a click feel to the push.

The five button controls on both bags include the functions: On/Off/Play/Pause, Prev/Next and volume Up/Down. The new Voltage bags work with all 30-pin iPods including iPod touch and iPhone. Currently the Voltage bag controller only operates the iPod part of the iPhone and does not allow to make/answer calls, something that would be on my ‘must have’ list in a next version. Colors are Black/Red, Orange/Pistachio and Beige/Blue. Pony up that $119.00 and get one.

Noon Solar Sawyer Bag

 Noon Solar is back with the new Sawyer line of solar bags.   This messanger style bag has plenty of storage and pockets.

The bags come with power bank, all the essential standard cable and cable plugs specific for our devices which you have to indicate during checkout. With these bags you are ready to start saving the planet and benefit from free electricity. They are made of Bavarian, chrome-free, vegetable tanned and dyed, full-grain cowhide leather, hand dyed hemp/cotton fabric with natural pigments, and organic hemp/cotton lining. The greenest fashion bag you will get in the market.  It will run you a cool $377.00 or $479.00 for the all black.

Noon Solar Augusta Bag

Noon Solar is back with the new Augusta line of solar bags.  This bag comes in Ivory, Midnight and Rust colors.  The Augusta model has a two sided design allowing the solar panel to face the sun or your body. It comes with a front pocket that tabs down with collar studs, one 10″ divider pocket, 2 interior zipper pockets – 1 for lithium-ion storage battery and electronics, and antiqued brass hardware.

The bags come with power bank, all the essential standard cable and cable plugs specific for our devices which you have to indicate during checkout. With these bags you are ready to start saving the planet and benefit from free electricity.  They are made of Bavarian, chrome-free, vegetable tanned and dyed, full-grain cowhide leather, hand dyed hemp/cotton fabric with ..read more

Sakku Solar Buddy Bag

Sakku introduces its new line of solar bags, called Buddy. Sakku known for its environmentally friendly efforts stays true with this line. The bags are made from 100% recycled materials from umbrellas and sun shades.

Bags come in two versions, a direct charge version or a charge and store version with an on board storage cell. These colorful re-purposed bags go for $274.68 or $384.44 for the battery equipped model.

BoomBag Tote

These BoomBags come in two styles, Walkman and boombox.  All you have to do it connect the 3.5mm jack to your device and drop it in the pocket.  There are no batteries or anything required.   BoomBag measures 11.8×5.9×3.9″ and is $39.79, the Walkman is 5.9×4.3×2″ and costs $19.84.  Both are available at ShinyShack.com.

Voltaic Systems Generator Laptop Bag

Voltaic Generator Laptop bag has been anticipated as one of the first solar bags that has enough charging power to sustain a laptop. The bag is made from PET aka recycled soda bottles, and contains a power storage cell. The bag comes with the standard adapters for most hand held devices. This particular bag also has common laptop adapters too as well as USB. The LED display on the handle give you a status overview and also helps you understand what position the bag collects the most solar.The Generator is measuring 17″x12″x3.5″ fitting an 17″ laptop next to your other daily, digital lifestyle devices. So far we have seen it for $599.00, ouch.

Noon Solar Oakley Tote

Noon Solar is back with the Oakley Tote.  These eco-fashion bags are getting more and more international popularity.  Not only is this a solar bag, it is made with nature in mind.  The naturally dyed chrome free leather complements the bags green charging ability.

This bag has a lithium-ion pack, solar cell, wall charger, iPod connector, and USB phone tips.

The 16 inch by 14 inch by 6 inch Oakley ranges from $378.00 to $390.00.

Eclipse Solar Gear Nomad Solar Bike Bag

Eclipse Solar Gear now offers the Nomad Solar Bike Bag to keep your cell phone, portable GPS unit, and camera charged while away from an outlet. Using a flexible solar panel, the bag then trickle charges devices attached to it. Unfortunately there is no storage cell or battery to collect unused rays, so don’t expect too much juice in the cloudy shade. Power is sent through a car cigarette lighter receptacle.This Solar Bike Bag offers quite some storage room by measuring 15″ x 11″ x 10″. A couple of pockets help to organize all the gadgets and other stuff you need for a ride. Priced at $129.95, this is a reasonably priced bag.