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!
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.
CES is a hot spot in promoting hot trends as previously mentioned. To emphasize this, Voltaic Systems,-the company that started the Solar Bag trend at a time not many of us paid much attention to renewable energy-has once again set the direction to where Solar bags are headed in 2008 by introducing their latest creation, the ‘Generator’ Laptop Solar Bag.
The ‘Generator’ features a ginormous solar panel that covers the entire front side of the laptop bag produces. The large panel can produce up to 14.7 watts of power, that’s over 3 times more than Voltaic Systems current Solar bag range!
Assuming the Generator bag is similar to the current bag range from Voltaic Systems, the Generator is constructed from fabrics made of recycled plastic ..read more
CES is in full swing now and there seems to be no way around not to talk write about what’s happening there.
The reason to write about CES again is related to the hot Wearable Electronic item of 2007/2008: Solar bags.
CES is THE technology show, they don’t get much bigger. Everyone who’s anyone in the technology world from journalists, salesmen, engineers to armies of gadget enthusiasts and bloggers, everyone is there to see the latest technology unveiled by hundreds of exhibitors from around the world.
All those countless products need power. Yeah, there are batteries for the portable gadgets but as live goes, batteries tend to run out in just the wrong moment.
Having the option to top up the power a bit by using ..read more
Office Depot Inc is promoting the Messenger Solar Charing Bag as one of the top picks for back-to-school, and featuring them prominently on displays near the entrance of stores.
he bag is a model from Voltaic designed to charge your devices without tying you to a power outlet.
The bag can plug into cell-phones, MP3 players, PDAs of different models and comes with a standard car charger adapter and 11 adapters for the most common models. Additional adapters can be found by Voltaic. A Li-ion battery in the bag stores any surplus power generated on those very sunny days and can be used for charging on rainy days.
Office Depot markets the bag as for “on-the-go students.”
Voltaic is using a solar panel that is light weight, based on aluminum / plastic composite, waterproof, ..read more
Taking the risk to repeat ourselves, summer time is approaching as you might have recognized already.
And with it, lot of sunshine (we all hope). The best time of the year to think about using solar energy to help reducing global warming.
A very fashionable way to save our planet has been created by a new company that joined the Wearable Electronic arena.
Sunload, a German company located in Berlin, has created a fabulous looking range of different bags that have flexible Solar panels integrated.
Not new you might say but hold on, Sunload’s bags look gorgeous, not a bit nerdy but fashionable and stylish.
Some technical details: the Solar bags have an ‘on-board’ Li-ion battery that gives up to 14.4V and 4,500mAh (around 65Wh). This power-pack is equal to a Notebook battery! Plenty of ..read more
Voltaic has a nice range of Solar Backpacks and Messenger Bags. This is no news but we wanted to bring the Solar range to your attention because summer time is approaching and with it usually more sunlight. That’s also the time of the year where Solar power harnessing will be most effective.Do not forget the environmental benefits. Every hour you avoid connecting to the power grid helps reducing air pollution and global warming.
The third benefit for you could be to have enough juice for your all your electronic gadgets during your extended outdoor trips.
The Voltaic solar bags are mobile power generators, designed to charge your devices without tying you to a power outlet, which makes them ideal for traveling.
Just plug a standard car charger into the bag and recharge most ..read more
The Voltaic solar bags are mobile power generators, designed to charge your devices without a power outlet, which makes them ideal for outdoor activities, travel and camping.
Just plug a standard car charger into the bag and recharge most small electronic devices including: mobile phones, cameras, two way radios, PDA’s, and MP3s. Note: it is not designed to charge laptops.
If you don’t have a car charger, the bags come with a set of 11 standard adaptors for common mobile phones and other devices.
Embedded in the outside of the bags are three lightweight, tough, waterproof solar panels that generate up to 4 watts of power.
Inside each bag is a Li-ion battery pack which stores any surplus power generated, to make it available when you need it – not just when the sun ..read more
Voltaic makes solar bags that charge virtually all handheld electronics. Their Generator product charges laptops. Website: www.voltaicsystems.com Where to Buy: Buy Voltaic
