Noon Solar released the new line for 2008. Noon Solar Willow Totes come in three colors and are made of sage colored organic hemp/cotton lining, collar-stud closure, antiqued brass hardware, 2 interior zipper pockets (for lithium-ion storage battery and electronics), 1 exterior box pleat front pocket and heavy metal-free, vegetable tanned and dyed, full-grain cowhide leather.The Willow Tote provides enough storage space for your ‘plugged-in’ lifestyle measuring 12” x 12” x 4.5” and weights 2lbs. Three models you can choose from: Natural Organic Hemp – Midnight Blue Leather, Madder Red organic hemp/cotton – Chocolate Leather or Steel Circle organic hemp/cotton – Midnight Blue Leather (from top to bottom).
Each has the a price tag of $ 332.00.
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Noon Solar is back again with a new line of cool satchel bags. The first model launched is the Logan satchel which comes in three different finishings: the all leather Black Logan for $ 476.00 the Midnight/Slate Logan and at the bottom the Chocolate/Olive Logan. The last two models go for $ 452.00 each.Noon Solar is not just making Solar bags, their solar bags are made of materials that can either bio-degrade naturally or be reclaimed and re-used. This ‘cradle to cradle’ philosophy, rather than the common ‘cradle to grave’ product lifespan helps minimizing the growth of our already overflowing landfills.
The use of an high end solar-to-electricity conversion module which shows the loading status of the battery, a very helpful feature to manage your power hungry gadgets, stores the ..read more
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Italian designer Ennio Capasa has entered the solar bag game with his high end fashion solar bags. Strips of solar cells combine with an onboard battery to make these sleek and practical bags. Included are adapters for most major cell phones and standard connectors.The ladies version comes in the burgundy or black suede bauletto or the classic handbag. The male version offers a city bag made from brushed calfskin or buffalo.
Ennio Capasa founded together with his brother CoSTUME NATIONAL in 1986 with stores in Milan, Rome, Paris, New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo.
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2CLight has created a cap that uses solar power to illuminate 2 super bright LEDs. The way it works is a flexible solar panel is built in to the brim of the cap. A micro processor controls the charging and brightness of the lights. A switch is built in next to the lights themselves.The lighting when fully charged can provide 2 to 4 hours of full brightness or up to 36 hours of low light. This cap can be used when light is needed and your hands need to be free. Things like camping come to mind here. There are three basic styles: Baseball, Trailblazer and Sportsman, each style offers various color choices. The retail price is $ 35.00 available by 2CLight.
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Noon Solar has just launched their Spring 2008 solar bag collection.
The new models (pictures stated from left) are the Sawyer, a unisex messenger bag in mustard and chocolate and the Oakley, a maroon tote.
Compared to other solar bags on the market, Noon’s solar bags are very fashionable and come with a high end solar-to-electricity conversion module. This module features a battery charged indicator display which is a very helpful feature. In the event of a cloudy or rainy day you can plug the power module and charge up. This ensures that you have enough power reserves in your bag while on a extended road trip.
Noon Solar is environmentally conscience and has carefully chosen materials for their bags based on sustainability, longevity, and beauty.
Materials that can either bio-degrade naturally or be reclaimed and re-used. ..read more
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Solestrom is back at it again. To add to the UV detecting SmartSwim swimsuit, and the SmartSwim Solar Tote, here is a less nerdy version of their products.Instead of having a readout on your waist, the beads of this suit are photo-chromatic. Using this concept is less accurate but much more stylish. The degree of color reflects the UV level. For $98.99 you can own a practical smart suit. Solestrom keeps you safe and stylish.
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Tech swimwear brand Solestrom is joining the Solar Bag Trend 2008. Launching the SmartSwim line, this beach bag give your the power to go on the beach.
Although not a flexible solar panel, the one used is solid, small enough, water resistant, and located in a reasonable spot as to not interfere with the bags use. This SmartSwim Solar Charger Beach Tote uses a rechargeable 3.6v / 1200mAh and a handful of standard adapters. The charging comes from a 5V, 200mAh stream of energy which is suitable for most devices. To add to the effiencey of the charge, the bag has a built in UV meter that helps you position the bag to the strongest sun rays.
The bag goes for 149.99 at their website.
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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
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Noon Solar, a company we covered here, has lifted the curtain and launched their new solar bag collection.
I can only say: beautiful, stylish looking bags that have the meaningful use of our scared resources as their main objective.
The new Solar Bag collection from Noon Solar is the proof that fashion goes very well with technology.
This gorgeous looking bags have been designed with the end in mind: carefully chosen materials for their sustainability, longevity, and beauty combined with the use of natural pigments and by hand-dyeing the fabrics in house gives Noon Solar’s bags the variations which makes each bag a one-of-a-kind.
The Autumn collection comprises two chic tote for women, the Cortland tote which comes in Black or Chocolate and cost $ 383.-
My style favorite is the ..read more
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Yesterday Swiss based company Sakku launched their US online shopping site, expanding their reach of Solar messenger bags beyond the EU market.
The use of solar energy in itself is already doing a great favor to our environment. Sakku’s Solar Messenger bags add a twist to that by using recycled boat sails for the sakku.traveler model.
We have posted about the great environmental value Sakku’s Solar Messenger bags have because of the combination of Solar technology and sustainable materials together with the recycling offer for ‘out of fashion’ bags.
Sakku is offering two models, the smaller (13.78 x 9.84 x 4.72 Inches) sakku.worker (black), made from black cordura and the larger (18.5 x 13.78 x 6.3 Inches) sakku.traveller (white), made from used sails from sail boats.
On the technical side you have two options ..read more
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