Archive for May 5th, 2008

Green Birthday Present

Posted in Daily Life, Energy, Gas & Oil, Gifts, Renewable Energy, Self-sufficiency, Sustainability, Sustainable living, environment, solar power, travel by Nate on May 5th, 2008

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Today is my birthday and my girlfriend bought me one of the best birthday presents ever! She picked up this little device called a Solio. It’s basically an array of 3 solar panels that open up like a flower. The panels have an internal battery and produce enough power to recharge just about an cell phone or mp3 player you might have on the road with you. It’s great because while you’re driving, you can harness the power of the sun right on your dashboard. You can also take these devices out into the field and not have to rely on an wall power or other random outlet to recharge your phone.

$The Solio open for charging, reading to receive the sun\'s rays$

I’m super excited because over the last month I started travelling more for my job. It can take me to some really remote, out of the way places and this is one simple way I can make sure I have power for all my portable devices while living a little greener! I can’t wait to take it out with me on the next trip to see just how well it works. If you’d like to learn more about the Solio line of products, head on over to the Solio website.

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