These iPhone 4G Silicone Cases are very brightly coloured iPhone cases which also feature a solar panel charger on the back of the case. The case clips on to the iPhone and the internal 1500mAh battery charges up when charges it up when placed in sunlight. The charged battery can then be used to top up the iPhone.
As the battery in the case is charging up, the 3 light indicators on the bottom of the case will light up. Each of the LED lights represent 25% capacity, 50% capacity and 100% capacity respectively. You can charge up the iPhone by flicking the ON/OFF switch to ON once the battery is full. As usual, you can also topup the battery in the charger using a USB lead to your PC, an AC adaptor, or to a car charger.
Since the battery is in the case, it means you don’t necessarily need to keep your iPhone with the case as it’s charging up. Probably a good thing considering that iPhones are pretty expensive to just leave lying around!
What’s not clear is if you can still connect to the iPhone using the standard 30-pin Apple connector once you’ve got your iPhone in the case. It would be nice if you had a pass-through connector on it, as the case is nice enough that you wouldn’t want to take it out of the case very often!
The iPhone 4G Silicone Cases cost just $25.00 each, and there are discounts for ordering in bulk.