Konarka Technologies have announced their Roll-up Solar Charger that uses ultra-thin solar panels to harness the sun’s energy. Although the product is still in development, there will be two variations of the charger. The first version will be a direct charger that charges up devices like mobile phones and MP3 players. The second version will contain an internal battery which is charged up via the rolled up solar panel. Then battery is then used to charge devices.
Although there are plenty of solar chargers on the market, this green gadget will be a lot more practical by having a significantly larger surface area compared to other solar chargers. No cost information has been released yet, but as long as it’s priced less than $70, it will probably sell really well.
Here’s a sneak peak of roll-up solar charger by Konarka from Karl Burkart on Vimeo.
Source: MNN