http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/93827-samsung-blue-earth-solar-phone
let the samsung vs. apple patent wars continue! On 1 February 2014 15:04, Jason Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > On 1 Feb 2014, at 14:53, Michael Dennis - FanChants.com wrote: > > Thats a wow in my eyes. Just a rumour but sounds feasible. Imagine the >> electric that would be saved. Lots of possibilities having an electric >> dependant free smartphone and 3/4g hotspot. >> >> About time as the battery life of an iPhone, for me, are a real >> inconvenience. >> > > It's not about to do anything more than slow down the rate of battery > drain by a fraction. A panel the size of the iPhone would need about a week > to give it a charge. And do you really want to leave it lyingaround in the > sun becoming extremely hot? > > You can get iPad cases that have a solar panel and a battery in it, which > only claims to give you a bit longer. > > <memory lane> the PB 1400... you could a) run it purely from a RAM disk b) > get a cover for the lid that had a solar panel built in so it trickle > charged. I could get 6-8 hours out of the RAM disk with the hard drive 'put > away' (what happened to that term?), and could never afford the solar panel > cover... > > Be aware that fixed solar panels usually give the best charge (rather than > flexible ones) and that you can't (usually?) charge a MB battery, but you > can run it from an external one (bypassing the built-in one). > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
