World's First Solar Mobile Phone

It might seem corny, but its true. A Chinese electronic company has claimed to have developed world's first solar-powered mobile phone. Solar-powered devices use sun's energy to run. The solar powered mobile phone uses sun rays to recharge its battery. A scale-like solar panel on the top side of the clamshell design can also be recharged by other sources of light, including candles.



Features at a glance:
1. Solar powered.
2. Provides 40 minutes of talk time charge, after sitting for one hour under the sun.
3. The solar rechargeable battery has a lifespan 2.5 greater than traditional batteries.

Chairman of Hi-Tech Wealth, Zhang Zhengyu said," With more than 400 million mobile phones in th country, China would save a great amount of electricity if all its mobile phones were recharged by light"

My review:

Ok. So, this phone takes ONE FULL HOUR for a talk time of 40 minutes. That too, under hot burning sun. Literally thats too much, and it would be a commercial flop if it is targeted towards working class customers. However, the company can target a particular class of people namely "tourists". Especially the ones who visit beaches. Its of course a definite comfort for a Caucasian women not to worry about her Mobile's battery charge level when she is tanning herself on a beach ;)

I remember a renewable energy technology being developed in India for recharging of mobile phones,almost 5 years ago when I attended a seminar. It was for travelers in trains. The basic idea was to make a device which can utilize the wind energy. A small fan is made to rotate by placing it against the wind through the window seat and make the battery recharge. I don't have an idea though of what stages it is now in. I don't even remember the name of the technology. :D

Visit the company's Website here: HiTech Wealth