http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/ Engadget Comments for Voltaic's new Generator solar bag can charge a laptop http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/Jan 9th 2008 4:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/Jan 9th 2008 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/
Watts are an "energy per second" unit, so that makes no sense. It's a bit like saying a car can do 60 miles every hour but only if you drive it for a week. You're either confusing what Watts are or you mean Watt-hours, which are a unit of energy as opposed to power.]]>Jan 9th 2008 5:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/Jan 9th 2008 7:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/
Is the energy cumulative? How long does it last?

This could be practical if the energy is accumulated and stored for few days.

$600 is nothing for a millionaire CEO or CIO who constantly must have access to a laptop and would like additional security if a battery runs out and a spare runs out also.

Don't forget, by the next decade this technology will be far more advanced and cost efficient than it is today - and may become mainstream among geeks.

Just look at how PCs, laptops, cellphones, digital cameras, portable music players and storage media have developed since the 1990s.]]>Jan 9th 2008 5:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/
Hinke]]>Jan 9th 2008 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/Jan 9th 2008 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/]]>Jan 9th 2008 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/
I wouldn't need this in a laptop bag style though. Just a solar panel that could fit in my current case would be perfect.]]>Jan 9th 2008 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/
It'd be handy for use on-the-go, or while visiting 3rd world countries, where grid power is not reliable. Now people just need to do like I have, and power their servers, desktop and laptop from a solar source.

http://www.jbdg.com/gallery/solarinstall/bin/images/small/IMG_1769.jpg]]>Jan 9th 2008 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/
It'd be handy for use on-the-go, or while visiting 3rd world countries, where grid power is not reliable. Now people just need to do like I have, and power their servers, desktop and laptop from a solar source.

http://www.jbdg.com/gallery/solarinstall/bin/images/small/IMG_1769.jpg]]>Jan 9th 2008 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/There was a device called Freeloader which is much smaller than a bag and does the same thing for much cheaper!

Even though the size of the panels are different, I think Freeloader didn't have much different power output. However, I'm just worried about if these get stolen in a public place? It's simply left under the sun, probably in an open area. Someone must come with a solution for that also.]]>Jan 9th 2008 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/
Like maybe the solar panel could power a gun turret that blows away anyone who gets within six feet.]]>Jan 9th 2008 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/It's a fact that these solar power devices can get stolen, probably with the device attached to it, if any.]]>Jan 9th 2008 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/
]]>Jan 9th 2008 12:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/Jan 9th 2008 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/Jan 9th 2008 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/
I'm sure those rich CEO's can afford to take some lowly peon with them to peddle the stationary bikes while they use MS office]]>Jan 9th 2008 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/this is a perfectly viable solution to power your laptop. The panel powers a battery pack inside which converts dc to ac at the proper voltage and amps to power a laptop. a full day of sun connotates 4-6 hours of full sunlight (no clouds, shade, etc.) this means, without the battery, and the laptop turned off, it would take all day to charge your laptop full. the Battery included probably has enough power in it (when fully charged) to power the laptop few a few hours. after that you need to either plug the laptop into the bag for 5 hours in sunlight to charge it full , or just leave the bag out to charge its own battery.

(I am a solar systems engineer, granted 14.7 watt hours isn't a huge amount of power.. its enough to get the job done.)]]>Jan 9th 2008 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/I've done a solar computing tour with a 25W panel and it was really really hard. (Admittedly it was in in Germany in Sept but even so, it was hard to plan a day around getting energy.)

Steve
http://www.solar-umpc.com]]>Jan 14th 2008 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/Jan 9th 2008 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/Jan 9th 2008 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/Jan 9th 2008 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/Jan 10th 2008 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/voltaics-new-generator-solar-bag-can-charge-a-laptop/Jan 11th 2008 12:19AM