You can get more reliable ones now (well you can in the UK, I assume you can elsewhere!). I use my solar charger to charge my iPod and my Nokia phone, and it's great. Never had to worry about running out of battery, and I can take it anywhere. This is the one I've got:
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You can get more reliable ones now (well you can in the UK, I assume you can elsewhere!). I use my solar charger to charge my iPod and my Nokia phone, and it's great. Never had to worry about running out of battery, and I can take it anywhere. This is the one I've got:
http://www.sentientsolar.co.uk/product.php?id_product=153
It's not huge, but I think you can probably get even smaller ones now. Just waiting for the solar powered iPhone to come out!