http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/ Engadget Comments for XPAL's Solar Egg charges to 90% in four hours of mild sunlight http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/Feb 16th 2010 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/Feb 16th 2010 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/Feb 16th 2010 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/
I personally think that just like almost all calculators now a days run on solar, I think most small portable electronic devices should be running on solar within a few years.... and having solar cells that can charge from mild sunlight is key to that.... as is the use of lower-power mobile chips.]]>Feb 16th 2010 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/
One thing I noticed about solar calculators recently is that apparently CFLs don't charge them (at least not all CFLs). I have replaced a large # of bulbs in my house with CFLs and found out my solar calculator won't work unless I turn on a incandescent light.]]>Feb 16th 2010 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/
Good to know. Thanks!]]>Feb 16th 2010 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/
I have never heard of that before. I know that CFLs don't throw out the same spectrum of light that regular incandescents do, but never heard them not working with solar cells. Maybe it just happens to be the cell-brand in the calculator that you own. Strange.

Either way, LED lighting is the future and I believe that LEDs in general have a more "natural" spectrum of light than CFLs.]]>Feb 16th 2010 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/Feb 16th 2010 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/Feb 16th 2010 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/Feb 16th 2010 9:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/Agreed, double the battery size and we're talking. ]]>Feb 16th 2010 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/
Just buy two.]]>Feb 16th 2010 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/Feb 16th 2010 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/Feb 16th 2010 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/Feb 16th 2010 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/Feb 16th 2010 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/Feb 16th 2010 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/
Maybe an adequate solution for emergency situations, but in that case why not just get a rechargable AA powered solution. The whole point of a solar rechargeable unit would seem to be something you're going to charge and reuse on a very frequent situation away from AC sources. 500mAh seems hardly adequate for more robust devices. When dealing with devices of that caliber (small radios, flashlights, etc, it seems more logical to have an integrated solar charger. ]]>Feb 16th 2010 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/Feb 16th 2010 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/xpals-solar-egg-charges-to-90-in-four-hours-of-mild-sunlight/http://www.espow.com/wholesale-solar-charger-3000mah-fit-bluetooth-devices-cell-phones-digital-cameras-mp3-mp4-players-pda-dv.html]]>Mar 7th 2010 9:08PM