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SolSol's baseball hat can charge your phone using solar power

And dad caps are coming soon.

Solar technology is still far from becoming ordinary, but we're seeing more and more of it make its way to consumer products. And now that includes hats. SolSol, a startup from Los Angeles, made a baseball cap that has a small solar panel built into its brim. You can use it to charge your smartphone, tablet or any other device that needs to be plugged in via USB. It looks kind of odd to have a cable hanging down from your head, but the hat could come in handy if your gadget's battery is running low and there are no other outlets nearby.

I tried it on at SXSW and it fit like any other baseball cap I own, although the brim felt slightly heavy due to the embedded solar panels. SolSol says its tech patented tech can charge a device at about 200mAh per hour. The company is already working on improving that rate, along with making more types of hats, including those dad caps everyone in Hollywood loves so much. SolSol's baseball cap is up for grabs now for $56, in case you're interested in rocking one the next time you hit the streets.

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