Solio! Sun Power!
Dec 15th, 2008 by Mr.Burton
A few things I forgot:
The panels slide together for compact travel usage.
When the charger is dispensing energy to an electronic device the button flickers green every few seconds.
Currently these things are priced at just under a hundred dollars. Just like with all other electronics, price will go down for two reasons: 1) competition 2) mass production. So again I ask, if you own this product or *any* other solar panel technology, PLEASE leave a comment here talking about it. The more solar panels get sold, the more incentive there will be to design them even better in order to compete with other manufacturers.
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Cool! Let me know …
Cool! Let me know what you think.
I just bought one …
I just bought one today can’t wait to get it
Those are good …
Those are good points. I admit, I need to look into this issue more. If anybody has info about how long solar panels generally last and what’s the best way to dispose of broken ones, I’d be much obliged.
It’s actually a …
It’s actually a good idea to charge it with the cord the first time, just to make sure it is fully charged. I think it’s an issue of “batter memory.” In any case, you shouldn’t try charging with it the first time until you see the light flash four times. That’s when it’s full.
Once you do get to test it, feel free to come back here and comment about it!
I have my Solio …
I have my Solio Classic and I don’t know if it will charge from the sun. I will test it when I have the chance.
“No bad sides to …
“No bad sides to solar energy”
What happens to all the outdated and broken panels? They end up piling up in land fills. And how toxic are they?
Neat! Sounds like a …
Neat! Sounds like a fascinating way to power up with the sun. Also sounds like it has potential for helping along clean cars — both electric (ideally via solar energy) and through hydrogen fuel cells. I still idealize pure electric cars, though, as owners of said vehicle wouldn’t have to hunt down a refueling station.
Thanks for the news. I’ll definitely look into this more.
“Daniel Nocera, a …
“Daniel Nocera, a professor of chemistry at MIT, has developed a catalyst that can generate oxygen from a glass of water by splitting water molecules. The reaction frees hydrogen ions to make hydrogen gas. The catalyst, which is easy and cheap to make, could be used to generate vast amounts of hydrogen using sunlight to power the reactions.” -ABC News August 2, 2008
Just this month …
Just this month there has been a recent breakthrough in this technology at MIT. Basically they have found a catalyst that enables them to make hydrogen gas from water using solar energy in an energy efficient way.
Dawm man, pmcrimson …
Dawm man, pmcrimson is still being cool about the crap ur saying… but u keep on going, and with that language.
Maybe this is pmcrimson’s life, dont u think u need a life, if u were able to sit threw all of this and type all that stuff?
Before u go and tell me to get a life… “I have one” Most of the time i bother to get on utube, is when im in the crapper. Literally.
Efficient solor …
Efficient solor power is not cost effective because the materials used to make them cost too much and there’s no high demand in the consumer market. You’re right about the initial investment part, most people can only afford to pay their monthly bill as it is. All this information is readily available from the manufacturers, you should check it out. And YES we do dispose of the small stuff too quickly lots of them will end up in the trash because it’s just not effective enough of a product.
lol you dumb ass… …
lol you dumb ass… i was giving my opinion mr perfect who doesn’t know about solar energy lol great idea medicate america!!! wow you’re a genuis! if you scroll up you’d see me response to what products I support, disgruntled youtube user rofl get a life
Because they’re …
Because they’re highly effective they’re not cost effective? Meaning, it’s too expensive to get the really good stuff?
I know that solar panels for the roof can be expensive, especially depending on whether you get photovoltaic or thermal, but both should save you money in the long run. The trick is risking the initial investment, and not everyone can do that. But I can see where you’d worry people would dispose of the small stuff too quickly.
I’m currently …
I’m currently learning more about solar panels for your roof, and hopefully there will be solar panels that can be attached to the roof of a hybrid (or fully electric) car in the relatively near future. This post continues to get interesting feedback and I’m very interested in finding out what’s available, so I’ll try to do a follow up post some time this summer.
Thanks for your response!
So far, the ones …
So far, the ones I’ve seen that are small and affordable aren’t strong enough to power a laptop. The strongest ones are likely the solar backpacks that are coming out now from a variety of venues. Those only really make practical sense, though, if you plan on backpacking a lot out doors. Which, hey, when I wander around a city I’m outdoors a lot, but I’d need to travel much more often to make that practical. …
Thats the thing; he …
Thats the thing; he doesnt. Just another disgruntled youtube user, but he does have a point. But i’d argue to make America better we’d first have to medicate him and his ilk. But away from that nonsense, can you send me some info on solar panels if you have any and how much battery life do these really have, can they be used to power a laptop?
pmcrimson- Sorry, I …
pmcrimson- Sorry, I don’t want to come across as Solio isn’t doing anything, I’m sure their profits will fund future R&D for better products down the road. The only solar alternatives I support are not cost effective to be used by individual consumers. The reason why they are not cost effective is because they are highly effective, whereas the portable solar batteries are just another plastic CED people will buy and throw out by the millions over the next few years.
No problem, I’m …
No problem, I’m glad to hear from you.
If you know any updates about solar or wind power news, please let me know.
This product is far …
This product is far from perfect, but it is handy and useful. I keep it in my car to power my mp3 player/radio recorder. I believe in purchasing the best item like this that you can find in order to encourage the market in solar technology.
As I said in the video, I WANT to know about updated and better solar panels. This product is simply one small step in the right direction. If you think this product is crap compared to other solar chargers, which solar alternatives DO you support?
Uhm, i agree with …
Uhm, i agree with everything u said but how can it save lives?
oh thanks for this …
oh thanks for this information…
i did not know that becouse i am living in holland…XD
After all the …
After all the consumers go out and buy this to save the world and they all end up in the trash because its design is far from practical how does that help the environment? It doesn’t, but it helps the manufacturers pockets right? There are much better solar alternatives out there. This is consumer trash.
Furthermore, in …
Furthermore, in the U.S. you earn money back much faster because the government pays YOU double the cost it would charge you for every watt of electricity you generate. Powering just a third of your electricity use would mean a zero dollar electric bill every month. If you add more panels, then you actually MAKE money from the energy you generate (which goes back to the electric grid for others to use).
Sure, it takes …
Sure, it takes energy to make solar panels, but decidedly less than to be constantly taking in fossil fuels. The solar panels I’ve seen advertised for household power are expected to last at least thirty years, not six.
Besides, what if we had given up on computers early on because they took up so much energy and filled a large room? There is always a refining process in manufacturing, ESPECIALLY for technology.
This is a funny …
This is a funny idea…but….
Solar energy is BAD becouse:
Everything needs engery. am i Right?
It also needs engery to make these solar pannels.
It takes 6 years before solarpannels have made enough enegry to produce the engergy that the fabrick needed to make the solar pannels.
But after 6 years you have to replace the solarpannels becouse they arent makin enough energy to (for example) refill your battery!
so… that is the problem with solar energy.