CHARGE YOUR GADGET WITH DIY SOLAR POWER
Photo by Mick van Jaarsvelt under Flickr Creative Commons (CC BY 2.0 license)
Even though Daylight Savings Time has recently made our lives a little darker (thanks, farmers), I still love solar power.
Running out of battery on a favorite gadget is one of my most frustrating moments. Because it’s all my fault. Why didn’t I charge it overnight? I ask myself. Why did I forget to pack my charger in this suitcase? Why don’t gas stations for gadgets exist? Why aren’t plugs in this airplane/car/bus? These are the questions that pain me in desperate moments like this.
Most solar power chargers are pretty pricey which mean someone had to come up with a hack. And hack they did. Electronics manufacturer Voltaic Systems shares how to turn an IKEA Sunnan solar lamp into a charging station for about $50.
Read more at Lifehacker.
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