Saturday, November 22, 2008
A Backpack with POWERR

"The good: The Voltaic Backpack's water-resistant shell is made of recycled soda bottles; mesh lets air circulate; waist strap; roomy; sleeve for 17-inch laptop; battery; includes 11 adapters, DC car charger, AC travel charger, and lithium-ion battery.
The bad: Voltaic uses stiff solar panels; as with other solar chargers, charging depends on the position in the sunlight and available light; easy-to-lose components.
The bottom line: The Voltaic Backpack's thoughtful design and solar-charging features shine for keeping cell phones, handhelds, MP3 players, and digital cameras charged away from electrical outlets."
This ($250?) backpack is a basically a power charger (see those solar panels at the back?) that aims to be "green". I don't really have any comment on the design, since this is like, probably the second backpack of this kind that I remember seeing... But heheh... $250..? :<
It appears to be rated pretty highly though--4/5 stars~
Wenzel, E (2008, November, 21). Voltaic Backpack. CNET, Retrieved November
22, 2008, from http://cnn-cnet.com.com/power-devices-batteries/voltaic-backpack/4505-3509_7-31851098.html?subj=Voltaic+Backpack&tag=feed∂=cnn-cnet
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