If you’re an outdoorsy type, you might never have to worry about your phone running out of juice again.
Samsung announced Wednesday its first solar-powered GSM mobile phone, the E1107, also known by the catchier name Crest Solar. The phone is a dual-band GSM (900MHz and 1800MHz) and can be charged anywhere the sun is shining.
The phone is about the same shape and size as most regular compact cell phones, but with one big difference: on the back it has a solar panel that’s capable of providing enough juice for about 5 to 10 minutes of talk time for each hour of charging.
Of course, this depends on how sunny it is. According to Samsung, the above estimate was based on 80,000 lux of sunlight (an average sunny day) with the phone turned off and sucking up rays.
Monday, June 15, 2009
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