A company out of New York, Voltaic has released a new line of backpacks and messenger bags that use solar pannels on the bags to charge things like cell phones and Mp3 players. According to the company the panels will not charge a laptop, but you can use a car adapter to charge most other small electronics. Not bad for someone always on the road.
The Voltaic Messenger is reinforced and padded to carry and protect a laptop. It has large zipped pockets for documents, and multiple small pockets for electronic devices. Ideal for use in town or as a travel bag.
Features:
Adjustable padded laptop sleeve, for laptops with up to a 15″ screen (14″ x 10″ x 2″)
The solar panels provide protection for fragile items inside the front pocket
Oversized nylon zips for extra strength
Padded adjustable shoulder strap
Will fit the optional phone / MP3 pouch
Wire channels throughout the bag
Electronics:
The electronics are the same as the other three Voltaicâ„¢ solar bags. Note: It is not designed to charge laptops, it will however charge cell phones, sat phones, PDAs, GPSs, iPods, cameras etc.
Includes a 2,200mAh Li-Ion battery pack with 3 voltage settings to store solar power
When not in the sun, the battery can be charged using the AC travel charger or DC car charger
Comes with 11 standard adaptors including a car charger socket and USB adaptor so you can always use a standard charger for your device
Includes adaptor plugs in universal sizes and for common cell phones, which eliminate the need to use a car charger for common devices
The three solar panels are tough, light weight, waterproof, and generate up to 4 watts of power.
Now if I could just get pannels for my loft somewhere to power everything else in my loft we’d be doing good.
