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Solar Surge: iPhone battery pack, solar charger, Apple certified

By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 at 4:35 PM

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Green is the new hotness in tech. No, not the color. I’m talking about eco-friendly mobile devices like the Samsung Reclaim (which is actually a really pleasing shade of green) – devices like the just-announced Solar Surge from Novothink. The Solar Surge is actually the first Apple-sanctioned charging case to hit market with a solar-charging option.

The Novothink Solar Surge is a hybrid external battery/iPhone case/solar charger. Within the sleek green package, the Solar Surge features a 1500mAh lithium-ion battery that should more than double your iPhone’s battery life. The Solar Surge’s internal battery gets charged through a USB 2.0 port or through the solar panels on its backside. A couple hours of sunlight is good for 30-60 minutes of extra talk-time, depending on whether you use 3G or EDGE (2G). Simply clip your iPhone into the Solar Surge and off you go – powered up and protected from the elements.

And, to appeal to all you iPhone-loving eco-fiends, Novothink’s Solar Surge is an official Apple licensed accessory. That means you might soon see a Solar Surge hanging on the rack at your local Apple Store.

The Solar Surge will be available for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS later this year for $69.95. Until then, I’ll keep pushing carbon into the atmosphere by way of my iPhone 3GS charging cable.

[Novothink via Gizmodo]

About The Author

Will Park

Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...

  • Danny

    No hole for the camera on the case.

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