Product Description The Solio Hybrid 1000 boasts a powerful solar panel and battery in an incredibly compact and slender case, conveniently geared with a built-in rugged carabiner and cable. Plug into the Sun and charge Solio through its solar panel, it's free and green. Use the included tip to charge from the USB port of any computer. The internal rechargeable battery stores power for up to one year. Simply change the adaptor tip and the Solio Hybrid 1000 Charger works right out of the box with most common mobile phones, MP3 players, and GPS units. 0.6-Watts solar panel output Dimensions - 198 x 68 x 18mm Weight - 1.1 pounds
Amazon.com Product Description When on-the-go power for your gadgets is key, plug into the Solio Hybrid 1000. This hybrid boasts a powerful solar panel and battery in an incredibly compact and slender case, conveniently geared with a built-in rugged carabiner and cable. The Hybrid 1000 is simple to use. Just clip on, plug in, and charge up!
Universal Charger Power virtually all of your electronic devices. Works out of the box with most common mobile phones, MP3 players, and GPS units--simply change the adaptor tip.
Stores Power Charge your devices anytime, day or night. Internal rechargeable battery stores power for up to one year. (A full Solio H1000 will charge a typical mobile phone once or give 10 hours of MP3 music--just 1 hour of sunshine = 15 minutes talk time or 40 minutes of MP3 music).*
Hybrid Charger Charge anywhere on Earth. Plug into the Sun, and charge Solio through its solar panel--it's free and green! Or use the included tip to charge from the USB port of any computer.
What's in the Box Solio Hybrid 1000, Adapter tip system cable, USB Port Replicator tip (powers iPhone, iPod, MP3 players), Mini-USB tip (powers Motorola, Blackberry, Garmin, iRiver), Nokia tip, Instruction manual.
*Performance times may vary slightly depending on type of device and intensity of sunlight.
Not worth the moneyOctober 14, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Basically, the recharge takes forever and often doesn't even reach the full capacity; charging devices doesn't reach fullness either. Don't buy if you can help it.
It made a huge difference in my daughter's lifeSeptember 30, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this for my daughter who is a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo in a community with no electricity. It was a godsend. She is now able to charge her cell phone and her iPod with no problem, and we worry much less about her not having her cell phone available in case of emergency. The solar charger works perfectly for her; she puts it out to charge during the day and can charge her phone and iPod at night. I believe she can also charge her battery recharger, but am not sure. She is thrilled to have it.
Better than AdvertizedAugust 4, 2008 7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought this before going to summer camp for a week with my son's BSA troop, and honestly, I expected to reap more envy from the other technophiles in the troop than to actually put it to much use (admittedly a shallow motive for buying it). But I was surprised and pleased to actually find it of value.
I charged it from my computer before setting off to camp with the idea that it would be an emergency back-up battery from my mobile phone. By Wednesday evening I'd made a few calls from the remote campsite and had killed the charge on my cellphone. I fully recharged it in short order from the Solio, which was still 60% charged after this.
By Thursday evening, another ASM needed to recharge his phone and I was able to accommodate him with my Solio (which I'd had out in the sun all day and was back at full power).
Finally, on the bus ride home, I was able to loan the fully charged Solio to two scouts to recharge an iPod and another mobile phone. I also recharged my own iPod as well before I had completely discharged the Solio.
Maybe I had better luck than others have had, but I have found that the device recharges more quickly than advertised. I had it out in the sun on my backpack or on my tent all week and it was always ready for use.
And of course, it also paid off in my more mundane expectations and many people admired it, making it a great icebreaker with members of other troops.
I didn't give it five stars only because it still takes a long time to charge it fully and you need to keep your expectations in line. But it does what it says and probably does it a bit better than documented.
JoWow stole my money.June 17, 2008 9 out of 13 found this review helpful
I ordered this charger for my husband's birthday in February. It did not work (at all). Defective, okay, it happens. Returned to JoWow and they are STILL (June 15) giving me the runaround/no longer responding to my request for a refund or replacement. Eighty six bucks is a lot of money to me.
NEVER order from JoWow.
Solio Charger a bustJune 9, 2008 9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I purchased the Solio charger so I could charge my iphone on the AIDS/LifeCycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The charger was almost useless. Mounted on the back of my bike, only once in 7 days of biking did it charge more than halfway. When it was charged less than half, it would not charge my iphone. Complete waste of money.
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