Power Your iPhone 4 With Solar Energy Cover
Innovative design company Frostfire has recently created a new type of iPhone 4 cover called the ‘Mooncharge’ Cover, that will in effect turn your power-hungry iPhone 4 into a source of every-renewing energy if left out in the sun during the daytime. The Mooncharge Cover by Frostfire uses a rechargeable lithium-ion batter in the cover’s base, that gets charged by the solar panel on the cover when the sun’s rays are in contact, and will extend the life of the iPhone’s battery while using the phone on the go.
The Mooncharge Cover gives the iPhone about 50 minutes of standby time (or 5 minutes of talk time) for every 20 minutes of direct sunlight. When the Mooncharge’s battery is fully powered (by either the sun’s rays or through a direct USB cord power transfer) iPhone 4 users can enjoy 5 extra hours of talk time (or 315 hours on standby). As a very environment-friendly alternative to keeping the high energy costs of keeping the iPhone 4 powered, the Mooncharge Cover is looking to make a lot of green iPhone 4 owners very happy when they hit the market soon at a very modest $70.
The lengthy read on system, which includes details on the power & solar cell management, and is accessible through second link below. There is no doubt, idea to power gadgets with the solar energy is not new one, neither is a concept of maintaining the consistent power supply when a few solar cells lose the efficiency. However, it is not sure if Apple may apply patent soon. Given momentum company enjoys, you may bet much more people may start talking about the solar powered gadgets when Steve Jobs begins pimping first solar powered gadget on the stage. With the straightforward and cleverly worded sound bites, the Apple may paint itself as the innovator again—even though that may not be a case.
