Solar Powered Laptop Bag

Voltaic Systems Inc. will be releasing a solar-powered laptop bag that will charge laptops carried inside. The company already sells solar-powered bags that carry and charge cell phones, MP3 players and PDAs. This new bag called the "Generator" and will be the first bag designed to charge laptops.

"It could be for people on a road trip or for traveling business people," said Julie Wineinger, a spokeswoman for the New York-based company. "This is great for people traveling who don't have access to a place to plug in and charge up."

The "Generator" has a battery pack and a single solar panel that covers one side of the bag and produces up to 14.7 watts of power. It is built out of fabric made from recycled soda bottles, is designed to be waterproof and UV-resistant. It needs 8-10 hours of direct sunlight for its battery to be fully charged. It will also come with an option to plug into the wall when the bag is sitting inside the office. It will retail for $599 and is scheduled for release in April of 2008.

I guess for those of us working from the beach will love this bag.

Stacynu

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