A SOLAR POWERED MOBILE PHONE (Intro)

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instructables.com - 1/20/2009

A SOLAR POWERED MOBILE PHONE (Intro)

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Here's an Instructable on adding a supplemental solar panel to a mobile phone.

dvice.com - 1/15/2009

Bugbut, the ugliest solar-powered-something ever

— dvice.com — Meet Nigel, a "solar powered bugbut" by Etsy craftswoman Jenny, AKA Tinyminds. Nigel is a bunch of... electronics wrapped in black rubber and what looks like tape. Its one and only purpose in life is to seek out the sun's rays and just drink them in ... (more) Bugbut, the ugliest solar-powered-something ever

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