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An MP3 player you're supposed to leave in the sun | Crave, the gadget blog
An MP3 player you're supposed to leave in the sun | Crave, the gadget blog
With everything going green these days, Shiro is determined not to be left behind and has in the pipeline a solar-powered media player. Yes, a portable media player that can be juiced up by leaving it in the sun. The Singapore-based company will be showcasing its Shiro SQ player at the ...
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Shiro SQ Solar-Powered MP3 Player
productdose.com — Most electronics you wouldn't leave in the sun. This one you can. The back is a solar panel that recharges the device when you let it soak up rays for four hours. Good luck finding it again, though, if you just let it sit on a bench in the park. Available some time in the future. The FUTURE! |via Crave| ...

Solar charged MP3 player with a difference
Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women — We've seen a lot of different solar chargers for gadgets (including the mother of them all, the solar charging table). Now we're starting to see gadgets that have a solar panel built in. Crave reports that later this year, Singapore-based company Shiro will release a 16GB MP3 player featuring a 1.8-inch color display, FM tuner, and solar panel which recharges the device fully within four hours, sun permitting (which it often is in Singapore - it has to be the hottest place I've ever been to!). It's called the SQ and there are no ...

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