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dvice.com - 8/18/2008

Solar powered necktie lets you look sharp and geeky at the same time

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Over the years we've seen plenty of solar powered accessories that can give your various gadgets a much needed energy boost. The problem is that most of them make you look like a starving student or hippie. Now a group of researchers at Iowa State University have created a necktie using newly developed solar fabrics. The neat thing, is that the tiny solar panels are arranged in a grid ...

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therawfeed.com - 8/16/2008

Finally: Solar Powered Necktie Holds Cell Phone

— therawfeed.com — In the process of inventing fabric that integrates (both physically and aesthetically) photovoltaic thin film cells, researchers... at Iowa State University have invented a SOLAR POWERED NECKTIE . The piece de resistance: The tie has a pouch in the ... (more) Finally: Solar Powered Necktie Holds Cell Phone

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intomobile.com - 8/19/2008

The solar-powered mobile phone case/necktie is here!

— intomobile.com — Now this is just the kind of convergence we’ve been waiting for! The solar-powered necktie might not... exactly be the idea in mobile convergence, but with photo-voltaic cells woven in to the necktie’s fabric and a pouch to hold your ... (more) The solar-powered mobile phone case/necktie is here!

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coolest-gadgets.com - 8/19/2008

Solar Powered Necktie charges your gadgets on the sly

— coolest-gadgets.com — Clothing which integrates solar power isn’t exactly breaking news. It’s been done before and it’ll be done... again. But frankly, we were yet to have seen such a cool integration of form and function such as with this Solar Powered ... (more) Solar Powered Necktie charges your gadgets on the sly

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Solar powered necktie collects solar juice for your gadgets
TechChee.com, shop online for gadget, gizmo and hot tech stuff — ... But I think it’ll surely add little burden to your neck, as it needs to sustain the extra weight of the gadget in the pouch. The solar necktie is still an experimental product of the research team, which there is no plan yet for a mass production. If you’ll have no choice that wearing a tie is a must at work, then you could make use of the solar neck tie to keep your gadgets juiced up. But these days, geeks will normally work in an environment that needn’t you to wear a neck tie. via [dvice] solar necktie,solar powered necktie,necktie Technorati Tags: ...

Solar Neck Tie will charge your gadgets
Tech Ticker — ... caring for the environment. Researchers at Iowa University have developed a Neck Tie made up of solar fabric. The fabric actually embeds solar panels in a grid which from a distance looks like a well etched out design. The person doesn’t have to remove his tie every time he wants to charge a gadget because the 3.6V plug is sewn right within the tie which is placed at the back in a pouch. Now if the weight of the gadget didn’t droop the tie, I would consider it. [Via DVICE] Advertisement: Samsung Hub - Everything ...

Solar Powered Tie Seems Great, Probably Won’t See Much Sunlight
OhGizmo! — ... this one might not look half bad, depending on where you work. Of course, if you work in an office, there’s a good chance that this thing won’t see enough sunlight to be all that useful. Sure, it’ll get some juice from the lights in the office, but I doubt it would be strong enough to charge whatever gadget you have connected. For now it seems only to be a concept, so for now you’ll just have to wear a regular tie, if you have to wear one at all. VIA [ Dvice ] ...