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World's First Sunglasses with Solar-Powered Lenses
Tech Blog —
... Unlike other sunglasses, these boast lenses that "have dye solar cells, collecting energy and making it able to power your small devices through the power jack at the back of the frame." Click here for one more picture.
Inexpensive, light, and visible-ray penetrable. The lens turns sunlight rays, (rays that would otherwise harm the eye,) into electrical energy.
[via Yankodesign]
Solar Panel Sunglasses
GEARFUSE —
... or recharge a cellphone. That’s the idea with these Self-Energy Converting Glasses from designers Hyun-Joong Jim and Kwang-Seok Jeong. The dye solar cell is described by the designers of the SIG as “cheap organic dye [used with] nano technology [providing] cheap but high energy efficiency.” Inexpensive, light, and visible-ray penetrable. The lens turns sunlight rays, (rays that would otherwise harm the eye,) into electrical energy. I think we’ll be there by 2010. What do you think? Link
Lunette de soleil et chargeur solaire
w3sh magazine —
Les designers Hyun-Joong Kim et Kwang-Seok Jeong ont conçu la première lunette de soleil qui fait aussi office de chargeur solaire. En effet, la SIG (pour Self-Energy Converting Sunglasses) possède des lentilles composées de panneaux solaires pour récupérer l’énergie et la transmettre via une prise jack.
Pas bête du tout comme concept.
Via Yanko Design
Solar Panel Sunglasses: Because We Haven't Stuck Solar Panels Into Glasses Yet [Sunglasses]
Gizmodo —
... Hopefully by the time someone creates a working production model, we'll be beyond such desperate attempts to charge our portable technology. Or maybe the glasses will at least hide a halfway decent HUD inside. [Yanko] ...
Solar-powered shades are a stylish way to keep gadgets juiced up
DVICE Atom Feed —
... sunglasses are designed to turn the rays that it blocks out into electrical energy, providing protection and power all at the same time. The sunglasses have a wire sticking out of them that you can plug into your gadgets (get ready to carry around a million adapters with you if these things are ever real) and juice them up.
SIG shades are just a concept at this time, but — as solar technologies steadily improve — one that may not be that far off.
Via Yanko Design
Infinite Energy sunglasses use solar power to charge your devices
SlashGear —
... The “ Infinite Energy: SIG” concept sunglasses block the harmful rays from your eyes while taking in the rays and converting it to precious energy. There is a wire sticking out that allows you to plug in whatever device that needs charged. It goes without saying that you will need to carry around an adapter for every device you have, this may not be so stylish. ...
Solar panel-packin' sunglasses power your gizmos, make Kanye inordinately envious
Engadget —
... Before you get all "Oh, that comment was so heartless" on us, we will say that the spectacles you're peeping above are still a concept for now, though we wouldn't be surprised at all to hear that Kanye himself eventually funds their commercialization. At any rate, ...
Finally! A reason to stare, unblinking, directly into the sun...
Boing Boing Gadgets —
To power your gadgets, of course. The solar dyed sunglasses would also make a great addition to the costume of any infinity-themed super hero or villain.
Solar Powered Sun Glasses [Yanko]
Solar Powered Shades Offer Infinite Energy
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... head from your MP3 player is an everyday task, so the wires shouldn't be too annoying. The specs should also have built-in earbuds to cut down on clutter, and a much longer cable to hook up phone or iPod -- the one in the picture is ridiculously short.
Add in a couple of LCD displays and a waterproof keyboard and I'd be in heaven. I could blog from the beach, simultaneously turning my skin into bronzed, wrinkled leather as is the custom of all Brits living in Spain.
Product page [Yanko via BBG]
*If you are Bono, we have a request. Any chance of ...
Solar-Powered Sun Glasses
Gadgetizer.com —
... These solar-powered sunglasses trap the amazing energy of the sun and convert it into electric energy you can power through the power jack, located at the back of the frames. Now when your iPod runs low, all you have to do is sport these solar shades and you’ve made it in the shade. ...
Interactive Public Showers
Yanko Design —
... you don’t know how much water you’re gonna get. So check it out. The “Interactive Shower System” has a little pixel hourglass to tell you how much water you’ve got left to get clean. In the public shower.
It’s also got a temperature control lights, blue to red spectrum, cold to hot. Simple! In the public shower, you’ve got no problem now. None! No problem with the public shower.
Designer: Kwang-seok Jeong & Hyun-joong Kim of 19 O’clock
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