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Solar Power Mobile Phones
Apple are considering this for the iPhone 7 but shouldn't this now be applied to all future makes of smart phones.
I like the idea. |
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Where would you put the solar panel?
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Surely this would need people who keep their phone in their pocket to wear transparent trousers?
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I'll believe it when I see it. I'm not saying I won't, just that the Express is hardly a reliable source!
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Its been done 5 years ago http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/July2010/voda...announced.html http://www.extragsm.com/vodafone-247...lery-2652.html http://www.intomobile.com/2010/07/29...solar-charger/ and samsung too http://inhabitat.com/samsung-release...powered-phone/ http://sharetech.biz/watching-phone-...er-by-samsung/ Quote:
Apple are considering this for the iPhone 7 but shouldn't this now be applied to all future makes of smart phones.
I like the idea. |
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You'll have to throw the phone into the Sun to get the energy some people need for their phones.
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Surely this would need people who keep their phone in their pocket to wear transparent trousers?
![]() ![]() Seriously though I think this about trickling some extra charge to make it last a bit longer (perhaps coupled with the low power mode in iOS 9). You won't be able to chuck your mains chargers away any time soon unfortunately! |
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Surely this would need people who keep their phone in their pocket to wear transparent trousers?
![]() ![]() (And the Transparent Pouch (Plastic wallet with a clip)) |
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You'll have to throw the phone into the Sun to get the energy some people need for their phones.
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You could use a Mirror to focus more light on it. If it doesn't work you'll run out of power and have to resort to a fixed line... Provided the Telegraph poles are still holding it up (an I doing this right?)
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This is a great idea if your life is spent on a Californian beach, but sadly impractical in the UK.
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Probably more sensible to look at kinetic energy charging for phones...
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This is a great idea if your life is spent on a Californian beach,
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Just solar recharge an external battery pack. Leave it on a window sill all day, plug it into your phone later.
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This is a great idea if your life is spent on a Californian beach, but sadly impractical in the UK.
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Its been done 5 years ago http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/July2010/voda...announced.html
http://www.extragsm.com/vodafone-247...lery-2652.html http://www.intomobile.com/2010/07/29...solar-charger/ and samsung too http://inhabitat.com/samsung-release...powered-phone/ http://sharetech.biz/watching-phone-...er-by-samsung/
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Or the African desert. I can see a big market for phones like this in the developing world but not, as you say in the UK.
Has anyone invented the wind-up phone yet? (I always get to the ideas after someone else has already invented them) |
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Is there a joke I'm not getting here?
California is known for having lots more sun than the UK where it is overcast most days and of course on the beach you will be sitting or lying around which is a great place to have your phone out charging. So if you are in the UK and due to working and not being down the beach, have to have your phone stuck in your pocket for 90% of the time, a solar powered phone won't be much use here. |
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No, no joke intended.
California is known for having lots more sun than the UK where it is overcast most days and of course on the beach you will be sitting or lying around which is a great place to have your phone out charging. So if you are in the UK and due to working and not being down the beach, have to have your phone stuck in your pocket for 90% of the time, a solar powered phone won't be much use here. or simply just overheat. Also somebody may nick it if you are not keeping an eye on it.
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Is it a good idea to leave the phone out in the direct sun? It will get warm (ha ha I wrote it will get worm) and given the size of it, it may evaporate
or simply just overheat. Also somebody may nick it if you are not keeping an eye on it.
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"Unfortunately, the Apple patent is very vague about the technology" If the patent is vague then it should never have been granted. The deal is that the company that invents something it wants to patent has to tell the world exactly how it works, only then do they get a time-limited monopoly on the invention. |
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