Solar Surge: iPhone battery pack, solar charger, Apple certified

Friday, September 4, 2009 3:20

solar surge 1 Solar Surge: iPhone battery pack, solar charger, Apple certified

Green is the new hotness in tech. No, not the color. I’m talking about eco-friendly mobile devices like the Samsung Reclaim (which is actually a really pleasing shade of green) – devices like the just-announced Solar Surge from Novothink. The Solar Surge is actually the first Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)-sanctioned charging case to hit market with a solar-charging option.

The Novothink Solar Surge is a hybrid external battery/iPhone case/solar charger. Within the sleek green package, the Solar Surge features a 1500mAh lithium-ion battery that should more than double your iPhone’s battery life. The Solar Surge’s internal battery gets charged through a USB 2.0 port or through the solar panels on its backside. A couple hours of sunlight is good for 30-60 minutes of extra talk-time, depending on whether you use 3G or EDGE (2G). Simply clip your iPhone into the Solar Surge and off you go – powered up and protected from the elements.

And, to appeal to all you iPhone-loving eco-fiends, Novothink’s Solar Surge is an official Apple licensed accessory. That means you might soon see a Solar Surge hanging on the rack at your local Apple Store.

The Solar Surge will be available for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS later this year for .95. Until then, I’ll keep pushing carbon into the atmosphere by way of my iPhone 3GS charging cable.