Product Description

Award-winning, compact and versatile - Solio stores power from the sun, USB, or socket; freeing you to recharge your mobile phone, MP3 players, GPS, Bluetooth earpieces, portable game systems and other handheld devices anywhere, anytime. A fully charged Solio will recharge the average phone up to two times, or give you up to 15 hours of MP3 music. Solio's intelligent internal circuitry and Adapter Tip System lets you charge devices at about the same rate as their dedicated wall chargers. Solio generates free and clean energy immediately. Replacing your wall and car chargers with Solio reduces your ecological footprint. It¿s Universal, use Solio for virtually all of your devices ¿ just change the adaptor tip! It Stores Power, internal battery stores power for up to one year ¿ charge your devices when you need to! It¿s a Hybrid, plug into the sun and charge Solio through it¿s solar panel ¿ it¿s free and green, or use the included cable to charge from a USB port! Comes with¿ USB port replicator tip, Mini-USB tip, Nokia tip, LG tip, Samsung tip, Sony Ericsson tip, adapter cable, USB charging cable, window suction cup, and instruction manual. Limited 1 year warrantly. Specifications:- Rated output: 4-12V, 1.5 to 5.5 Watts - Solar panel output: 155mA @ 6V - Internal battery: Rechargeable 3.7V, 1650mAh Lithium Ion - Dimensions (L x H x W): 4.7 x 1.3 x 2.5in./11.94 x 3.30 x 6.35cm - Weight: 5.6oz/156g - Temperature Range: -4°F to 131°F,-20°C to 55°C

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9646 in Sports & Outdoors
• Size: One Size
• Color: Black
• Brand: Solio
• Model: S19-B38D
• Dimensions: 1.30" h x 2.50" w x 4.70" l, .85 pounds

Features

• Will charge a typical mobile phone more than twice or give more than 20 hours of iPod music
• Just 1 hour of sunshine equals 20 minutes talk time or 50 minutes of MP3 music
• Provides an emergency power source when away from power outlets
• Battery is easily replaceable and lasts for up to a year
• Works with multiple gadgets, including mobile phones, iPhone, Bluetooth headsets, smartphones/PDAs, MP3 players, portable gaming devices, digital cameras, GPS, and much more; tips for most devices are included

Amazon.com Product Description--Posted July 28, 2008
Solio, the Universal "Hybrid" Charger, is powerful enough to charge all of your handheld electronic products at home or on the move, anywhere under the sun.

Solio is a Hybrid because it can accept power from either the sun or the wall, storing this energy within Solio's internal rechargeable battery. Solio then uses this energy to power your gadgets at the same rate as your wall adapter. Solio also will hold its charge for up to a year.

Solio limits your need to purchase and carry around multiple chargers and is your one-stop charging solution for all of your products from cell phones and iPods, to digital cameras, game players, and GPS. Other facts:

• A fully charged Solio Classic will charge a typical mobile phone more than twice or give 20-plus hours of iPod music.
• Just 1 hour of sunshine = 20 minutes talk time or 50 minutes of MP3 music.*
• Provides an emergency power source when away from power outlets.
• Battery is easily replaceable and lasts for up to one year
• Works with multiple gadgets, including mobile phones, iPhone, Bluetooth headsets, smartphones/PDAs, MP3 players, portable gaming devices, digital cameras, GPS, and much more; tips for most devices come with the charger.
• Compact, lightweight design--convenient for travel or emergency use.

* Performance times may vary slightly depending on type of device and intensity of sunlight.

What's in the Box
Solio S19-B38D Universal Hybrid Charger (Black)

Customer Reviews

Wow I wanted this to work
I reluctantly returned this product after a few weeks. It just does not charge in sunlight the way I expected it to.
Even the manual say it takes two days of sun to fully charge the battery. I placed it in a West facing window for a week and it never fully charged. The company said the usual stuff. Window coating can diminish results, clouds, haze, etc. Plus the instructions say it has to be pointed right at the sun to charge correctly. So if you are driving West with the device on the front windshield it still won't charge correctly. You have to point it RIGHT at the sun.
I laid it on my deck. It was drenched in sun and still didn't get a good charge.
If you plug it into a wall outlet overnight then it will do a good job as a backup battery. But that isn't why I bought it.
Plus it doesn't work quite right with iPods. When you plug the iPod in and hit the start button on the Solio, the Solio will charge the iPod. But after a few hours it will quit charging and the iPod will run off the internal battery until you hit start on the Solio again.
Solio tech support said this is a known issue.
I guess I will try again in a few years.
Great idea, just not ready for prime time.

Great idea still needs a little improvement
I got the charger for my boyfriend for Christmas and he loved the idea immediately; however, the plugs that it comes with don't work with most of his little gadgets and the extras that I purchased didn't work with his Samsung phone and DS lite. He does love using this for his ipod and I can use it for my Nokia phone. Call customer service to discuss the extra plugs before purchasing so that you know exactly what you're getting. Good luck!

AVOID until they guarantee the connectors
I thought this would be a great dash-board all-in-one charger for the various gadgets I carry.
It took charge overnight from the wall and then I drove it to work in the dash, my plan was to deliberately use up my phone's battery (Motorola RAZR) and then charge it up from the Solio. I hooked up the charge at the end of the day, hit the go button and there was no "charge" shift on the phone's display. The cable-chain from the solio is a loose-connection nightmare. Fiddling with it never got the "charge" indication from the RAZR. What i *DID* get is an increasing sensation of warmth.. i pulled the phone off the cable but it was too late - the phone's logic board AND battery fried.

I have since replaced the RAZR, got a refund on the Solio, and there is no way in hell i would attach anything costly (Hello, $500 iPod? No Way In Hell) to another one until they are able to show that this thing works in the US; one cable from Solio to Charge-Object, no loose connections to jam-up and thrust juice to fry our devices.

If i could give their current development less than one star i would.