Still looking for that unique and earth-friendly gift for Father’s Day?  I’ve discover a handful of great gift ideas that I’ll be sharing over the next week!   Here’s one of my top picks:

 

Awarded National Geographic’s ‘Best of Gear’ for 2008, the Solio Classic Universal Hybrid is a compact universal charger that uses the sun to power your cell phone, iPod or iPhone, PDA, Bluetooth headsets, MP3 Players, GPS devices, most digital cameras and handheld game devices.  With an internal rechargeable lithium battery, you can get power when you’re in a place that doesn’t.  On the beach or in the mountains?  Backpacking in Europe?  No problem.  The sun will charge it for you and will recharge your device at the same rate your electrical charger does!  Perfect for skiers, surfers, mountaineers, campers, hikers, backpackers, golfers, people with windows and anyone who wants to take advantage of free power.  It comes in black, hot pink, silver & white.  I love that you can charge it (for four hours) in an electrical outlet at home before heading outdoors so you can re-charge your device when it dies and you are nowhere near an outlet.  Then all it needs is eight to ten hours of direct sunlight to be fully charged again so that you can power your device when it’s out of juice.  This cool gadget is the epitome of renewable energy.   

If you have five minutes to spare, check out this video about how Solio is helping villages in Africa with limited or no access to electricity:

The Solio H1000 Universal Hybrid charger is featured in the video above. 

Posted on June 6th, 2008 by Stancie Wilson