While great in concept, solar powered gadgets just never seem to be very practical at the end of the day. Regens tweak on the formula might help a little, by stuffing a battery into the solar panel itself, meaning you dont have to keep your iPod plugged in for a painfully long trickle charge or juggle multiple elements to make it work (theres a USB plug on the side). ReNu also has batteries in its various docking accessories as well, all of which can be charged by the ReNu panel or by AC power. Its not going to turn the emerging market on its head, and at $199 for the ReNu unit by itself its not cheap either, but it seems like a logical direction for sun-fueled devices -- and looks pretty cool doing it.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Regens ReNu solar panel system in the flesh
While great in concept, solar powered gadgets just never seem to be very practical at the end of the day. Regens tweak on the formula might help a little, by stuffing a battery into the solar panel itself, meaning you dont have to keep your iPod plugged in for a painfully long trickle charge or juggle multiple elements to make it work (theres a USB plug on the side). ReNu also has batteries in its various docking accessories as well, all of which can be charged by the ReNu panel or by AC power. Its not going to turn the emerging market on its head, and at $199 for the ReNu unit by itself its not cheap either, but it seems like a logical direction for sun-fueled devices -- and looks pretty cool doing it.
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