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Solar Powered Jacket Charges Your Gadgets

Posted by timothy on from the never-go-inside dept.

blorg writes "Wired News has a story about a new jacket from SCOTTeVEST that uses flexible solar panels on the shoulders to recharge gadgets in the pockets. The idea is that you can now keep all of your gadgets charged, even if you are spending an extended period of time away from a power source. The solar charging is an addition to an existing jacket with features including 42 hidden pockets that can be wired together through the jacket lining."

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  1. Re:Clever by thomasa · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "production uses up more energy than they provide in their entire lifetime"

    This is false. The energy used in production
    is balanced by the energy produced after a couple
    of years of solar energy production. Solar cells
    can have a life time of over 20 years.