by AJ McCreary, PICurrent Assistant Producer
Now days it seems that everyone has a cell phone, these communication gadgets are quite handy, especially if you are running late or are going to the store for someone and you don’t know if they want 1% or 2% milk.
But what if you are out running errands and your cell battery dies, you forgot to charge it or that two minute conversation you meant to have turned into a 40 minute conversation. Your battery is out of juice and you are no where near your charger!
Here are two cool new green solutions
- Wind Up Phone Charger
- Solar Panel Phone Charger
The Wind Up Phone Charger works by plugging into your phone, Turning the handle for a few minutes, it will creates enough energy to power your cell for 25-30 minutes. It’s light weight (7 ounces), compact and reusable.
The Solar Panel Phone Charger is very simple to use. Plug it into your phone; open up the panel, face it toward the sky and wait. Once it’s charged you are good to go. It is also reusable and light weight (10 ounces).
The adapters work for these phone models:
- Nokia
- Siemens
- Motorola
- Sony Ericsson
- Samsung
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