Solio S19-B38D Universal Hybrid Charger (Black) | 
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| Brand: Solio
Category: CE
List Price: $99.95
Buy New: $76.96
You Save: $22.99 (23%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Size: 000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 4.7 x 2.5 x 1.3
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: S19-B38D
Model: S19-B38D
UPC: 873028001072
EAN: 0873028001072
ASIN: B00152OCHO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| 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 |
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Product Description
iPod and iPhone are two great mobile products and, when filled with energy, provide much happiness. But power may be fleeting. How can you keep them charged when you're on the road? 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 will also 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. A fully charged Solio Classic will charge a typical mobile phone more than twice or give over 20 hours of iPod music. Just 1 hour of sunshine = 20 minutes talk time or 50 minutes of MP3 music.
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)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Not rainproof November 28, 2008
Charges slowly when used in window. Works better outside, but passing tropical showers can ruin. Should be better sealed for outdoor work. Also, even with repositioning, it can take two days to accumulate a full charge.
 Good beginning to future tech November 23, 2008
I bought this product about a year ago. i travel alot an like to use the cell as back up for when I do not have time to sit and wait in a airport. (can recharge on the plane) For my phone and mp3 player - it has worked great. It will recharge my razor 2.5 times before being drained.
I noticed it seemed to take a long time until I talked with an engineer friend of mine who told me that most glass, especially glad in cars, is designed now to reduce the full impact of the sun in various ways. Best to to this outside. Upon reading reviews, those who had the best charge rates were those who indeed left theirs outside in one place.
Finally - one of the main reasons I invested in this device was to help front the money in a company and technology I beieve we must develop further. By buying this product, I hope the company will make enough to continue to develop better products for us in the future. I have seen this product evolve to this point before buying one that seemed pragmatic and affordable - so I would like to help ensure its future.
Solio works October 29, 2008
It takes about 8 hours of direct sunlight to fully charge. If its overcast
and/or not pointed towards sun it will take longer. Best to not do it through
a window. Its just common sense.
It comes with the adapter to connect to the ipod. You just plug the solio to
the adapter which leaves you with an USB connector free to hook to the
ipod or iphones cable that came with that device. A lot of people just don't get the connections. Then just push the on/off button and your charging from the solio's internal battery. If you have almost any cellphone adapters can be easily ordered for around $10.
 Works very well! March 25, 2007
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
This item, despite some of the negative feedback posted here and elsewhere, works well. I have charged it once within one day in the sun. It was overcast, and charged about 50% in four hours or so. I did not have to move the unit at all to achieve charge. I connected it to my iPod and it charged halfway in approximately 50 minutes. I am very pleased with this product, and would definitely recommend it! The iPod connector IS included, or at least it was with mine. It is a USB female connector, which, combined with the iPod's USB connector, creates the connection from iPod to SOLIO. Great product, no complaints at all though I was wary at first. My only small complaint is that my cell phone cannot be charged with the connectors and tips included, but that really is not why I got this product.
 Its Green but its sooo slow... March 14, 2007
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
The Solio works great as an extra battery while traveling with the wall charger. But it takes forever to charge from the sun. If you leave it in the window for about a week you might get half a charge. This will charge your phone at least once. Which was the reason i got it. Im sure it will be better in the summer when I bring it to the park or the beach and use it at the same time as im using my Ipod.
The connectors that it comes with are great! and the design is really nice.
p.s after impulse buying this I researched and found possibly better alternatives like solar rolls from brunton. Looks like you can get more for your buck.
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