San Jose 5/17/2013 11:52:10 AM
Window Socket Solar Charger, A Poor Choice For Smartphones
Window Socket Solar Charger, A Poor Choice For Smartphones
There has been widespread interest about a new invention that has been gaining attention on social media recently. The Window Socket Solar Charger, a prototype that sticks to windows and claims to provide instant power for smartphones and other rechargeable devices.
The Window Socket Portable Solar Charger was created by Kyuho Song and Boa Oh of Korea, they claim the device provides enough energy to charge a cell phone by sticking a solar cell to a window.
The prototype uses small solar cells to trickle charge into internal batteries, it does not provide enough current for a direct charge, but over a course of a few weeks will fully charge its 1000mA internal battery which is enough to fully charge one smartphone.
Combined with the use of low current solar cells, it must charge through UV protected or thick glass windows, cutting solar charging efficiency by 80%, so the window solar charger may take weeks to charge just one smartphone.
(Plus from the looks of the conceptual graphics of the socket charger, it doesn't have a light indicator telling the user that it's fully charged and ready to use.)
Not to say it won't work in solar charging a smartphone, but it's not a solar charger that provides instant gratification. However, a portable solar energy company called Suntactics provides portable solar chargers that will power smartphones, tablets and other portable USB devices, instantly.
Trickle battery chargers like the window socket charger forces the user to wait a day, or in this case, even a week to charge one smartphone. Suntactics caters to people who want instant gratification, the Suntactics company carries two portable solar chargers that are capable of charging any smartphone in 2 hours or less in diThere has been widespread interest about a new invention that has been gaining attention on social media recently. The Window Socket Solar Charger, a prototype that sticks to windows and claims to provide instant power for smartphones and other rechargeable devices.rect sunlight.
About Suntactics:
Suntactics is headquartered in the heart of the Bay Area, California, the company provides the most efficient portable solar technology made available online. Suntactics was founded in 2009 and provides the highly acclaimed sCharger-5 and the sCharger-12.
