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| Solio Classic Universal Hybrid Charger (Silver) |
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| Manufacturer: Solio |
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| List Price: $99.95 |
| Sale Price: Too low to display |
| Availibility: Usually ships in 1-2 business days |
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Product Description |
| Award-winning, compact and versatile - the Solio Classic stores power from the sun, USB, or socket; freeing you to recharge your mobile phone, MP3 players, GPS, Bluetooth earpieces, portable game systems and other handheld devices anywhere, anytime. One hour of sun = 15 minutes talk time or 40 minutes of MP3 music. Solio's intelligent internal circuitry and Adapter Tip System lets you charge devices at about the same rate as their dedicated wall chargers. Solio generates free and clean energy immediately. Replacing your wall and car chargers with Solio reduces your ecological footprint. It’s Universal, use Solio for virtually all of your devices – just change the adaptor tip! It Stores Power, internal battery stores power for up to one year – charge your devices when you need to! It’s a Hybrid, plug into the sun and charge Solio through it’s solar panel – it’s free and green, or use the included cable to charge from a USB port! Comes with… USB port replicator tip, Mini-USB tip, Nokia tip, LG tip, Samsung tip, Sony Ericsson tip, adapter cable, USB charging cable, window suction cup, and instruction manual. Limited 1 year warranty. Specifications:- Rated output: 4-12V, 1.5 to 5.5 Watts - Solar panel output: 155mA @ 6V - Internal battery: Rechargeable 3.7V, 1650mAh Lithium Ion - Dimensions (L x H x W): 4.7 x 1.3 x 2.5in./11.94 x 3.30 x 6.35cm - Weight: 5.6oz/156g - Temperature Range: -4-degrees F to 131-degrees F,-20-degrees C to 55-degrees C |
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Product Details |
- High capacity internal battery stores energy for up to a year
- Adapter Tip System reduces waste and increases compatibility
- Rechargeable from included USB cable or the sun
- A full Solio Classic will charge a typical mobile phone over two times
- Durable and weather resistant
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 Just not practical |
| Review Date: August 8, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Jeremy Kinney, Colorado |
I really wanted to love this product, it seemed like the perfect solution for extending battery life of my favorite electronics. Here is what I don't like:
-This IS NOT the unit that uses iGo adapters, if you must get a solio, get that one, not this one. The adapters that come with this are very custom.
-It takes forever to charge. I know solar power isn't super speedy/efficient, but days to a full charge seems excessive.
-It feels like junk. It is plastic, with a cheap feel to it.
-It isn't small.
-No wall charger (USB only)
What I like:
-It's a solar charger.
-It has a battery
All in all, I just can't recommend it. I won't return it, but I'm going to keep the box and mine might make it onto ebay. |
forget it!
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| Review Date: July 27, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Francis J. Mcmahon, Bethesda, MD, USA |
| Worse than useless. We were relying on this during a recent trip, but it simply doesn't work. It seemed to be charged after a full day in the sun, but then would not give any charge to my iphone or my wife's motorola mobile. Next time: plain old batteries. |
It doesn't work
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| Review Date: June 11, 2010 |
| Reviewer: W. Bradley M. Kemp, Lawrence, Kansas, USA |
It's a nicely designed item, but it doesn't work and the manufacturer's customer service is mediocre. I fully charged the Solio and then took it on a trip, hoping to use it to recharge my iPhone when I couldn't plug it into a wall. When I plugged the Solio into the phone, it would start transferring its charge to the phone, but when the phone then went to sleep (after a minute or two), the Solio would stop transferring the charge. Desperate at one point to charge my phone, I kept it awake while the Solio was plugged in, and got some charge. But this was a real bother -- and because I was using battery power while simultaneously trying to charge the battery, it was pretty ineffective, too.
I emailed the company when I returned home -- and got a response, and one from a person, I think, too. But an exchange of several emails wasn't helpful. They asked if I'd charged the Solio. (I had.) They asked if I was using the right tip. (I was.) That sort of thing. Once customer service had run out of routine (and obvious) suggestions, they stopped responding to my emails.
The Solio isn't a portable charger if it can't successfully transfer a charge to your phone or other device, and it can't. |
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