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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
"Not very practical"
"Neat concept"
"Solio magnesium"
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Editorial Review:
Did you get your recommended daily allowance of Magnesium? Solio Mg (Magnesium) edition combines efficient solar panels and a high capacity battery to collect and store power. With expanded compatibility and a strong yet elegant magnesium alloy shell, this is the most powerful and versatile hybrid charger ever made. It delivers energy to your cells and cameras and MP3s and more. This universal power adapter boosts up the power of ailing and weak portable electronic devices while you're away from home. Universality is possible through the use of iGo accessory tips. Get your Magnesium today! iGo Samsung tip iGo Blackberry tip Pencil Solio Draw String Hemp Pouch Universal Wall Adapter Solio features a fan-blade design that allows it to achieve maximum solar area when in use. Just spread out the blades, expose them to direct sunlight either out of doors or affixed to a window, and get ready to take your power on the road Charging Solio's internal battery takes 8-10 hours of direct sunlight Solio will charge your device at the same rate as your conventional charger. Using the included wall adapter or USB charging cable Solio will fully charge in approximately 4 hours When charging an iPod directly from the sun, one hour of sunlight will provide about one hour of play time Solio can store energy on its internal battery for up to one year
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Not very practical The industrial design is great. The unit is seems very solid and simple to use. I plugged my new Solio into the wall to charge for the first time. After I used it on my iPhone, I've had it in the sun for about 4 days...still sitting at 25% charge. This is not very practical for much of anything. Bummer - great idea.
Neat concept I live in an apartment in Australia which gets a lot of sun in the afternoon (and living in Sydney means that we have mostly sunny days thanks to the extended drought that we've been in). When the sun is shining on the Solio, it charges quite well through the window - but if the sun is indirect or if it's even slightly cloudy it wont charge. It takes about 3-4 days of this type of charging to fill up.
Solio magnesium This product was purchased as a back up energy generator for back-country hiking.It is small,handy and light enough for that purpose.
It is nice that the GPS without batteries can be operated while attached to the Solio daytime and only use the GPS's AA battery at night time.Or have the GPS's AA battery installed and connected to the Solio and have it charged on a bright day while hiking and have it on for navigation.The solar source of energy is not like connecting to a wall outlet so don't expect... more info
