Charge under the sun
Solar chargers are nothing new and they’re practically everywhere these days. But how about something that does not cost so much compared to other solar chargers like Brunton or Solio and is also able to charge any mobile gadget you have? From cell phones, PDAs, cameras and mp3 players and for most popular cell phone brands in the market e.g. Nokia, LG, Sony Ericsson and Samsung including other mobile gadgets such as Nintendo DS, iPods and so much more.
Portable devices like mobile phones and music players are not totally portable as you would routinely need to connect to a wall outlet to recharge its battery. Regardless of how much charge your device can hold, there is no escaping the need to go home and hook it up to a wall outlet.
There has been a few attempts at creating other devices that can provide power to your portable devices while you are away from home. One of these is the solar charger, which can convert the power of the sun into electricity. This is a really good method of charging a device, especially when you are camping or trekking out in the open. A common problem with most solar chargers is when you run out of juice at night. Since there is no sun, you can’t charge your device and would have to wait till morning to charge.
The world today has become so plugged-in that it is quite assured that you would be hard pressed to find a person that owns only one portable device. We now have a whole range of portable gear that we use for our jobs or entertainment. A few examples would be our mobile phones, PDAs, music players, digital cameras, camcorders, and multimedia players. If you have these devices, then you also probably have a lot of chargers lying around. That is quite a mess and a bit difficult to keep track of.
The Belkin Dual Rotating USB Charger is a device that aims to address our charging problems with a single charger that can work with a lot of our portable devices and even charge more than one at a time so that you would not have to wait for one to finish and plug the next one. It uses the very popular USB female A port that you would usually find at the back of your computer. This is due to the emerging popularity of cables that allows you to plug your devices into your computer to transfer files or sync while charging the device at the same time. This uses the very same principle so that even if you lose the supplied cables, you can just purchase cables that are compatible and keep charging your device.
The two USB ports means that you can plug two different devices and charge them at the same time. This means that you are spending less time charging without having to spend extra for another charger. The rotating prong is also meant to improve the usability of this charger so that you can use it even in crowded areas as you can reposition the charger so that it would fit.
Aside from the charger body itself, it also contains a few cables that you can use to charge your devices. The first is a charge and sync cable that you can use with your iPhones or iPods. It also has a cable that ends in a mini USB connector so that you can charge other devices that uses this type of connector, including Motorola, Blackberry, and HTC to name a few. The last cable ends in a 3.5mm connector that you can use for your iPod shuffle. All these cables are four feet long so that you have the freedom of putting your devices in a secure place while charging. All these features and flexibility options makes this charge an indispensable alternative to having multiple chargers.
