Published: August 11, 2008
PowerFilm Launches USB and AA Solar Charger at Outdoor Retailer 2008
AMES, Iowa, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- PowerFilm, Inc., the developer and
manufacturer of thin flexible solar panels, announces the launch of its new
USB and AA Solar Charger at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2008 inSalt
Lake City.
The ultra compact and lightweight portable solar charger is for recharging
an iPod or other consumer electronics via its USB port, or for charging AA
batteries directly. The product weighs only 4.5 ounces without batteries and
folds to the size of a billfold.
Power is generated by the PowerFilm thin film solar panels and then stored
in two internal removable AA NiMH batteries so consumer electronics devices
can be powered during the day and at night. The solar-recharged AA batteries
also may be used to power devices separately.
Proprietary charging circuitry optimizes the recharging of the batteries.
The product is ultra compact. The folded dimensions of the charger, in
inches, are 5.5 x 3.25 x 1.5. The unfolded dimensions, in inches, are 16.25 x
5.5 x 0.875.
This product is an addition to the existing PowerFilm Solar portable
charger product line.
SOURCE PowerFilm, Inc.
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