Power on the go with the Solarjo Power Purse

By budda on Saturday, December 17th, 2005 comments

With so many gadgets, and so many chargers, it's hard to keep track of them - and a real pain if you're on the move and need to ensure your gadgets battery doesn't go flat on you. This nifty first in handbags offers a battery charging system on the go.

Joe Hynek, a doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering at Iowa State University has created a fabulous Power Purse that can come handy to charge devices like cellphones and ipods via a USB port in the bag. Joe merged fashion and technology to create the concept of "Power Purse". The solar panels on the exterior of the bag harness the sun rays into batteries fitted inside the purse to enable charging your gadgets.

Source: bornrich.org