Monthly Archives: August 2008
Highest point in Africa
Location: Top of Kilimanjaro Charges: “It was a lifesaver – we charged our cameras and two cell phones in case we had to evacuate someone. In fact, without the Voltaic Backpack, we wouldn’t have been able to even take this …
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Voltaic at Work
Location: On the window sill at the Manhattan headquarters of Green Order, one of the leading sustainability consulting firms. Employees leave their Voltaic bags outside during the workday to charge up their batteries. Charges: Varieties of phones, iPods and Blackberries.
Polar Race
Location: Close to the North Pole as part of the Polar Race 2007 Charges: Creative MP3 and camera. “I thought you may like to know that it performed brilliantly. Carrying or strapping the bag to my sledge during the day …
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Moto-GPS
Location: somewhere in Nevada along the off-road, Tennessee to Oregon Trans-America Trail Runs: Garmin 276c (note, this GPS unit can’t be recharged via its car charger, but it can run off power from either the panels or the bag’s internal …
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Wi-Fi anywhere!
Location: South of San Diego Charges: Backup power for portable satellite antenna, VoIP phone, satellite phone, wireless router, PDA, GPS device, interoperable radio bridge. U.S. Marines used this CommsPack to create a data and radio communications network with equipment carried …
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