Monthly Archives: May 2009

Mobile Hotspot Redux

Several years ago, Popular Science wrote an article about creating your own mobile hotspot with a Voltaic Backpack. A lot has changed since then. We tested the very small $150 Cradlepoint CTR350 Mobile Router with both the Backpack and Generator …

mobile hotspot.

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Charge Car Batteries with a Voltaic 15 Watt panel

The 15 Watt Panel from Voltaic Systems is a small solar panel ideal for road trips, camping, and festivals. The combination of this panel and battery can produce enough energy to easily charge a laptop / cell phone / ipod, …

lead-acid battery with a 15 Watt Panel

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Build your own MacBook MagSafe adapter

If you have an old MagSafe power cable available, you can build your own adapter to connect with the Voltaic Generator battery. Depending on your MacBook, you will get between 1 to 3.5 hours of runtime from a full Voltaic …

create your MagSafe adapter.

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