Category Archives: Devices
Compatibility with new iPad (aka iPad 3)
We managed to get our hands on a friend’s new, 3rd generation iPad last night and we were able to charge it from both our V39 battery (included with the Spark solar iPad charger) and V60 battery (included with all …
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Solar Buddha Machine
For those of you who don’t already know about the FM3 Buddha Machine, here’s the scoop: The Buddha Machine is a small plastic box that plays meditative music composed by Christiaan Virant and Zhang Jian. (source: fm3buddhamachine.com/) The device is …
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Using AC inverters with the V60 battery
We did some testing with a small inverter to see how it would work with our V60 universal laptop battery. This setup allows you to plug some regular “wall plugs” into a solar setup like you would in your home. …
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Tablet Charging Update
Image by LGEPR on flickr. Tablet charging has been a top priority here at Voltaic. With the release of our V60 battery and updates to V11 and V39 batteries, it’s time to bring you up to speed on the compatibility …
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Solar Charger for GoPro – Update
In a previous post, we showed how you can charge GoPro Hero cameras from our solar chargers. Since this is such a popular device to charge, we did a bit more testing and discovered that you can charge a GoPro …
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Making the Array or OffGrid into a Solar Camera Bag
We tested two camera inserts to see how they fit in our Array Solar Laptop Charger and OffGrid Solar Backpack. Here’s the short video: We tested the Domke 414 ($57 from B&H) which fits firmly inside the Array and safely …
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Charging the Kindle Fire from Solar
The Kindle Fire, Amazon’s answer to the Barnes and Noble Nook Color, is a compact 7” color tablet device that occupies a middle ground between full fledged tablet PC and eReader. There are loads of product reviews out there, but …
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Ultrabooks are Made for Solar Charging
We’ve been following a new category of laptops called “ultrabooks.” Fast sales of both the MacBook Air and tablets in general finally convinced other manufacturers that there is a demand for thinner, lighter and generally more tablet-like laptops. What does …
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Flickr Top 50 Digital Cameras with Battery Model
We love all things photography here at Voltaic and want to help all you shutterbugs out there keep your digital cameras powered through the day with clean, renewable solar energy. We’re expanding our selection of solar camera charging cradles based …
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Solar Light from Ikea: Sunnan
At Voltaic, we’re in the process of designing our own solar light and are constantly on the lookout for small scale solar lighting products that have made their way to market to see what we like and might do differently. …
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