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Solar Powered iPhone 3G Case

August 10, 2008 by Brooke  
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Doug and I had been discussing a few days ago how quickly the iPhone 3G’s battery goes dead…I will say, with confidence, that the first gen iPhone’s battery life is much better than the iPhone 3G’s battery life!! Well, the next day, Doug sent me a link to a solar powered iPhone 3G case! It seems that the guys over at Mobile Fun feel our pain and have developed a case that can recharge your iPhone 3G using direct sunlight. According to Solar Feeds, it will take around 3 hours to charge the battery on your iPhone 3G to a level in which your iPhone can function. It would take around 10 hours to fully charge your iPhone 3G. It also comes with a mini USB option in case you do not have any direct sunlight. Overall, a very cool concept that will be available around the middle of August in both black and white!

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Comments

29 Responses to “Solar Powered iPhone 3G Case”

  1. Ned Smitty on August 10th, 2008 4:56 pm:

    the idea is kool but its to bulky for me

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  2. achkomm on August 10th, 2008 5:15 pm:

    what is the cost?

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    Numberzz on August 10th, 2008 6:35 pm:

    £27 with VAT, £24 without.
    Don’t know if that will change for the US version.

    rocket on August 11th, 2008 8:57 am:

    That’s okay…

  3. Dublavee on August 10th, 2008 5:33 pm:

    I would like to see a review on this case to see how well it works, both with the charging function as well as as a case.

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  4. PopSciGuy on August 10th, 2008 5:44 pm:

    reminds me of an article i saw in popular science a while ago. you can turn your bag in to a solar powered charging station.

    http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2007-02/diy-juice-pouch-extended-instructions

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  5. Mitalca on August 10th, 2008 5:58 pm:

    i think the “charge my empty battery” is not as important as the “make my battery last a little longer” function ;)

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  6. Stancato on August 10th, 2008 6:03 pm:

    So if i am stranded on an island, without any power supply…. i will always be able to watch/play my media files! Thank you apple and mobile fun for creating the ultimate survival tool

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  7. acidcloud on August 10th, 2008 6:41 pm:

    Would it work with an iPod Touch?

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    Zack Hébert on August 10th, 2008 7:16 pm:

    bump!

    Nick on August 10th, 2008 7:37 pm:

    or how bout the iphone 1st generation?

  8. scott on August 10th, 2008 6:43 pm:

    looks cool…i like that solarfeeds site – thanks!

    scott

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  9. Dan on August 10th, 2008 7:00 pm:

    Is there a belt clip on it so that the solar flap can get sunlight? If it doesnt this thing sounds pretty use less as not much sunlight reaches the inside of my pocket.

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  10. Phil, Washington DC on August 10th, 2008 8:33 pm:

    ok, I am never far away from a power source. The only time is when I fly for business. For that I bought the mini battery charger from Keningston. Lasted coast to coast 13 hours without power source. Watched 2, 2 hour movies and made calls, text, and listened to music throughout the travel day.

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  11. edden on August 10th, 2008 9:44 pm:

    yah im all for going green. in fact im starting a go green organization. but do it in style =p

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  12. Jesdfg on August 10th, 2008 9:44 pm:

    How’s it connected to the iphone? if it charges through the, what do you call it, the little rectangle on the bottom where it is normally charged? That would make it ipod touch, nano, and 1st gen iPhone compatible because they all have the same port on the bottom.

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  13. Ahmed on August 10th, 2008 11:21 pm:

    So your phone has to be in direct sunlight…How often is your phone in direct sunlight? And keeping the phone in direct sunlight seems a little bit…sketchy to me..no?

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  14. Dude on August 11th, 2008 4:30 am:

    Does it work for the iPhone 2g?

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    rocket on August 11th, 2008 8:57 am:

    Hopefully:-S

  15. marco on August 11th, 2008 8:56 am:

    cool idea. looks ugly. Id rather make it a point to charge it more than have that inconvience in my pocket or on my side.

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  16. Carcasa solar para iPhone | Zumo de Iphone on August 11th, 2008 9:59 am:

    [...] Vía AppleiPhoneSchool (aquí). [...]

  17. john on August 11th, 2008 10:22 am:

    think the beach morons…

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  18. Robert on August 11th, 2008 3:47 pm:

    They won’t ship outside the EU.

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  19. zatnuviz on August 12th, 2008 7:29 am:

    Great idea, it really helps a lot, i hope they made one for the ipod touch or the iphone older generations, however for those with the 3g is a big thing

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  20. joe city on August 26th, 2008 12:30 pm:

    I WANT THIS! i need this! for my job!!! i work door-to-door and this would be GREAT for me!!! regardless i would like to feel good about charging my phone from another source besides electricity which promotes green house gases.

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  21. bodydetox on July 29th, 2009 9:40 pm:

    my iPhone was actually a gift from my girlfriend. i really love this phone and i think that this is the best phone that money can buy. i like the features and the design.

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  22. Martha on August 24th, 2009 2:55 am:

    the iPhone 3G looks very cool and feature packed. i will be saving some of my allowance to buy that phone.

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  23. arthritistreatment_techguy on September 3rd, 2009 5:09 am:

    Iphone 3G is so packed of features and it really looks cool too. I own one iPhone 3G and i am planning to buy another one for my girlfriend.

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  24. Acne88 on September 11th, 2009 10:18 pm:

    iPhone 3G is best phone ever released. it has great styling and has nice cool features that is why i like it so much.

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