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Solio Universal Hybrid Solar Charger (Silver)

The Solio Universal Hybrid Solar Charger is a portable device for charging small electronic devices that charges itself via the power of the sun. The Solio has three panels that fan out in a flower-like shape to charge an internal lithium battery. They claim that you can charge a variety of small devices, mostly cell phones, iPods and the like, and a fully-charged Solio will "give over 20 hours of iPod music.." I've been using the Solio to charge my iPhone off and on for the last month or so.

I've had varying success with my Solio. Took me awhile to get a hang of the device's fickleness, but I'm able to successfully (albeit partially) charge my iPhone (which needs charging at least every other day).

The trick is that it really takes me two full days of leaving the Solio out in the sun to get a full charge. Their site claims "Charging Solio’s internal battery takes 8-10 hours of direct sunlight." I haven't found that to be the case. I really need TWO days to fully charge the device. Of course, if I didn't have a life, I could change the placement of the charger throughout the day to point directly at the sun as it moves through the sky, and this would probably get close to a full charge in a normal day.

When the Solio DOES fully charge, I only get about 1/2 to 3/4 charge to my iPhone, and not more. So two days of work for maybe a work's day of usage for the iPhone. Better than nothing, but not something I'd depend my life on...

In short, I'd describe the Solio as "fun, but anemic". The device actually works and charges devices, but I probably save more money and benefit the environment more by hanging my clothes out to dry (instead of using the dryer) then getting 1/2 charge for my iPhone every couple of days.