The iPhone 3G does a whole lot more than its predecessor, and that means that the battery is going to drain much faster. All of those cool new apps will also suck up the juice. The iPhone 3G Solar Charging Case will offer some protection for your iPhone 3G and also has a built-in solar panel that will collect the sun’s rays and turn them into electricity.
Power is stored in a 1,500mAh battery that will give your phone a full charge. Recharge time is about 3 hours. It may not be the most beautiful of iPhone cases, but it’s a good option for those who are thinking green with their gadgets. The price is $54, while the sun’s rays are free.
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Silly of them.
1st off, the charger for the solar case is using firewire. the iPhone 3G can not charge via firewire, and thus this WILL NOT charge.
http://stantonchampion.com/2008/07/18/iphone-3g-disappointment/
2nd off, the model they show charging is NOT an iPhone 3G. I am not exactly sure, but it looks alot more like the iPod touch to me.
3rd off, if the case is made for recharging a 1st gen iPhone (which I believe it is ), then the case won’t even fit a iPhone 3G due to a different base.
All around wither lazy testing on the companies part (not knowing what and what can’t) or a malicious attempt to get money out of you for a product that won’t work.
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I rekon that in the picture they have a 1st gen iPhone as the iPod touch does not have the silver edge.
I got one of those from Solar Arcadia and is totally dead after the first charge. I’m trying to contact them with no success.
If you google it you will find other comments about the same issue.
http://ourmaninside.com/2008/10/07/iphone-solar-charger-case/
Don’t waste your money!