Hurricane Irene is coming! Here in the NYC area, the crazy rush for last minute supplies has depleted stores of “D” and “C” cell batteries commonly used in portable radios and flashlights. In...
Here's a quick video tour of our Switchable Circuit Boxes. It starts out a bit out of focus, but settles in after a few seconds. We use the circuit boxes inside our products. They also allow DIYers to combine...
We're delighted to be doing a trial with Worldreader, an organization that makes "digital books available to all in the developing world, enabling millions of people to improve their lives." They're looking...
On a routine visit to the Voltaic warehouse in New Jersey, we were pleasantly surprised by the sight of solar systems installed on many of the utility poles in the area. The systems are designed by Petra...
At CES earlier this year, we tested all of our batteries against the Nook Color and none of them seem to charge it...well it seems like we stumbled on a solution. (btw: We tested hundreds of devices that...
If you've always thought, "I can build that!", now you can. The whip-smart crew at Adafruit has built an open hardware solar charger kit that has been thoroughly vetted. We're pretty excited that this is...
Social Bicycles released their revamped design for their bike sharing platform. It is a "GPS-enabled bike that you can find and unlock using your mobile phone." What we like about it is that it enables...
We're launched the Spark, our iPad solar charger, last week (it also charges several other tablets, smartphones and digital cameras). This is our first tablet-specific product and we look forward to everyone's...
If you have one of our bags with the white V11 USB battery, it is possible to upgrade to the higher power, higher capacity V39, but there are a few things you should know before you hit the 'Buy'...
Q: I'm going on a 14-day hiking trip and want to make sure my Petzl Headlamp stays charged. Will the Fuse solar charger work? A: Yes, although how depends on which model headlamp you own. Petzl's Tikka 2...
Voltaic is proud to have our 15 Watt Solar Panel featured at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago’s (MSI) Smart Home: Green + Wired, a new exhibit at MSI. Our 15 Watt panel is designed to charge...
We met Chris Jefferies a few weeks back at Maker Faire. Turns out he is using our small solar panels to power wireless sensor networks. Chris is using open source software and hardware that could be used in...
John Seefeldt is designing and implementing public installations that run on renewable resources. His first project has three of our small solar panels embedded in the roof of a street vendor's cart in...
Here are a few glamor shots of our Voltaic Backpack (previous version) at the base camp and peak of 17,000 foot Mt. Foraker. It was used to charge cameras and a range of other...
This isn't the normal Voltaic coverage area, but a graphic by Bill Marsh in the New York Times comparing the LEAF to the Altima caught our attention as we are eyeing low-carbon alternatives to the current...
Update: View the latest on how to charge cameras from solar and any USB power supply here. In a previous post, we showed you how to charge your camera battery by connecting the battery to a camera...
