After two trips to Home Depot and a few more hours than expected, we completed our booth for the Bay Area Maker Faire. In the spirit of DIY, we assembled a wall from Voltaic shipping boxes. In addition to...
Q: I am going to be using Voltaic in a dusty place. Should I put screen protectors like I use for my phone/iPod over the panels? A: We recommend that you don't, but it is not a firm "don't" at this...
Q: I'm taking my child on a 6 hour flight. Can I use your parts to somehow charge a COBY DVD player. A1: Get an iPad. A2: Since this was one of the kind team at our warehouse, we did a bit more...
We slightly modified the attachment straps that come with the Fuse Solar Charger. Here's the updated video showing you how to attach the Fuse to a backpack. The principles are the same for the any object, so...
Paul Mathison from Pennsylvania is on a 1,000 mile run around the state to try and put attention on 2011 redistricting and produce less politicized districts. He is using a modified baby-jogger to carry his...
We shot a quick video of the DIY Dynamo charging our external battery that we covered in a previous post. It is connected up to a dual multimeter test box that Phillip worked up. Note that the dynamo is...
A Voltaic customer from Brazil sends in photos from the Amazon region Cajutuba, outside of Santarém. The families that live here live in wood and palm leaf homes, plant mandioca (a native root) and also earn...
Read our updated Solar Charger for Tablet Guide for updated information. While we wait impatiently for our iPad2 to arrive in the mail, we have had to rely on friends iPads for testing purposes. We...
If you work with a non-profit or other humanitarian group working in Japan, we can provide our range of solar chargers to you at our cost. Please contact us at sales@voltaicsystems.com. We have received a...
The New York Times had an article about the increase in use of wireless sensors to monitor infrastructure like bridges and buildings. Not surprisingly, many of them are using small solar panels to power the...
This post is out of date. We recommend you read our Guide to Charging GoPro from Solar. Q: Can I charge my GoPro cameras while on a rafting trip? A: Yes. GoPro cameras charge from the USB...
Photographer Alex di Suvero recently rigged up a solution to power his ASUS WiCast when on a shoot. The WiCast transmits footage from his HDSLR camera to a remote monitor. Our USB V11 battery...
We have a new USB car charger. It is only about 1.5 inches long and sits flush inside any cigarette lighter socket inside of a car. It outputs 5V, 500mA, just like the USB specification. You can use the car...
John in Arkansas is doing some experimentation using capacitors to store power for LED lighting. He's connecting one of our small solar panels (6Volt, 2 Watt) to a variety of capacitors and using those...
The Smallbean team sent back some pictures from a recent trip to Tanzania. Thanks to MIT student Mario Bollini, who took the photos. They were using one of our 15 Watt solar panels to power a lead acid...
Our CEO took a few days after CES to explore the Grand Canyon. He used his OffGrid Solar Backpack to carry his gear and keep his iPhone charged and playing music on several hikes. Plan out your...
The Panasonic Toughbook range is popular with customers who are nowhere near the grid so solar charging makes particular sense for Toughbook users. We were excited to be able to test drive one to analyze...
