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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...

We store any and all electronics parts that we are unable to sell or give away to someone who finds it useful. We recently collected enough that it was time to find someone to recycle all the parts. We emailed...

At CES 2011, we looked at and plugged into as many tablets as we could to see how they charged. Where possible, we tested four different Voltaic batteries ranging from a 5V 500mA output (USB 2.0...

Q: Can the Amp Solar Charger connect to and charge a Nintendo DSI? If so what would I need to purchase? A: Yes. You can charge the DSI via the USB port on the included battery on any of our solar...

We've seen lots of positive reviews for the HyperMac batteries for MacBooks. After some testing, we've determined that we can charge their 60 Watt hour external battery from one of our small solar panels...

A group of engineering students at University of Michigan designed their own solar charger using our 2 Watt solar panels. They have a couple ideas in here that we like. The first is to mount...

A customer shows off her quiver of Voltaic solar panels at 13,440 feet. They were used to charge a Samsung netbook and other small...

Last Friday while we were winding down our day at our CES, a wearable technology fashion show was taking place at the Las Vegas mall. Produced by Living Digitally (thanks for thinking of us!) and curated...

When we found a stash of 10Volt panels in our warehouse move, we made them available at a pretty good price (2 for $18) hoping folks would find a good use for them. Well, Josh Brown from Action Santa Cruz did....

We assembled our booth wall last Wednesday to show off our solar chargers and solar bags using our own cardboard shipping boxes and some plumbing materials we acquired at a store here in New...

Meet the MilliAmp, the Amp's younger sibling we're showing off at CES in Las Vegas this week. We're aiming to have this available in the Spring for $65. We created the the MilliAmp in order to...

We're showing off our new solar charger for tablets this week at CES in Las Vegas. We think it is perfect for mobile workers and global travelers who are switching from laptops and netbooks to tablets...

A customer reports that the Converter solar backpack is a "headturner" in Hawaii where she is using it to charge her...

We see a somewhat skewed version of the telephone handset world here at Voltaic. Our customer base is worldwide but the majority of our users come from North America and Europe. They also tend to be early...