Conceptual Gadgets, Eco Gadgets, Solar Powered Gear
Solar Powered Necktie charges your gadgets on the sly
Clothing which integrates solar power isn’t exactly breaking news. It has been done before and it’ll be done again. But frankly, we were yet to have seen such a cool integration of form and function such as with this Solar Powered Necktie.
Designed by researchers at Iowa State University, whom have been working on inventing an effective use of photovoltaic textiles, sort of stumbled across this tie creation as they were figuring out ways to apply thier new founded solar fabrics. The really cool thing about this Solar Tie is that the pattern used for the solar shells sort of looks like a cool pattern that would be used on a tie anyway, so it’s really not too obtrusive into everyday life.
The Solar Powered Necktie even contains a hidden pouch for stashing your cellphone away while the tie charges it up, using only the power of the sun. So you don’t have to walk around thinking that everyone will be glancing your direction to look at your inconspicuous clothing. The Solar Tie is a way to be green without looking like you’re trying too hard.
While there certainly doesn’t seem like any immediate plans for mass marketing of a similar tie gadget, it seems like a truly great way for office workers to keep their devices up and charged while they type away and file their TPS reports. I might even consider wearing a tie to work. Which is sort of sad, since I work from home.
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La cravatta a energia solare – Noantri Says: August 21, 2008 at 2:30 am
[...] Chi cerca un modo pratico e poco ingombrante per trasportare con sè un pannello solare da utilizzare in caso di necessità, può optare per la cravatta a energia solare. Non ancora in vendita, questo geniale accessorio è in realtà stato realizzato in via del tutto sperimentale dalla North Carolina State University per testare un nuovo materiale, più sottile e morbido, che integri le qualità di un tessuto e le proprietà di un normale pannello solare. La scelta di utilizzare per l’esperimento in questione una cravatta, tuttavia, si è rivelata più che appropriata, in quanto il motivo del tessuto sembra perfetto per questo accessorio. Ma non è tutto: la cravatta è addirittura dotata di una pratica tasca nascosta dove inserire il dispositivo da ricaricare. Qualcosa mi lascia pensare che questo oggetto verrà messo in vendita molto presto.[via Coolest Gadgets] [...]
Jen Says: August 21, 2008 at 3:52 am
Cool idea.. except if you work in a typical office, you won’t get much sun.
Jen Says: August 21, 2008 at 10:23 am
It looks unexpectedly good… although it will be pretty much useless in a typical office, where there’s little light.
Green Gadgets Says: August 29, 2008 at 3:26 am
Nah, it looks rubbish! You’d be made fun of daily wearing something like that! They could have at least designed a solar bit of clothing that people would want to wear.
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Solar Powered Necktie is a stylish statement; clever charging station – SlashGear Says: August 19, 2008 at 12:03 am
[...] There aren’t any mass marketing plans for this one at the moment, but I could definitely see this sort of thing taking off. Regardless of a market, however, this is a pretty neat idea. [via Coolest Gadgets] [...]