Samsung has launched a solar-powered netbook, aimed at the African market.
The NC215S is now available in Kenya, and the target market is the hundreds of thousands of consumers that are not connected to the national power grid.
Furthermore, the device is aimed at the thousands of consumers who are connected, but have sporadic outages.
The device will cost 35000 Kenyan shillings ... [ read the full article ]
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Could've used something like this during my first deployment to Iraq. it's only 8 years too late. As a run around, I used a power inverter to charge my laptop and a solar trickle charger to charge my batteries on the HMMWV. Worked out okay.
It is a great idea, but you have to wonder about the price...it is small change to us, but when you can't afford to buy Sorghum to feed your family, someone with one of these looks like a millionaire does to us.
It would be nice if they would make a phone that is solar/multi touch screen android phone. :) That be a great invention, I would make one but don't have the resources lol
