11 Solar Cell Phone Technologies (SUPER GALLERY)

As consumers gain a heightened sense of responsibility for the environment, they’re seeking out innovative energy alternatives to power their electronics, and that includes the ultimate must-have gadget, their cell phones.

As fellow Trend Hunter, Ayman, recently showed us, there are a range of kinetic energy innovations out there too.

Motorola may have patented solar cells underneath LCD screens, but Apple is working on a patent of their own; however, that hasn’t stopped any other cell phone manufacturers or freelance inventors from designing new technologies to power our phones by the sun.

The gallery below features everything from solar-powered Bluetooth headsets to cell phone charms that regain their juice under the sun.

For even more solar innovations, there’s a cluster of 100 solar-powered devices that make for a fun browse with your morning coffee.

Motorola Patents Solar Cell Underneath Phone LCD

Charging gadgets is not only an inconvenience, it’s a drain on our resources and environment. Various solar chargers have been around for a while now, but they’re either bulky and awkward or too expensive… [More]

Solar Cells on Portable Devices - New Apple Patent Promises Green Gadgets

Imagine your iPhone or iPod automatically charging by the sun as you use it. A new Apple patent promises exactly that, by exploring the use of solar power in various versions of their mobile devices: iPhone,… [More]

Solar Skin Cell Phones - Eclipse Intuit (GALLERY)

Following Apple’s recent solar skin patent which promises portable gadgets that are covered with solar cells, we bring you the Eclipse Intuit Phone by designer Eddie Goh which follows the same concept.… [More]

Solar Powered Phone

NTT DoCoMo reveals the world’s first solar-powered cell phone; it looks like a Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP cellphone. [More]

Solar Powered Charms - StrapYa for Mobile Phones

If you felt a little outdated for not having a solar-powered cell phone, fret not; it’s time to stop feeling out-teched and start rejoicing the money you saved. Now you’ll be able to catch a few rays of… [More]

Free Sun Power for Your Cell

Solar Style, Inc. has developed a line of products that keeps cell phones, PDAs, and other hand-held devices charging, even when there’s no traditional electric source available. Cell phone users will… [More]

Solar Powered Cellphone

This is an innovation in the making that goes one better than a previously reported solar powered mobile phone charger. The actual mobile phone itself will be permanently switched on, using device-integrated,… [More]

World’s First Solar-Powered Bluetooth Headset - Iqua BHS-603 SUN (GALLERY)

The world’s first solar-powered Bluetooth headsets have been revealed by Iqua at Barcelona’s 3GSM. Pictured, in order, are the Iqua Vogue wireless headset, the Chameleon, and the Snake2. The new BHS-603… [More]

Solar Charging Devices

Portable Solar Charger - Solio (GALLERY)

With Solio, you could charge almost all of your portable handheld electronics literaly “anywhere under the sun”. Solio Charges mobile phones, Ipod, PDAs and even your Digital camera. It comes with an internal… [More]

Charge Gadgets By Wind or Sun - MINIWIZ HYmini

MINIWIZ has created a portable, alternative power source called the HYmini. The device harnesses the natural power of the wind to recharge an integrated battery, which at the same time can be used to… [More]

Eco Friendly Lighting Imitates Nature - Ravi Solar Flower Power

Looking a lot like the plant from Little Shop of Horrors, this is the Ravi solar charger. The solar arrays are like a plant, they absorb sunlight during the day and store it at night. It doesn’t grow or… [More]