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Voltaic’s $299 solar iPad charger makes Samsung’s $399 solar netbook look good

Solar technology isn’t cheap, which is why it’s not all that surprising that Voltaic’s new Spark Tablet Case costs $299. On the one hand, that’s an awful lot of money to pay for an iPad case. On the other hand, it’s not really an unreasonable price for a device that generates 8 watts of solar […]

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Exclusive: Samsung NC215S solar netbook coming to the US July 3rd for $399

Samsung has confirmed that it will offer a solar-powered netbook in the US as well as Africa and Russia. The Samsung NC215S will be avialable in the US the week of July 3rd with a suggested retail price of $399. The US model features a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel matte display, 1GB of […]

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Pixel Qi suggests low power tablets could be powered by 1W solar panels

Pixel Qi’s display technology allows you to seriously reduce power consumption when you cut off the backlight and use a tablet or notebook in high contrast, black and white mode. So while a 10 inch Pixel Qi screen uses around 2.5W of power in full color mode, it uses closer to 0.5W in black and […]

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Samsung may be working on a solar powered netbook for the developing world

Samsung is holding a forum in in Kenya this week, where the company is unveiling plans for notebooks, tablets, appliances, and other electronics in Africa. Many of the products being highlighted have been shown off in other parts of the globe already including the Samsung Galaxy line of Android phones and tablets and the Samsung […]