Give your solar gadget a boost

Let's say you're the happy owner of the excellent solar battery booster Freeloader, but it's just not getting you enough juice. Also, for the sake of the argument, let's assume that you're too lazy to carry around the 2,000 lb. Powercube when you're on holiday.

Enter the Supercharger, an add-on for the Freeloader that you can attach to your bag to charge the Freeloader when you want some extra boost.

This 1.5-watt solar cell will fully charge the little battery booster in four hours, giving you plenty of extra life on your iPod, phone, or whatever other gadgets you may be carrying around. The enclosure for the panels is hardy enough to withstand most of what nature can throw at you.

I've found that my solar charger can't really pull much power in my cloudy climate, so the Supercharger might be quite necessary for some of us.

Granted, you might scoff at the garish colours, but I bet you won't scoff at the price. You can get it for £20 ($40) from Solar Technology, or you could get the full-on, £50 globetrotter pack with the Freeloader, carrying case, and Supercharger.

Solar Technology via Engadget