Meet MEGAPUFF: A Versatile Solar-Powered Light That Charges Your Phone and Folds Flat for Travel

A bigger sibling to the Solarpuff, the MEGAPUFF is targeted toward camping enthusiasts, trekkers, travelers, or anyone living in an area prone to power outages. The bigger lamp is paired with a bigger battery that doubles as a power bank, helping you stay illuminated as well as keep your gadgets like your smartphone juiced no matter where you are. The larger design means a brighter light too, capping at 300 lumens (more than thrice as bright as the Solarpuff), now with adjustable brightness as well as color temperature, allowing you to choose between 7 light settings, from cool white light to a warm yellow light, a deep red light (for repelling mosquitoes) or a blinking red light for emergencies. A solar panel built into the top of the MEGAPUFF lets it charge in the sun, requiring 8-10 hours of direct light to get fully charged (or you can charge it in 2 hours via USB-C). Once fully juiced, it can charge your phone from 2%-82% in under an hour too.

Designer: Alice Chun

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Originally developed for disaster relief and to provide light to communities living without power, the Solarpuff was built to harness the power of the sun and illuminate homes and spaces, while being cheap, foldable, waterproof, and incredibly reliable. The Solarpuff’s iconic origami-inspired design was literally built to be the most reliable, durable outdoor light ever made, aiding countless refugees and people in Haiti, Dominica, Nepal, Puerto Rico, Syria, Lagos Nigeria, Burundi, Kenya, Ukraine, Turkey, and many other countries. The creators behind the Solarpuff now return with the MEGAPUFF, a larger variant of the popular durable light, now with higher brightness, adjustable color temperatures, and a bigger battery that doesn’t just power the light’s LEDs, it charges your devices too. Designed to last hours on a full charge and fold flat when not in use, the MEGAPUFF is just perfect for everything from enduring indoor power cuts to camping outdoors or even attending Burning Man.

MEGAPUFF is easy to open and goes flat pack with a quick twist! The origami design is simple and elegant.

Seven light settings.

The MEGAPUFF’s unique construction is perhaps its greatest bit of innovation. It’s useful, intuitive, hassle-free, weighs near nothing, and endures practically everything. The cube-shaped light features an exterior made from PET plastic sheet, which folds to a 0.5-inch flat sheet with a simple twist, and opens into a cube shape when needed. A switch activates the LEDs inside the MEGAPUFF, and the PET fabric diffuses the light, scattering an ambient glow that’s perfect for reading, navigating the dark, or just on your patio with friends and family. Straps on both the top and bottom help in opening and closing the lamp, while also giving you the option to easily hang it anywhere. The MEGAPUFF’s fun design is child-friendly, waterproof, and damn-near indestructible, so you could play catch with it, drop it in a pool, or from a height and you wouldn’t need to worry about it suffering any damage.

If all those capabilities and features weren’t enough, the MEGAPUFF also works as a safety light for bikers, cyclists, and pedestrians. It pairs with the Solapak, which features a slide-in compartment on the front where you can store a closed MEGAPUFF. Switch the MEGAPUFF’s LEDs on and it illuminates through the backpack, working like a safety taillight would for a cyclist, alerting people of your presence in low-light settings. Moreover, during the day, the Solapak also helps charge your MEGAPUFF by exposing its solar panels to the sun, keeping you ready and prepared for everything from power-cuts at night to impromptu camping trips, road-trips, tailgate sessions, or just lounging in your backyard, flipping some burgers as the sun sets!

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Portable power station with a staggering 5000W output can power your entire house or campsite

Winter may be around the corner, but power outages shouldn’t be. Got a relatively big house with multiple large appliances that suck a lot of electricity? Well, the BLUETTI AC500 power station has you covered. With a mind-numbing 5000W power output (and 10,000W surge power capability), the ability to hook as many as 6 battery packs, and even draw power entirely through solar panels, the BLUETTI AC500 packs more than enough punch to take care of power outages. It can simultaneously run your desktop, television, washing machine, microwave, and fridge while allowing you to occasionally charge your EV. Heading to a campsite for a couple of days? The AC500 lets you connect as many as 6 battery packs for a staggering capacity of 18,432Wh, letting you live off the grid for almost a week. It’s also the only power station with a 5000W output to support 100% solar energy, letting you push those weeks to months.

Designer: BLUETTI

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The AC500 is BLUETTI’s new flagship power station, with an output that exceeds the company’s previous device by 2000 watts. Built with a modular architecture, it pairs with the new B300S battery pack that has a 3072Wh capacity and lets you hook as many as 6 battery packs to the power station, giving you over 18,000Wh of energy, no questions asked. Both the power station and battery pack come with a wonderfully compact design that allows them to be placed anywhere in your home, or even stashed in the rear of your car or RV for outdoor use.

Carry it outdoors and the AC500 and B300S become your de-facto off-grid power supply, allowing you to live pretty much anywhere but still have energy. When used at home, the AC500 and B300S transform into your alternative power solution, kicking in during blackouts, outages, or emergencies to keep the lights on through any crisis.

As powerful as the AC500 is, what stands out more is its ease of use. The entire setup can be put together in mere minutes by plugging modules together. The process is fast, hassle-free, and incredibly intuitive, allowing you to get things running without having to spend hours staring at a manual. Once done, the AC500 gives you the comfort of 14 outlets and ports, as well as not one but two wireless charging pads. The power station comes with three 120V AC ports, three 120V DC ports, four USB-A ports, 2 USB-C ports, a 12V RV Port, and a 24V Car Port. The AC500’s industry-leading battery management system helps distribute power safely to all ports, with a 240V split-phase bonding function and safety protocols to prevent overheating, overcharging, overloading, power surges, or any other performance issues.

Like all of BLUETTI’s previous products, the AC500 and B300S offer multiple charging methods. Notably, the AC500 can be hooked to any AC wall outlet to keep its batteries juiced, but can also be connected to solar panels supporting panel arrays of up to 3000W. You can even connect the two simultaneously, giving you the benefits of both AC power and solar power together for time-efficient and energy-efficient charging. The B300S batteries use EV-grade LiFePO4 battery cells that boast an impressive 10-year lifespan.

Designed to deliver energy anywhere and anytime, the battery packs have an operating temperature range of -4℉ to 104℉, so whether you’re battling a blizzard or a heat wave, quite literally nothing can stop you! Having already raised over $11 million on their crowdfunding campaign, the AC500 and B300S start at $4499 bundled together. You can buy them individually, or purchase an entire modular set including as many battery packs as you need (or even BLUETTI’s own solar panels). The modular power stations come with a 3-year warranty, will be available on the BLUETTI store as well as on Amazon starting November 25th, and ship as early as January 2023.

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The world’s smallest solar panel power bank is slightly larger than a credit card

Each hour, roughly 430 quintillion Joules of energy from the sun reach earth. Each HOUR. If humanity had the apparatus to capture and store just one day’s worth of that energy, it would practically offset the entire planet’s energy requirements for an entire year. The sad truth is that humanity just uses 0.01% of the solar energy we receive, and that’s something that can change only if solar panels became more affordable, commonplace, and convenient. Say hello to the Sunslice Photon, a product that ticks all those three boxes.

The Photon is, as its name suggests, highly compact. When folded down, the entire device is roughly the size of your wallet, and can slide easily into backpacks, purses, or even pockets. Open it out, however, and its 5 solar panels let you channel the energy of the sun into your devices. The Photon comes with 5 durable, weatherproof panels that capture solar energy no matter what the weather. Engineered to capture twice as much solar energy as conventional solar chargers of similar size, the solar panels found on the Photon come with high efficiency, highly optimized back-contact monocrystalline solar cells that help grab more energy, efficiently converting the harnessed light into electricity, and do it in a format that’s robust enough to last for years. All the energy that gets captured gets stored in the Photon’s 4000mAh power bank. The power bank comes with fast-charging and a multi-port 3-in-1 cable that lets you plug in any device, be it a smartphone, a pair of earbuds, or any other accessory you may have on you. Designed to be used when you don’t have a power outlet or socket in sight (aka the outdoors), the Photon even comes with a handy flashlight built right into the power-bank. Everything (including the cable) comes bundled into a nice fold-down case with a vegan leather exterior and secured shut using a magnetic enclosure.

If you’re looking for some more oomph than a 5-panel portable charger, the guys behind the Photon even developed the Zenith backpack, with nearly 3 times as many panels in terms of area covered. The Zenith Backpack is your regular go-to laptop bag, except its outer body comes fitted with Sunslice’s proprietary solar panels, covering the entire outer surface. The 8W solar panels can connect to any power bank of your choice on the inside (although there is an option of getting a 20,000mAh power bank with the backpack as an add-on accessory). Designed to be entirely waterproof and weatherproof, the Zenith backpack, just like the Photon, can be used practically anywhere, and can even be carried on flights as personal in-cabin luggage.

The Photon and Zenith are extremely handy when you don’t have a reliable power source around. Whether you’re at home during a power-cut, outdoors with no access to electricity, in a foreign land with no power-adapter to plug your charger into the socket, or if there simply isn’t a power outlet nearby, they let you tap into the biggest source of energy known to humankind. The solar-panels are weather and accident-proof, and both products come with a 2-year warranty to sweeten the deal. Plus, you know what the best part is about using solar panels to charge your phone? Never having to pay for electricity!

Designers: Henri Gernaey & Geoffroy Ghion

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Sunslice – The Smallest & Most Powerfund Solar Power Bank

Powered by Sunpower® technology, the Photon by Sunslice is a next-generation solar charger that includes more power and more storage, in the most portable format that exists. Its elegant eco-friendly faux-leather design makes it light, robust, shockproof, and water-resistant.

Tested in laboratory – On average 3 times faster in the sun than similar solar chargers, compatible with all devices, making it a perfect solar charger & power bank for iPhone, Android phones, GoPro, GPS, or any other electronic device.

The smallest solar charger ever created which unfolds into a large solar panel.

Sunpower® Technology

Over 3 years of research and development, they have created the smallest solar charger & solar power bank in the world. Their technology can store twice as much energy (up to 2 phone charges) more than their competitors, for the same volume and weight.

The team achieved this technological breakthrough by developing a strategic design and by miniaturizing and optimizing the control electronics for more storage, higher performance, and reduced power losses.

Photon Features & Benefits

Comes with a built-in flashlight.

As simple as plug & play.

The universal USB port allows the Photon to charge pretty much anything that can be charged with a USB port. The 3-in-1 cable already gives wide compatibility, but you can also use your own cable to charge other devices.

Charge your phone in about 3 hours thanks to the integrated fast charge 2.4 Amp battery technology.

Weather-resistant and robust. 

The best size-to-power ratio. With the rated power output among the best solar technologies on the market of its solar panels of 4 Watts, it exceeds the power output of much bigger solar chargers.

Designed to be small, portable and practical, the Photon is great for camping, cycling, hiking, or any urban activities to charge your phone and many other devices on the go.

Made from vegan leather. The Photon follows your tastes and integrates the fashion codes to fit your lifestyle and your outfit.

The Zenith Solar Backpack

The Zenith is a great solar backpack, and it integrates the best features that make a smart backpack: anti-theft backpack, a powerful solar panel, a laptop compartment, and a modernist backpack design.

The Sunslice Zenith is a lightweight, practical and stunning solar backpack designed to give you combined functionalities of a good daily-use modernist backpack and a powerful solar charger. It is perfect for daily use, going to work, on your bike, city trips, and outdoor escapades into the wild, making it one of the best backpacks for travel.

The bag’s frontal pocket contains the solar panel’s USB output, which charges a power bank that can be stored in a dedicated pocket. This power bank charges automatically when the Zenith is exposed to the sun, allowing you to use the stored solar power when you need it. The external USB port also provides a convenient power source outside the bag when you’re on the go.

The Zenith solar backpack is made with water-resistant fabric, and the solar panel is completely waterproof, so rain is nothing to worry about.

The flexible CIGS cells of the Zenith, developed in California, offer some of the best performance available on the market for flexible solar panels with 15% efficiency. They provide high power and robustness while remaining lightweight and integrating perfectly with the fabric.

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The best portable solar battery charger

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Let the Sun Charge Your Phone for You

Now you can charge your phone while you lounge by the poolside. Skip the outlet with the Universal Waterproof Solar Charger. It’s yours for only $13.99 (USD).

This waterproof charger draws energy from the sun, and its massive 5,000mAh battery capacity means your smartphone will get a full recharge every time. Whether you’re going on a camping trip or simply want a reliable charger to travel with, this one has got you covered. Just leave it out in the sun and you’re ready to go.

You don’t have to go hunting for an outlet when your phone is out of juice anymore. Get the Universal Waterproof Solar Charger for just $13.99 in the Technabob Shop.

Bonsai Battery-charger!

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If plants can refuel themselves via photosynthesis, why can’t our gadgets? The Solar Suntree is a rather neat alternative to yet another power-bank. It ditches the dull and boring Lithium ion battery for 9 solar panels, arranged beautifully like leaves on the branches of its bamboo wood tree-trunk.

The metaphor of life through sunlight fits in wonderfully with the Suntree. Leave it out in the sun and watch it turn those beams of sunlight into food for your gadgets!

Designer: Ryan McSorley (Xindao)

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Social Solar Charger

Nothing will put a stop to your day of running around the city faster than a dying phone battery! CityCharge gives users who are on-the-go a place to sit and relax while their devices charges. Powered entirely by solar energy, it features 6 charging cables that can accommodate most smartphones and tablets. A success at their new home in Bryant Park, NYC, the design is round, easy to move, and also has a communal table that encourages social interaction!

Designer: Ignacio Ciocchini

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