10 Jul
The Charger That’s as Green as You Want to Be
How’s this for versatle? The HYmini from miniWIZ lets you store energy in its 1200-mAh internal lithium-ion battery so you can charge your other myriad portable devices — only it can get its juice from the sun and wind. Hang the $49 HYmini from your bike or mount it outside your car window to use the wind generator; attach optional solar panels (they’re $24 each) to put the sun’s rays to work; or reasonable plug the thing into a wall socket or USB port.
In any form, the result’s the corresponding; of like kind: Connect the HYmini into, say, your MP3 player, and it delivers the endowment your barren gadget needs. The only flaw: the HYmini’s battery isn’t removable, so when it finally gives out (the company estimates it has 500 complete discharges in its living beings) you be under the necessity to replace the whole occurrence. That makes the HYmini almost, but not quite green sufficiency.
