Comments on: Solar case from Mobilefun for your iPhone 3G

By: nsilvio

nsilvio — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:46:55 +0000

I got one of those from Solar Arcadia and is totally dead after the first charge. I’m trying to contact them with no success.
If you google it you will find other comments about the same issue.
http://ourmaninside.com/2008/10/07/iphone-solar-charger-case/
Don’t waste your money!

By: Malware

Malware — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:44:58 +0000

Flash and shhQuiet, I’m pretty sure the writer meant for people to leave the case charging under the sun during the day and plug the phone to it at night to charge it with green energy. He didn’t mean for people to leave the phone under the sun…

By: shhQuiet

shhQuiet — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:04:45 +0000

Flash, you are right. The number one suggestion on the apple battery page is to keep the battery cool and NEVER leave it in your car. Overheating leads to short life for these batteries.

By: Malware

Malware — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:23:59 +0000

Check your link Abby. I clicked on the link from my iGoogle feed, and it took me to a malware popup window… careful everyone. Cool gadget though…

By: Flash

Flash — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:51:20 +0000

I’m no expert here, but isn’t leaving your iPhone sitting on the window sill baking in the sun all day so the solar case can charge going to be bad for the phone over time. I can’t imagine it’s a good thing to let it heat up like that for hours on end, especially with the news that some of the phones heat up quite a bit on their own. It’s a phenomenal piece of technology, but I’d be a little nervous about letting my iPhone 3G go tanning. :)

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:50:05 +0000

they should make a wind up thing too that can be plugged in. that would be cool as well as this