Why not have your sunglasses convert solar energy to use?
Hot new tech gadget for people who want to look ultra cool generating solar power. Solar powered sunglasses! This week, designers announced “SIG” sunglasses, also known as self-energy converting sunglasses. Of all the solar gadgets, this one especially makes sense to me. After all…. where do you wear sunglasses? In the sunshine!
The lenses include dye-solar cells that convert sunlight to solar energy that can be used to power iPods and other small devices. The designers, Hyun-Joong Kim and Kwang-Seok Jeong claim that the solar powered sunglasses use:
“Cheap organic dye [used with] nano technology [providing] cheap but high energy efficiency.”
The bad news is that the solar powered sunglasses are not available yet – so take them off your list to Santa. Although the launch date is not announced (nor the price), I’m willing to bet a day at the beach that these lenses will be hitting store shelves before summer!
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