- Collect and store power from the Sun or from wall outlets for charging your electronic devices any time day and night
- Compatible with the Universal iGo tip system for use with hundreds of different portable electronics
- High-capacity internal battery stores energy for up to a year
- Durable and weather-resistant to meet the demands of the serious adventurer
- One hour of Sun can provide 20 minutes of talk time or 50 minutes of MP3 music
Product Description
Solio Magnesium hybrid charger is the world¿s most advanced hybrid charger. Engineered to meet the demands of the serious adventurer, Solio Mg edition combines efficient solar panels and a high capacity battery to colle… More >>
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Solio Magnesium Edition Universal Solar Hybrid Charger
Comments (5)
No more, no less. This product is of course subject to the same limitations as any other solar charger, but it seems to charge whenever there is a sunny day. It successfully has charged all of my household products, so I’m happy as can be.
Rating: 4 / 5
Great product – flexible since the Solio can be charged through an outlet or via sunlight. Big complaint is that there isn’t a cover for the bottom solar panel – you can’t see this in the product pics. Solio should really design a clip-on cover (or something) to protect that panel, and then this product would be perfect.
Rating: 4 / 5
I would have to say they only thing I thought that was a bit odd was the word “Magnesium” in the title. I mean I thought I was buying a tuff Magnesium device. This is not made of solid Magnesium but rather a thin Magnesium coat.
The unit works great and is pretty light.
I would recommend it. A top product and looking forward for more things like this to come out.
Casey Schultheis
Rating: 4 / 5
I use the Solio to charge my iPhone 3G. I had to buy the special iGo charging tip, but it works fine.
I was a little disappointed that the Solio takes quite awhile to charge, however. In one afternoon on a typical day here in New England, I found it charged only about 20%.
Then I figured I might be able to get a better charge if I kept it aimed at the sun a little better. The only mechanism they give you to do this is a pencil! But I have a mini tripod I don’t use very often, so I attached it to a railing and then jerry-rigged the Solio to the tripod using a heavy duty elastic. (See Customer Photos above.) Whenever I go in or out, I just swivel the Solio a little to point it at the sun.
I don’t have enough data to say how much faster it charges (the system of “flashes” is not very accurate), but it’s a fun and handy way to position the Solio. If I were to redesign the product, I would definitely add a tripod mount!
Rating: 4 / 5
I bought this for the sole purpose of charging my iphone in case where I am away from a computer or outlet. However, I used it once or twice and it was a total disappointment. I had previously charged the Solio internal battery using the outlet to a full charge. I plugged the iphone into the Solio, yet it cannot keep an active charge rate. Even if I plugged the Solio into an outlet and also plug my iphone into the Solio; my iphone still loses power. I tried turning my battery off and then plug the iphone into the Solio, the battery indicator stayed the same or there was a slight lost of power within a 15-20 minutes interval. Maybe I didn’t give it enough time to charge? The point being, there seem to be a “passive” charge going on but not enough where you can actually charge and use. In order to actually charge, you probably need to leave your cell phone off, and give it a good 4 hours or more.
Rating: 2 / 5