Puma Announces Solar Powered Smartphone
Puma is releasing a phone. Yes, really.
Here's one that's a little out from left field; Puma has a solar-powered smartphone. Seriously. Sagem and Puma announced the device today at Mobile World Congress and fair play to Sagem, it's actually a pretty sexy looking device.
It packs a 2.8-inch, 240 x 320 QVGA touchscreen; a 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash, x6 zoom and video capabilities; Bluetooth; GPS; compass; pedometer; Web browsing; email; SMS and MMS. The most unique feature is probably the integrated solar cell for charging.
Unfortunately, the gushy release doesn't mention OS, price or even a specific release date. All we know is that the Puma Phone will be available through European carriers and on PUMA Online from April 2010, with international markets to follow. See more here.
Who's interested?
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I hope its not cloudy when you need to make a long important call, lol.
looks alot like the palm pre to me.
It wouldn't surprise me if this was a dual charge device, manual charge via conventional methods, then the solar cells supplementing the charge during the day, perhaps a good idea, but it does smell of gimmick... Lets face it how many of us leave our phones out charging all day? mostly were walking about with it in our pocket (or purse) trying to remember to leave it face down in sunlight every day isn't going to work to well in the real world, will just mean more dead time or worse sill more lost phones
Interesting idea. Unfortunately the phone will likely have to be exposed to the Sun for an extended period of time to have a useful impact on battery life. Probably, this charging method will only be useful for emergency situations.
Didn't I tell you to quit making up animals?
Sagem should have a disclamer on it:
"Warning! Not UK compatible."
Puma, I'll buy your shoes but not a phone with your logo on it.
It could be nice to get a bit of extra time when taking a long call. In such times you naturally would have the batteries exposed to light. You may be able to add an additional 15 to 30 minutes with it.
solar power calculators.
solar power watches.
solar power phones.
What's next?
Solar powered tanning beds. :-D
Solar panel sex toys?
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solar power calculators.solar power watches.solar power phones.What's next?
Costco has solar powered flashlights in their offer. Seriously.
"Bluetooth; GPS; compass; pedometer; Web browsing; "
What is a "pedometer"? ....
"Bluetooth; GPS; compass; pedometer; Web browsing; "What is a "pedometer"? ....
Counts how many steps you have taken.
How did they go from shoes, sports wear to smartphones?
so how is this going to charge when it will mostly be in your pocket or face up on the table. not very effective in my own opinion
so how is this going to charge when it will mostly be in your pocket or face up on the table. not very effective in my own opinion
Can be handy if you're away camping in the middle of nowhere. Just leave it in the sun for few hours and you can phone pizza hut again!
Can be handy if you're away camping in the middle of nowhere. Just leave it in the sun for few hours and you can phone pizza hut again!
trust me if yo are going to go camping most likely you will not have service no matter what carrier you have, yes even Verizon, lol. the only way to make phone calls would be with a GPS phone
I don't agree with you guys. My phone is all day long on some desks while working in office, at home etc. You don't need direct sun light to charge it. Normal office light is enough. I found this article while searching for such solution, because it is stupid not to implement it on any device that needs batteries. Of course, it should have normal battery too. This is not total replacement.