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chinavasion.com - 7/1/2009

Solar Vest - Solar Battery + Charger for Portable Electronics

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This Solar Vest is a fusion of fashion and technology that lets you keep your gadgets fully charged when you're working or playing outside. This vest is like a solar power station to keep your cell phone, portable media player, notebook computer, digital camera, and other portable ...

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Ecofriend:  Eco Gadgets: Solar vest merges fashion with eco technology to juice-up your gadgets

TreeHugger:  Please Stop Designing Ugly Solar Clothing

green LA girl:  Solar Vest: Eco-geekwear’s not an eco-chick magnet

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treehugger.com - 7/1/2009

Please Stop Designing Ugly Solar Clothing

— treehugger.com — Image via Dvice Ok. Let's get down to a problem issue in green tech. Designing and manufacturing ugly junk that no one will buy, unless as a novelty and then never use. And what's worse, is making it look like it'll even function. Say for ... (more) Please Stop Designing Ugly Solar Clothing

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mnn.com - 7/3/2009

Solar vest not an eco-chic magnet

— mnn.com — Chinavasion's selling a solar vest that'll charge up gadgets with the sun. The problem: The vest's eco-fugly. (more) Solar vest not an eco-chic magnet

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alternativeconsumer.com - 7/1/2009

The Solar Vest - gadget innovation & fashion violation

— alternativeconsumer.com — This solar charging vest is ideal for those modern individuals who’s affinity for MP3 players, cellphones and gadgets will always trump their fashion sense. The weatherproof vest features 4 detachable solar panels that can be placed in the sun to charge the portable rechargeable battery ... (more) The Solar Vest - gadget innovation & fashion violation

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Eco Gadgets: Solar vest merges fashion with eco technology to juice-up your gadgets
Ecofriend — ... The $140 vest comes with a range of connectors that would be able to charge just about any gadget you usually carry. Whenever any of your gadget is trying to spoil your love for portable electronics, you can simply put in your pocket connect it with its specific connector and there you are… simply in love with portable gadgets again. ...

Please Stop Designing Ugly Solar Clothing
TreeHugger — With this particular vest, we see quite a few problems. First, it says "Solar Vest" on the back. WTF? ugly solar vest back image Image via Chinavision Next, they rate the four solar cells at 6W, and yet claim that you can charge your laptop with it. That's just untrue. You might be able to get enough to power on your laptop, check your email and get half way through a reply message before you're going to need another power source. We've seen what ...

Solar Vest: Eco-geekwear’s not an eco-chick magnet
green LA girl — ... For the bargain price of $140, you can display your love of solar power by wearing an ugly Solar Vest. If any passerby happens not to notice the four chunky solar panels that take up a good quarter of the vest, the eco-wear’s clearly labeled “SOLAR VEST” in bold white letters to set them straight. ...