Solar handbag powers all your gadgets

Most women are lucky in that we carry a purse that holds all of our gadgets and tech stuff.  Now men are carrying handbags too thanks to Joe Hynek who invented the bag.

He may get some guff for carrying a purse, but he says it's all in the name of science: He has designed a solar handbag that can power small electronic devices like cell phones.

The black purse is covered with laminated solar panels and is designed to power any small device that uses a USB port.

Hynek, 27, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering at Iowa State University, designed the Solarjo Power Purse during a handbag competition in an experimental garment design class.

The purse is designed to power any small device that uses a USB port, including cell phones, personal digital assistants, iPods, global positioning devices, voice recorders and small cameras.

You can read the full article here http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10564821/

Check it out and let us know if you would really carry a handbag like this or if that's just wishful thinking on Joe's part.

two comments:

I would definitely buy this handbag. I always carry my mp3 player and my cell phone. My son has his own but he never has it fully charged. This would be great to have.

Martha () - 07/13/2006 10:33am


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