Imagine that your jacket can do more than just protecting you from fast wind – imagine it can help power your electronics. And make you look like Edie.
That's what this is like poncho jacket From Anker Solix, Solar and Energy Technology for Anker Storage, it aims to do. I saw a prototype for that of Mobile World Congress In Barcelona – and I tried it in size. I have never felt at the same time colder and more beautiful.
The jacket, which Anker Solix calls a cloak, is covered in about twenty solar cells made of Perovo, a mineral that helps the cells feel more fabrics and slightly flexible. The 30-watt USB output cable is connected to the power supply bank or directly to your device so you can charge your electronics while walking or relaxing outdoors.
Blue light lines the hood to give a cooler, more futuristic feeling. I imagine it is also useful if you are out at night and want to make you clearly visible for safety.
The cloak resembles a jacket of rain, with a greasy surface, light feeling and patent. Wearing it, solar cells feel large iron patches, which are fortunately smaller and triangular in the shape of the right hand and shoulder to facilitate bending of the elbow and otherwise move around. The panels from the front left and the back are rectangular.
The solar jacket is still just a concept, so it is unclear whether or when it will see the light of day. Anker Solix requires other unique ways to recover devices and gadgets. During CES, revealed it Electric refrigerator Everfrost 2to what is scheduled Exit this monthas well as a Solar umbrella That it is said to be available this summer.