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I see Green People! Hey it’s you, you uber socially and environmentally conscious person you. You’re even pretty good looking when you don’t have one of those bluetooth thing-a-ma-jigs protruding from your ear.

As we all know, we’re glued to our mobile phones, are we not? And with that comes the annoyance of battery burn-out. Well, VdV’ers that is now a thing of the past! We can now tread lightly, using the power of that bright yellow orb above us (you people out in the Avenues, we are referring to the sun) to feed our need for power. And it’s called the PowerMonkey Solar Charger. You can use it for your iPhone, basically any other smart phone, iPods, MP3 player, some digital cameras and even your Sony PSP!

This handy little sucker comes with a mini solar panel that picks up rays whereever you are, and is then able to charge most fully depleted iPhones two times over. And it’s water and semi-shock proof (i.e., you can drop it, then kick it across the street into a puddle and it will prolly still work).

Awesome if you are hiking through the Outback or on an African safari or any other sun-drenched yet power outlet-challenged venue, sure. But it’s also a great just to do our little part to Go Green. Put it by your window, in your car, whereever, and it’ll continuously charge up so you’ll always be able to send that urgent text message, call your mother, or even get in an extra game of Grand Theft Auto on your PSP.

Goes for about $125 and comes in 4 colors. You can buy one at EarthTech Products. And if you don’t trust us outside of foodie and vino recos (you cold bastard) check out the review at MacLife.

PowerMonkey Solar Phone Charger
Approx. $125

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