OneBeat: Solar headset that can charge your phone

An entrepreneurial team from the UK is developing a headset called OneBeat, which hopes to power portable devices such as tablets and smartphones with solar panels on the headset. The OneBeat team has begun financing through the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, who will be A flexible solar panel is embedded in the earphone, and the absorbed solar energy is stored in the lithium battery built in the earphone, and then the smart phone or tablet is charged through the USB interface.

However, due to the small size of the solar panels and the fact that there is a certain degree of curvature, it is impossible to face all the sunlight at the same time. Therefore, it takes an unprecedented amount of time to fully charge the mobile device. The OnBeat team said that the charging power of this product About 0.55 watts.

The OnBeat team said that the phone can keep another device running all day, but does not provide specific sample data. However, the headset seems to only keep the phone or tablet working, but not fully charged. If you want Make sure the built-in battery is fully charged and can be charged using the USB interface.

The OneBeat team said they want to use the Kickstarter platform to find funds to meet the minimum order requirements of the manufacturing company. Their financing target is 200,000 pounds (about 298,000 US dollars). The official suggested retail price of this product was originally set at £119, but they have promised to lower the starting price to £69.