Apple files patent for "solar cells on portable devices"

In a patent application dated April 24, 2008 and titled "Solar cells
on portable devices" attributed to a number of Apple employees, Apple
reveals possible plans to integrate solar cells into devices such as
iPods and MacBooks.

This might lick the iPhone battery problem, what do you think?

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At 26 May 2008 19:04:44 -0700 4phun wrote:
> In a patent application dated April 24, 2008 and titled "Solar cells
> on portable devices" attributed to a number of Apple employees, Apple
> reveals possible plans to integrate solar cells into devices such as
> iPods and MacBooks.
>
> This might lick the iPhone battery problem, what do you think?


It won't, unless a new type of heretofore unknown solar cell has been
developed. I use a solar charger for my current phone than utilizes two
cells each roughly the size of an iPhone. Together they output about 200mw
of current in full sunlight, which would take 7-8 hours (again, in full
sunlight) to charge my phone from dead. The charger has it's own
rechargeable battery which stores the output of the cells to make the
charger usable. (I bought it for use when camping, but use it more often
in the car when using my phone's MP3 function through my car radio- the
isolated charger avoids the car electrical noise picked up by my FM
modulator when my DC charge cord is used.)

Solar cells might

At 26 May 2008 20:24:32 -0600 Todd Allcock wrote:

> Solar cells might

Ooops... hit "send immediate" by accident!

I meant to peck "solar cells might help marginally if you lay the phone in
full sunlight when not in use, but it's no replacement for for a 'real'
charger."

Oh wow! Like this is something new?
My Casio watch is solar powered and gets the time off the atomic clock radio
station WWV in Ft. Worth, Colorado.

China already has a solar powered phone(s). See:
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/721/

Hell. I'll just hire some snacky Asian model to follow me around with one
of these:
http://www.dvhardware.net/article27466.html and keep her tethered to my
phone.

B~

4phun <[email protected]> wrote in news:109ddbc5-0972-47ac-a98a-
[email protected]:

> This might lick the iPhone battery problem, what do you think?
>
>

"Iphone Owners Suffer From Terrible Sunburns and Skin Cancer!"..GIF at 11.

Solar cells are STUPID on an iAnything. How are you gonna see what you're
doing standing in the hot, bright sun? Solar cells don't work under
flourescent light hardly at all.

Devices with backlit displays look best in the DARK.....

That's gotta be Stevie's stupidest idea yet!

Take the pod out into the sunshine where the photons are. Try reading the
display or doing anything that requires you to SEE what it says.

I better keep an eye on my stock price before Stupid causes a drop in my
profits.

"B. Peg" <[email protected]> wrote in news:f7L_j.2163$jI5.1679
@flpi148.ffdc.sbc.com:

> I'll just hire some snacky Asian model to follow me around

Hell, if you got one of those 3 you don't need the bra or the phone!

I'd never leave the house!

Wow. There are battery problems with the iPhone ? Who would have that there
was.

"4phun" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:109ddbc5-0972-47ac-a98a-e3431bfb14e1@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> In a patent application dated April 24, 2008 and titled "Solar cells
> on portable devices" attributed to a number of Apple employees, Apple
> reveals possible plans to integrate solar cells into devices such as
> iPods and MacBooks.
>
> This might lick the iPhone battery problem, what do you think?

Should have said "Thought there was" ; )

"Kevin Weaver" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Wow. There are battery problems with the iPhone ? Who would have that
> there was.
>
> "4phun" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:109ddbc5-0972-47ac-a98a-e3431bfb14e1@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>> In a patent application dated April 24, 2008 and titled "Solar cells
>> on portable devices" attributed to a number of Apple employees, Apple
>> reveals possible plans to integrate solar cells into devices such as
>> iPods and MacBooks.
>>
>> This might lick the iPhone battery problem, what do you think?
>

On Tue, 27 May 2008 03:21:54 +0000, Larry <[email protected]> wrote:

>4phun <[email protected]> wrote in news:109ddbc5-0972-47ac-a98a-
>[email protected]:
>
>> This might lick the iPhone battery problem, what do you think?
>>
>>
>
>"Iphone Owners Suffer From Terrible Sunburns and Skin Cancer!"..GIF at 11.
>
>Solar cells are STUPID on an iAnything. How are you gonna see what you're
>doing standing in the hot, bright sun? Solar cells don't work under
>flourescent light hardly at all.
>
>Devices with backlit displays look best in the DARK.....
>
>That's gotta be Stevie's stupidest idea yet!

Totallu wrong; the idea is to sandwich the solar cells behind LCD
screens, so they take up zero net device real estate.

http://www.macrumors.com/2008/05/26/...s-and-laptops/



>
>Take the pod out into the sunshine where the photons are. Try reading the
>display or doing anything that requires you to SEE what it says.
>
>I better keep an eye on my stock price before Stupid causes a drop in my
>profits.

4phun wrote:
> In a patent application dated April 24, 2008 and titled "Solar cells
> on portable devices" attributed to a number of Apple employees, Apple
> reveals possible plans to integrate solar cells into devices such as
> iPods and MacBooks.
>
> This might lick the iPhone battery problem, what do you think?



Damn, you mean like on any number of handheld calculators of the 1980s?

Who'd a thunk it? Ought to be a good laugh for the USPTO.

Ron <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> Totallu wrong; the idea is to sandwich the solar cells behind LCD
> screens, so they take up zero net device real estate.
>
> http://www.macrumors.com/2008/05/26/...ds-iphones-and
> -laptops/
>
>

Ok, bright boy, you take your little iphone out into the sun and leave the
display cooking in the hot sun and see what happens. Add the heat of a
solar panel converting 65% of the sunlight into pure heat, adding to the
overheating problem and watch what happens.

I'll give you a hint....the display will turn black as the liquid crystals
the display runs on melt into a liquid. They'll recrystalize when it cools
but to stress the display in this manner WILL, not might, make it FAIL!

Absolutely the WORST thing you can do to a liquid crystal display,
Applecrap or not, is to leave it cooking in the hot sun!.....not to mention
the effects on the electronics and a lithium-ion battery pack you can't
change yourself under it.

I think Stevie is trying to cook iPhones so he can sell more. This is a
really stupid idea!

On Tue, 27 May 2008 13:10:37 +0000, Larry <[email protected]> wrote:

>Ron <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected]:
>
>> Totallu wrong; the idea is to sandwich the solar cells behind LCD
>> screens, so they take up zero net device real estate.
>>
>> http://www.macrumors.com/2008/05/26/...ds-iphones-and
>> -laptops/
>>
>>
>
>Ok, bright boy, you take your little iphone out into the sun and leave the
>display cooking in the hot sun and see what happens. Add the heat of a
>solar panel converting 65% of the sunlight into pure heat, adding to the
>overheating problem and watch what happens.
>
Try and talk trash for an item that doesnt exist yet why dont you.

On 5/26/08 10:21 PM, in article [email protected],
"B. Peg" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Oh wow! Like this is something new?
> My Casio watch is solar powered and gets the time off the atomic clock radio
> station WWV in Ft. Worth, Colorado.
>
"Collins" as in "Ft. Collins, CO. Not Texas...

On 5/26/08 10:21 PM, in article [email protected],
"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote:

> 4phun <[email protected]> wrote in news:109ddbc5-0972-47ac-a98a-
> [email protected]:
>
>> This might lick the iPhone battery problem, what do you think?
>>
>>
>
> I better keep an eye on my stock price before Stupid causes a drop in my
> profits.
>
Right. Sure. You bet. BAWHAWHAWHAW!!!!

On 5/27/08 9:17 AM, in article [email protected],
"Ron" <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tue, 27 May 2008 13:10:37 +0000, Larry <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Ron <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]:
>>
>>> Totallu wrong; the idea is to sandwich the solar cells behind LCD
>>> screens, so they take up zero net device real estate.
>>>
>>> http://www.macrumors.com/2008/05/26/...ds-iphones-and
>>> -laptops/
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Ok, bright boy, you take your little iphone out into the sun and leave the
>> display cooking in the hot sun and see what happens. Add the heat of a
>> solar panel converting 65% of the sunlight into pure heat, adding to the
>> overheating problem and watch what happens.
>>
> Try and talk trash for an item that doesnt exist yet why dont you.
Larry hasn't made it out of Sophomore Year. Give him a break!