Tuesday, 9 July 2013

The headphones that charge your phone or tablet while you listen to music

A new pair of headphones is set to to do away with the frustrating battery life of phones and tablets by doubling up as a solar-powered charger.

The OnBeat headphones have a flexible solar cell built into the headband which captures energy from the sun, which is stored in two rechargeable Lithium Ion batteries in each ear cup. 
When a phone or tablet is plugged into the headphones, this stored energy can be used to charge the devices.


The headphones have been designed by audio engineer Andrew Anderson from Glasgow. 
He created the prototype by attaching a solar panel to an existing pair of headphones, before developing the flexible solar cell. Cool, now we are talking.

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