For anyone that finds sunbathing tedious, the solar-powered Tech Chair from PC World is here to relieve the boredom by providing docks for every one of your gadgets from iPod to laptop. In fact, you could consider it your home office.
The sun-brella (see what they did there) makes so much sense we should have come up with it years ago. Its circular solar panel drives an inbuilt fan and could power a small fridge and the rest of your beach bum gadgets.
As oil reserves run dry, the search for alternative energy sources is on and solar harvesting fabric could be one of them. It’s certainly the most elegant option as depicted by Sheila Kennedy in the dreamlike Soft House.
Put this one in the file marked ‘rumour’. Apple has filed a patent that could see solar power integrated into future products. Sun-powered iPhone anyone?