SOLAR CELL PHONE

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Chinese Cell Phone Recharged By The Sun
June 8, 2007 (UPI)

WHO
Hi-Tech Wealth Co., CEO Zhang Zhengyu

WHAT
Hi-Tech jumped to the front of the race to develop a solar-charged cell phone/cell phone battery.

WHEN
Hi-Tech will bring 6 solar-charged phone designs to market in 2007 and 30 in 2008.

WHERE
- Reported by UPI from Tech Shout, a subscription-based internet news site.
- Hi-Tech is based China.

WHY
- The Hi-Tech phone has a solar cell on the top which recharges the phone from light sources, even candles).
- One hour of sun charging time provides 40 minutes of use. No cost discussed.
- Hi-Tech holds 8 patents for innovations in solar-charging technology.

QUOTES
Zhengyu: “With more than 400 million mobile phones in the country, China would save a great amount of electricity if all its mobile phones were recharged by light…"