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Originally Posted by SeaKing
I had a calculator once that had a solar cell that charged a rechargeable battery. Even a room light would make it charge so if it got a little dark (of course not so dark you couldn't see it) or it was turned from the light, it would still work.
Has any eReader ever had a Solar Cell? Is that practical? I mean would a reasonably sized (and priced) solar cell panel run an eReader?
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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn
I am no expert but there are in my opinion only two places that you could put solar panels. On top and bottom of the bezel's front side, you need the sides to hold on. Or the back side. Now the backside isn't going to be facing the sun a whole lot, and the room on the bezel's front side probably doesn't have enough room.
I would certainly welcome it, in a sense it would become the first real perpetum mobile.
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Originally Posted by Penforhire
I've seen a solar charger cover somewhere but I figured it wouldn't work especially well for my use.
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Of course there is a big size difference, but you can get a watch that has a solar sensitive band or bezel or both that will charge a battery and run the watch. I have seen them somewhere. It was a sportsman watch for the outdoors where it would get the sun, but seemingly (as I remember vaguely) it would store an adequate charge for some days.
Similar in function I guess is the pendulum (mechanical) automatic watches like Seiko has. They store enough energy for days of no movement.