Nokia: the Sun Can't Charge Your Phone 290
itwbennett writes "Nokia's research into solar-powered cell phones ended with a (barely audible) thud. Under the best of conditions researchers were able 'to harvest enough energy to keep the phone on standby mode but with a very restricted amount of talk time,' Nokia wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. Not surprisingly, the prototype phone, which had a solar panel on the back cover, performed better in Kenya than in other testing locations, like southern Sweden and the Arctic Circle."
it should have been (Score:5, Funny)
So basically (Score:5, Funny)
Nokia's Been Researching Solar Power? (Score:5, Funny)
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Maybe if they took the phone outside they'd get better results. All the imperfections in the windows are probably cutting into the amount of actual power the device gets.
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Thank you, I'll be here all week. Try the veal.
Look closer to home (Score:5, Funny)
Like many in the developed world I carry a considerable surplus fuel stockpile on my abdomen which it would be nice (and perhaps healthy) to take advantage of.
Maybe a combination if an in-body blood sugar energy harvesting [wikipedia.org] rig and inductive charging coils on each hip? If your fuel stockpile is running low then make it a solar charging rig with a symbiotic algae/cyanobacteria in the skin to produce sugars from sunlight.
On to the next idea (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why did they think this would work? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:it should have been (Score:4, Funny)
or switch to Intel chips. I keep reading how Intel is just about to ship a really low-power chipset for cell phones in just a few months.
Of course, I've been reading this for about 5 years now.
Re:On to the next idea (Score:2, Funny)
solar powered flashlight
The real reason ... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Why did they think this would work? (Score:3, Funny)
WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY. GOOD NIGHT.
Morbo feels sorry for the idiots who implemented the Slashdot filter.
Thinking cap on... (Score:5, Funny)
Hmmm..... deep vee cleavage tops for chicks.... glittery solar cell appliques for their breastesess... motorized bras that cause nipples to auto-track the sun when the sun is in front of said chick... woven golden wires leading to cellphone pocket like a necklace...
PROFIT!
Wait, did I say that out loud?
Re:it should have been (Score:5, Funny)
Wait just a second here. My Sun Blade 2500 workstation charges my phone just fine, thank you very much. All I have to do is plug the cable into the USB port and It Just Works. What a stupid, misleading article title.
Re:it should have been (Score:2, Funny)