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Parasolar Umbrella Charges and Protects

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Designer Oded Shorer has created the Parasolar, an umbrella that will not only block the sun, but will also charge your gadgets.

The alternative energy Parasolar has flexible photovoltaic laminated panels made into its synthetic cloth, and when you pop it up in the sunlight it starts creating power to feed your hungry devices. The base unit not only acts as a stabilizer when the umbrella is up, it also serves as a handy carrying case with a strap and provides for 12v and USB charging ports. This lets you charge your media players, cell phones, cameras, and more.

The green power Parasolar is a natural entry in the Greener Gadgets Design Competition 2008, and you can find out more at the Core77 website.

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