UPDATE: It’s official – Stacy T of Milwaukee is our official winner. Thanks to everyone for entering, Tweeting, blogging, etc…and to BuyGreen for sponsoring this Great Green Giveaway. Didn’t win? Check out our latest giveaways – ya gotta be in it, to win it. (original post follows…)
Powerful Green Gadget Alert: with SOLIO, solar charging power is in your hands. This Great Green Giveaway is generously sponsored by BuyGreen.com.

Freedom & Power….that’s what the Solio Classic Universal Hybrid Charger provides – the freedom to roam whilst maintaining the power to charge your small portable devices (not laptops). The Solio Classic charges its internal battery via the sun, USB port, or optional wall charger. Solio generates free and clean energy, immediately.
- Features – Multi-device charger, works with 3200+ devices.
- Stores Power – Holds a charge up to one year so it’s ready anytime, day or night.
- Hybrid Versatility – Charge it from the sun, via USB port or from an optional wall charger.
- Intelligent Charging – No overcharging, just right.
A fully charged Solio will recharge the average cell phone up to two times, or give you up to 15 hours of MP3 music. Solio’s intelligent internal circuitry and Adapter Tip System lets you charge devices at about the same rate as their dedicated wall chargers.
One lucky winner will receive a Solio Classic Universal Hybrid Charger; Prize Value: $89.50 + free delivery to anywhere in the USA or Canada.
To enter, simply:
- check out the SOLIO CLASSIC @ buygreen.com
- then post a comment by answering: What would you charge with the Solio, & how would it impact your everyday life?
- leave an additional comment and receive extra entries by posting the giveaway to: your facebook, twitter or blog, or become a fan of alternative consumer on facebook.
- Tweet once per day if you like, just include a link and comment to let us know, @altCon.
- be sure to add m at alternativeConsumer.com to your address book so that if you win, your email program will accept our Winner’s Notification.
- enter before Thursday, October 14, 2010; 11:59pm, EST.
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Looks like a great gift for my brother & his family. He has to provide for his family but is seldom on the receiving side of things…reality tells me it will be in his hands when everyone else runs out of juice anyway.
really cool product
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I would not have to worry about not having my cell phone to use with a Solio! Thanks!
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I’ve wanted one of these for some time.
This would be a great gift for my friend who spends a lot of time camping and needs to keep an emergency phone charged while she is out on long trips.
My husband and I are trying to use as much green technology in our home as possible. This would allow us to charge our phones and ipod without using electricity.
I will charge my phone and iPod with my Solio. I just got a job at a non-profit working in the solar industry, so I would love a solar electronics charger to help me go solar!!!
I tweeted: http://twitter.com/antispamgirl/statuses/27053375520 . Thank you!
I’d charge my cell phone so I could keep in contact with my family.
we’d use it to charge our cell phones, and our batteries for other electronics
This would be a great gift for my friend who spends a lot of time camping and needs to keep an emergency phone charged while she is out on long trips.
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Nintendo DS Lite and my LG phone
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I’d like to use it to charge my iProducts. Macbook, iPod, iPhone. I’d also like it to show my family that not all green products are restricting. It would impact my everyday life by keeping me more worry free when it comes to having my devices completely charged in case of emergency.
it can recharge a battery twice when fully charged itself, cool!
Cell phone and Ipods. There’s always something that needs charging.
Digital camera, Ipod shuffles, emergency phone…this thing would be awesome.
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I would be able to charge my droid and nook.
I would use this to charge all the cell phones in the house (4) as well as digital camera’s. This would help us decrease our footprint as well as our hydro bills.
I would use it to charge my cell phone, and possibly my iPod Touch (if it’s capable of that). I think this product is amazing!
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I would use the charger to charge anything with rechargeable batteries such as cell phones, shavers, cameras, etc.
I would charge my ipod especially on the road.
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REALLY? That two year old kid from Indonesia that smokes forty cigarettes is CRAZY. Someone needs to kick his folks a few times, or just throw them into the ocean I saw the video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TOtoVEJSTU
I would use it to charge my laptop instead of replacing battery after battery!
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I would charge my laptop and i-pod
I would use it to charge my cell phone and the rechargeable batteries for my digital camera!
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Tweeted, thank you!
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Great device, has many uses, I would use it to charge my laptop, mobile or ipods. It would impact my everyday life by saving me money of ordinary batteries and using electricity. I could also get my kids to start using it for their DS consoles. Also tweeted for you on
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The main thing that I would charge would be my cell phone; the main change that it would make would be that I could make certain my phone stayed charged even if I was not at home or in my car.