Problem: You're boarding an airplane, dashing onto a bus, or hiking off the grid and your cell battery conks out or your iPod runs out of juice. Solution: Reach for your Solio – a cool new portable solar-powered charger that can collect the energy of the sun and transfer it directly into your hand-held devices.

Compatible with major brands of mobile phones, PDAs, digital cameras, and music and game players, the Solio has three photovoltaic strips that fan out like a flower to expand surface area when soaking up the sun. When folded up, the charger fits in the palm of your hand.