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"Planning to be outdoors and far away from power outlets for a while? A travel-sized solar charging dock might be just what you need.\nThe Solar Power Dock \u2014 from Netherlands-based manufacturer A-solar and solar tech company Intivation \u2014 was unveiled earlier this week at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona. It charges iOS devices such as the iPhone and iPad with a little help from the sun and is small enough to fit in your pocket.\nWith a durable built-in battery, a small solar panel and strong rubber-finished casing, the Solar Power Dock can keep devices running when you're far away from an outlet. The price: $105.\nThe internal battery stores an impressive 6,000 milliamp-hours (mAh) at full capacity, a bit more than your average solar charger, like the Solio. After 12 to 16 hours in the sun, the Dock will have a full charge, able to juice up your iPhone with about four hours of talk time. It can still soak up energy on cloudy days, too. However, the Solar Power Dock has only enough capacity to charge the iPad up to 60%\nMore of an Android person? The Solar Power Dock also features an integrated USB output, so it can be used for charging other kinds of phones besides iPhones.\nHave you ever tried a solar-powered charger? Do you think they are reliable? Let us know in the comments.\n\n\n\nThe Mobile World Congress 2012 Show Floor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrowded House\nIt was a packed house on the Mobile World Congress show floor.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHTC Keynote\nThe moment of revelation - HTC One X is launched.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFord Focus\nThe new Focus electric was strutting its stuff at Ford's stand.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlackBerry Porsche\nProbably the coolest tech accessory by RIM.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWindows DJ\nAt Microsoft Windows Phone after party, the DJ was using a touchscreen running Windows software.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLittle Droid\nThis little guy was very popular, making appearances all over the show floor.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndroid Booth\nThe Android booth was popular, too. Here's a view from above.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndroid Booth\nThe green robots were visible from many parts of the building.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoogle Does Art\nAn art installation created by Google just for the show to illustrate the Android design principles.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndroid Art\nA closer look at some of the wild, fuzzy textures.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndroid Art\nPeople were very interested in interacting with the installation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTegra 3\nNVidia showed off the powerful graphics of the Tegra-3.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTegra 3 Demo\nThe Tegra-3 will allow advanced games to run on cell phones.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDuracell Power Mat\nRecharging your devices is a big growth area, and Duracell is getting in the game.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGadgets Being Charged\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSamsung Galaxy\nA hands-on demo of the new Samsung products.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWindows Phone\nWindows Phone had a big presence at MWC '12.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLG's Booth\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHuawei\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSamsung's Booth\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMotorola's Booth\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConfetti\nThis keynote definitely has pizzazz.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSony Booth\nThe Sony booth was crowded with people playing with the Vita and the Sony Xperia phone.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBatgirl\nThere was an abundance of action hero costumes this year\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCool Costumes\nAnd more neat outfits.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Mobile World Congress Venue\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA View from the Hill Tops at MWC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt's a Lovely Venue\nPeople loved to sit around this fountain\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPegasus\nThe Pegasus is actually Huawei's symbol and not part of Fira de Barcelona\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCloser to Pegasus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe National Palace\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHighlights from Mobile World Congress 2012 \n\nNokia 808 PureView Has a Monster 41-Megapixel\nAmazing Water-Repellant Tech Keeps Your Gadgets Dry\nSamsung Galaxy Beam Is Both a Smartphone and Projector\nHTC Launches New HTC One Line of Smartphones\nHands On With the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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