Solar Powered Wi-Fi

inkslinger77 writes "A small US startup has announced it has created a system for running Wi-Fi routers in remote places using only the power of the sun. Among the first round of products from Solis Energy is the Solar Power Plant, touted as being capable of supplying 12, 24 and 48 Volts DC for use in stand-alone applications such as surveillance cameras and outdoor Wi-Fi."

Bright idea

[LiquidCoooled]

Its always illuminating to see developers take a lateral step towards problems.

Here in the UK we use the tiny amount of light to power calculators but I think you would need a panel at least 3km square.

Re:Obvious

[Eddi3]

1. Attach a Solar Cell to a battery.
2. Attach the battery to a wireless router.
3. ???
4. Profit!!!

I'm sure it's one of those.

that's incredible news

[Anonymous Coward]

thanks so much for posting it.

Slashdotted?

[6Yankee]

TFA is taking an age to load. Either it's slashdotted, or the sun went in...

Re:Slashdotted?

[ebolaZaireRules]

nah - DOS attack. I'm stading in front of it.

yikes!

[ardor]

What? They run on solar power? And its getting dark? Oh boy, I hope I have enough time left to finish this commen^%$#^%!.+^&[NO CARRIER]

Only the power...

[kaleco]

"using only the power of the sun"

Yeah, only the power of the sun. It's such a great power source we should manufacture more.

THIS IS WHAT I NEED

[Anonymous Coward]

This is EXACTLY what I NEED!!...A solar powered router! I have a terrible World of Warcraft addiction. This invention would limit my time online to just daylight hours! Then, maybe I can have a night life! There are more important things in life than "trying to get my mage to level 70"!

Re:Bright idea

[niceone]

Don't worry, they are working on a rain powered version for the UK.