The Classic Freeloader is an elegant and environmentally friendly in charge of your iPhone 2, iPod, smart phones, e-reader or other device by harnessing the sun’s rays. Protected by a sleek silver casing is about the size of a large mobile phone. For everything to work, the base of the unit should be individually divided into two solar panels and reattached to both sides of the unit. Just leave the thing in the sun and from here you can benefit from a course 18 hours of extra time on your iPod / iPhone, 44 hours waiting in a smart phone, two hours on a PSP or else DS, or else two hours an IPAD. The Classic Freeloader is compatible with a wide range of devices, and comes with a good selection of “generic” load attachments. These include mini- and micro-USB, a line of 4-mm jack for the PSP, electronic book readers, the DS Lite, and a range of phones offer Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung and LG.

If your particular device is not compatible with any of these, chances are you will find an attachment on the website. To further increase the flexibility of the base unit sports a standard USB port for devices that can be loaded through this connection. The Classic Freeloader is obviously meant to be able to load a device capturing energy from the sun – except that can be charged via USB as well, which also acts as a portable charger. This is a good thing, because, given the climate in the UK will take some time to get the juice classic enough to be useful. This was confirmed in our tests – for a sunny day especially in March, it left on the sill of the window bathed in sunshine for else 12 hours a day and said it a load bar at the end of the day – which is between 10 and 25 percent of capacity, according to the manual. SolarTechnology states that can fully charge Freeloader through the sun in just eight hours under optimal conditions. Note that the figures quoted related gadget depend on a fully charged internal battery 1000mAh (which supposedly has the power to a maximum of three months). It gave the small amount that met in a day of juice from a HTC Desire around 8 percent (depending on the indicator of the battery from the phone itself), or about 27 hours of standby time (30 minutes talk time) through the official figures. It actually got a little over 10 minutes on the phone of the burden. It is also worth considering that the Classic Freeloader – as stylish as it is – is not particularly strong. The solar “arms” the center went out quite easily, which means you really have to be in a stable position on a flat surface or window sill, facing rivals who can connect via a clip to a backpack or a bag of charge when hiking around in sunlit environments. As it is particularly for those considering a purchase for use in the English climate – is really limited to emergency situations without backup charging via USB. The Classic Freeloader is attractive as well as flexible cash based on the number of devices it can support. It is very tough though, and when dependent on its ability to catch the sun, only well suited for a quick boost – certainly in the English climate. Although there are significant discounts available online now, you still think the price is a bit high considering more practical alternatives available elsewhere and value you £32.99.