sol marine

Meet SOL, a ruggedized laptop that is powered by the sun. SOL is basically a laptop that is outfitted with a set of foldable solar panels at the back of its lid. When fully charged the SOL can last for an impressive 8 to 10 hours. If it runs out of juice just unfold the solar panels and it will run directly off solar energy or charge the battery in under 2 hours. The SOL is equipped with a 13.3-inch WXGA (1366 x 768) LCD screen, a 3 megapixel web camera and a 320GB HDD. So not only the SOL runs on free energy, it runs on free software as well. SOL has a price tag of $350 or around Php15,000 while the SOL Marine costs $400 or around Php17,000. Launched in the Philippines around the 3rd week of April along with the Xperia S, P and U, the Sony Xperia Sola deviated from the line-up and introduced some nifty features we've only seen on this smartphone. Read more in our articles including "SOL, a ruggedized solar-powered laptop" and "Sony Xperia Sola in the flesh, first impressions".