solar rechargeable bike light
Posted on April 24, 2006
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Back in November, Treehugger posted some advance notice that Cat Eye would have this photovoltaic and vibration powered rechargeable bike light available in early 2006 for mounting on handlebars everywhere.
From the Treehugger write-up: It’s powered by vibration, with the help of a photovoltaic solar panel. The light itself, about 3 cm x 6 cm, apparently fires up when vibrations (ostensibly from riding) are felt, and the little PV panel (under the transparent case on top) supplies power to the light as well. According to the information available at the show, the light has a potential life span of around 10 years if well taken care of. No word on what sort of light would be used, but CatEye looks to be big fans of LEDs (and who could blame them?) so we’ll keep our fingers crossed.
But, it looks like Cat Eye hasn’t updated their product news section since August.
Anyone seen one yet? I’d love to pick one up.
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