Compact and lightweight solar charger that is affordable and comes with a brand name that you can rely on!

Freeloader PICO is a compact and lightweight solar charger designed for people on the move!
Using advanced solar cell and lithium ion battery technologies, PICO will charge its internal battery in double quick time. It then takes only 30 minutes to deliver its power to give a mobile phone 35 hours, iPod 14 hours, GPS 1 ½ hours etc etc.
Freeloader PICO is supplied with four connection tips, a master cable and a comprehensive user manual. PICO can also directly connect to any device supplied with a USB charge / sync cable, giving virtually unlimited connectivity. The Freeloader Pico Solar Charger is also compatible with the iPhone 4.
PICO can be powered from both its own solar cell or from connection to a PC or lap top (cable supplied).

Freeloader PICO delivers! BUT to charge the PICO faster from the sun why not consider a Freeloader Super Charger, which increases the charge rate dramatically!

A GREEN GADGET WORTH GETTING

Jennifer Boyce - September Edition of North and West Melbourne News

When shopping for a birthday gift for my husband, I was keen to get him a gadget that was green and would be regularly used. No ‘As seen on TV’ gadgets that would gather dust in a closet. While searching online, Multi-Powered Products kept coming up. Once I started looking through the gadgets offered on their website, I was hooked! They had a green gadget for every price and age range.

Of course wanting to buy a solar robot kit and solar bullet train was my first thought, but I kept coming back to something that was useful for the average adult. Although, I certainly could picture my husband having hours of fun with the robot kit and bullet train!

I landed on the handy and well priced Freeloader Pico Portable Solar Charger. It has a small, light-weight solar panel that will charge any mobile phone, MP3 player, GPS or PDA. It included tips for the major phone brands as well as a USB port. Sold. I placed my order and received it within three business days. Two days later, I received a card from the company thanking me for my purchase. Even better, when planted the card grows into a bottle brush plant.

My husband was thrilled when he opened this gift. Much to our dismay, the tips provided weren’t compatible with his phone. I emailed Multi-Powered Products inquiring about getting the correct tip. I received a response the same day. After confirmation of what phone model he has, they ordered one from the UK. Not only did they keep me updated, they also sent the correct tip free of charge once it came in from the UK. In a day and age where customer service is quickly dissipating, Multi-Powered Products is refreshing. Quick, attentive, addresses the customer’s concerns, and checks in regularly so the customer knows they haven’t been forgotten.

The same day we received the correct tip, my husband was happily recharging his phone via solar power. After a few months of owning it, the novelty of charging our phones and MP3s for free hasn’t worn off.

I’m already trolling their website getting ideas for Christmas gifts. They will certainly be getting my business again.

Technical Description:
• 75mA premium quality crystalline solar cells
• 800mAh environmentally friendly Li-ion battery – typical battery life is 2 years.
• Input Voltage – 5v / 250mA
• Freeloader PICO’s solar panels can charge its internal battery in as little as 10 hours or 3 to 4 hours when using the supplied master cable
• Supplied with a power master cable and four adaptors to fit the following:

1. Small pin Nokia
2. Sony Ericsson
3. Mini USB for Motorola, Blackberry, most smart phones, Garmin and many GPS, PDA’s etc
4. Samsung
5. USB port to charge devices such as iPhones (including the iphone 4), iPods can many others!

• Supplied with detailed user manual

Size – 105 x 45 x 11.5mm

Weight – 49g