Imagine that your jacket could be more than just protecting you from the bright wind – imagine that it could also help power your electronics. And make you look like a Jedi.
This is what this poncho jacket From Anker Solix, the solar technological branch and anker energy storage, aims to do. I saw a prototype at the mobile world congress in Barcelona – and I tried it for the size. I never felt cool and smaller simultaneously.
The jacket, which Anker Solix calls a coat, is covered in approximately two dozen solar cells sewn from perovskite, a mineral that helps cells to feel more tissue and somewhat flexible. A cable attached with a 30 Watts USB-C output connects to a power bank or directly in your device, so that you can load your electronics when you walk or relax outside.
The blue light lines the hood to give a colder and more futuristic feeling. I imagine that it is also useful if you went out at night and want to make yourself clearly visible for safety.
The cape looks like a rain jacket, with a smooth surface, a light sensation and a zipper. The bearing, the solar cells feel like large iron plates, which are fortunately smaller and in the shape of a triangle on the arm and the right shoulder to facilitate the folding of your elbow and move differently. The panels at the front on the left and the rear are rectangular.
The solar jacket is still only a concept, it is therefore not clear if or when it will be born. Anker Solix has sought other unique ways to load devices and gadgets. During these, he revealed the Electric cooler Everfrost 2which should be released this month, as well as a solar umbrella which, according to him, would be available this summer.
