A French designer has developed with a digital bonsai tree, which can charge gadgets like smartphones and tablets. Designer Vivien Muller has named the bonsai tree 'Electree+'.
The digital bonsai tree features 27
high-quality amorphous silicon square solar panels, each measuring
around 3.7-inches. The solar panels are designed similar to trees and
are placed at the end of branches – very reminiscent of a bonsai plant.
"Nature has selected over millions of
years the most efficient structures to capture solar energy. The tree's
shape is thus the best means to take advantage of solar energy. While
studying fractals, I realized that one could draw a tree by repeating
and transforming a basic pattern,”Vivien Muller is quoted by Kickstarter.
The website claims an electric tree
charger was first conceptualized way back in 2008 by the same designer.
The idea didn't incite much then. The Electree+ charger is considered to
be an improved version of the predecessor. The designer claims the
Electree+ comes with adjustable solar leaflets to maximize sunlight
absorption.
The Electree+ comes with a battery with a
capacity of 14, 000mAh. The Electree+ takes 36 hours to get fully
charged. Fully charged, the device can charge an iPhone 5
nine times over and an iPad 2 twice without exposure to light. The
Electree+ comes with two USB ports, one for smartphone that need less
power and another for the tablets that need faster charging. There's an
NFC chip as well to enable wireless device charging – the new technology gaining popularity among smartphone makers such as Nokia and Samsung.
The device is priced at $199. The
company behind the Electree+ project are planning to launch the
Electree+ Charger globally by May 2013 if everything goes according to
the plan.
The concept of Electree+ will certainly
please the green enthusiasts as the device is expected to reduce carbon
footprint, and inspire more green initiatives such as stress on
renewable energy sources.
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