Battech's Solar iPower SX is the Perfect Environmentally Friendly Present This Christmas!

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Shropshire, United Kingdom, December 12, 2008 - PressReleasePoint

Information about the Solar iPower Charger from Battech which is a solar charger designed for many portable electronics. It can charge products either via sun light on its solar panels or via an included USB.

Currently the retail environment is heavily focused upon environmentally friendly products, and ensuring consumers know that companies are doing their best for the environment. At Christmas time this factor is becoming even more important as people decide to purchase items to show they too are caring about the environment. However often it is difficult to find a unique environmentally friendly gadget which will get people talking rather than an eco friendly product which is shoved to the back of the wardrobe never to be seen again.

Battech feel as if they have the solution to this problem with the Solar iPower SX http://www.battech.co.uk/site/control/solar-mobile... which is a compact, pocket sized solar charger designed to charge most mobile phones (including the Apple iPhone), iPods, PDAs and Satellite Navigation devices. It is a truly useful environmentally friendly product as it uses the sun's energy to charge devices, and with the current economic crisis, it is a money saving tool as it does not use electricity to charge.

Battech's Solar iPower SX charger uses the sun on the devices smart solar panel, or if the sun goes away, via the included USB cable. The Solar iPower comes with an array of connectors allowing you to charge: Nokia; Sony Ericsson; Samsung; Motorola; Blackberry; Mini USB; Sony PSP; and iPod and iPhone.

Battech Solar iPower SX Specifications:
Size: 98 x 60 x 16mm
Weight: 75g
3.7v (2,200 mAh) Lithium Ion battery
5.5v (80 mAh) Solar Panel
5v (500mAh) USB Charging cable
Built in LED to indicate charging, and discharge with warning for a low battery
Stores sufficient electricity to recharge most mobile phones 3 times
Can provide standby times of: 100hrs on mobiles; 52hrs on PDA, 50hrs on iPods, 6hrs on MP3/4s, and 5.5hrs on game consoles.
Long standby time of month

As well as being used as a power charging device in normal conditions the device has been used by a professional climbers and mountain guides, in everywhere ranging from the Himalayas to serious ice climbing in the Rockies.

"Today on-the-go consumers, professional extreme sport people, and 'wannabe' Indiana Jones' are always on the look out for new portable ways to power their electronic devices," says Simon Lee-Overy, CEO of Battech International Limited. "Our innovative, slim, portable Solar Charger is the ultimate flexible power pack and unlike competitor models has a built in solar panel to save our consumers having to carry around two seperate units."

The retail price is only £39.99, and when the savings on electricity are taken into consideration then it makes the item economical as well.

About Battech International Limited http://www.battech.co.uk
This Solar iPower SX further strengthens Battech's portfolio of advanced rechargeable portable power solutions, incorporating some of the most advanced battery technology on the market today.

Battech is also a leading manufacturer of high performance primary and rechargeable batteries offering cells to B2B and B2C market sectors. We sell various types of batteries and chargers including: Lithium Ion, Polymer Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH).

Headquartered in the UK, our advanced cell technology division is based in Hong Kong and the manufacturing facility is based in Shenzen, China.

For more information on this Christmas gadget or Battech contact us via:

Website: http://www.battech.co.uk

Telephone: 0871 550 0051

Address: Battech International Limited
Unit 1 Marlowe Court
Whitchurch Business Park
Whitchurch
Shropshire
SY13 1QR