Did my ability to search for things intelligently on the internet die when Google search did or are there legitimately no personal umbrellas with solar panels and a battery pack? Like I feel like that would be an obvious thing, and there’s a bajillion beach umbrellas and patio umbrellas that have solar panels. How are there no personal versions for wandering around on a sunny day with portable shade that gets you a charged battery pack? Is this a thing and I just can’t find it or does it not exist yet and all of science has failed me in every way possible?
Sorry for the terrible AI picture, I didn’t create it I just found it on the internet and it was the only one I could find because these apparently don’t actually exist.
Right, but it also depends on the application. It would definitely be enough for charging your phone a whole day at a festival. I’ve been using one of those “hiking” panels that you can put on a backpack. It is rated at 15 W, but I get less than 5 W out of it, which is still enough for charging my phone and not having to use a powerbank for the whole duration of the festival week; if it is sunny that is. I would love not having to bring both, an umbrella and the solar panel. E.g. Hellfest this year really was hot as hell, it definitely would have worked for this application.
But folding and weight would be a problem, and I don’t see it useful for any other scenarios. (E.g. at the beach or other one-day-events you just charge your phone at home/hotel and can use it the whole day.)