The Surge iPod Touch Solar Sled Giveaway

The Novothink Surge for iPod Touch ($70) is the most clever of extended batteries. Like the Mophie Juicepack, the Surge is designed to both charge and cradle your iDevice – in this case, 2nd and 3rd generation iPod Touches.

But what makes the Surge noteworthy is the integrated solar panel on the rear – allowing you to top off just about anywhere there’s light. (Supposedly, it’ll even trickle charge via some types of indoor lighting.) Novothink has also created an app to help calculate your solar charging needs. And if you’re pegged at 6 hours, as I was, you can optionally refill at a quicker clip via the included mini USB cable rather than leave the Surge on your dashboard all day (which is frowned upon in the user manual).

Entering the Surge for iPod Touch giveaway is as easy as it gets, simply leave a comment. (US residents in the lower 48 only, please.) We’ll choose the winner at random in a few days.

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40 thoughts on “The Surge iPod Touch Solar Sled Giveaway”

  1. This looks useful. I tried to homebrew something similar (mighty minty boost), but I didn’t get the leads on the solar panel configured right….

  2. How well does the phone actually fit into the pack? It looks like there’s some space up at the top. Have you used it for a couple days just walking around and stuff? I’d like to know how you find the size/protection compared to the “typical” cases?

  3. Morac, I didn’t try and don’t think it’ll fit given the iPod Touch is much thinner than the 3G/S.

    Jay, the Touch fits snuggly in the case/sled. Although, unlike Mophie, it doesn’t entirely encase the device – the top portion is open as you can see in the pics. The Surge is thicker than a regular case as it contains it’s own battery. Basically solar or USB charges the battery in the Surge which in turn charges the battery in the Touch. As far as use, I only very briefly used it yesterday for the purposes of taking a few pics for the giveaway. Whoever wins should be willing to provide a review for the rest of us. ;)

  4. Interesting product (the solar charging aspect). $70 seems steep, but hopefully the street price will be much lower like you can get on the Mophie products. The gap on the top looks weird… like the first gen Mophie juice pack but worse (IMHO).

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