Comments on: Solar necktie isn’t exactly chic http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/08/26/solar-necktie-isnt-exactly-chic/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:40:03 -0500 hourly 1 By: john smith http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/08/26/solar-necktie-isnt-exactly-chic/comment-page-1/#comment-846142 john smith Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:48:59 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=37216#comment-846142 Perfect for the office building which has no roof. Or for that occasional hike with your co-workers during lunch. Perfect for the office building which has no roof. Or for that occasional hike with your co-workers during lunch.

]]> By: Ronan http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/08/26/solar-necktie-isnt-exactly-chic/comment-page-1/#comment-845904 Ronan Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:17:13 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=37216#comment-845904 Ok so these are only design concepts so I will take them with a pinch of salt, but I mean c'mon. The mind boggles as to who thinks this is going to sell. Unless you can get photovoltaic cells into a material that has the same texture as say cotton (so it looks nothing like a bunch of solar panels hanging off your neck), this is never going to fly with the public. Unless electricity gets a lot more expensive.... Ok so these are only design concepts so I will take them with a pinch of salt, but I mean c’mon.

The mind boggles as to who thinks this is going to sell.
Unless you can get photovoltaic cells into a material that has the same texture as say cotton (so it looks nothing like a bunch of solar panels hanging off your neck), this is never going to fly with the public.

Unless electricity gets a lot more expensive….

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