Simon Wilby Leads the Charge to a Solar Powered Tomorrow
by Simon Wilby
It only took 15 minutes for Simon Wilby to jot down a basic design for The Smart One on a paper napkin but in those 15 minutes, he managed to upstage big electronic firms that have been looking for a practical way to use solar power for everyday electronics.
The Smart One is an aftermarket product for the cellular phone market which is so efficient at collecting light energy and converting into usable power that it actually provides 300% more talk time than a conventionally charged phone on a full charge.
The Smart One is only the first of a wide range of products envisioned by Simon Wilby to make solar power a practical part of everyday life. Simon Wilby won’t stop with cell phone batteries though. He has already designed and patented a similar device for laptops and hopes to soon market ‘smart batteries’ that would eliminate the need to periodically replace conventional batteries.
