Many many years ago I joined the Technomads mailing list, I dreamt of being able to travel with all the cool tech that was part of the then blossoming Personal Computing era.
The list was started by Steve Roberts who many see as the doyen of Technomadics. Joining this list drew me into the world of GPS,wearable computing and a whole new Cyberculture.
in 1994 I left this list and joined what is now a place I consider to be my real home on the 'Net , Future Culture. A place where we once discussed the future of the internet and now just have left it to those younger than ourselves... but occasionally a bit of tech from our past dreams and discussions appears.
I can gladly say I can endorse this product whole heartedly, it is exactly what we once wanted! Look at the pic, a portable solar energy source combined with a Li-Ion storage battery. Can be charged with a USB cable from your 'puter or gets a full charge from being left in the sun for a 5-6 hours. A full charge is reputedly kept for up to 3 months, but so far I have found a couple of weeks storage before use is sufficient.
Of course you need to know more so go to Solar Technology in the UK or WaveMaker for the rest of the world. It rocks, I love it and it can charge up my GPS,phone, and camera !
So keep dreaming folks, one day some of them will come true!
