Scosche solBAT II Solar Cell Phone Battery Gets Official [Scosche solBAT II to Charge Twice iPhone, BlackBerry, iPod & PSP]

The problem with some hot devices like the iPhone, iPod touch or PSP is that their batteries can’t suit our actual needs while we’re on the go. One way or another we keep playing with such devices through the day and end up having to charge them very often. Does that sound familiar?

There are plenty of alternative external batteries that would help us charge some of these devices on the go but today we found one that’s solar powered. The Scosche solBAT II is a solar powered back up batter and charging device.

Made by Scosche Industries the solBAT II will work with BlackBerry smartphones, iPhones, iPods and PSP consoles. Kas Alves, executive vice president of Scosche Industries had this to say about the new battery solution:

The solBAT II is a great way to charge your devices using the free, renewable power of the sun. It is the perfect accessory for powering outdoor adventures or can keep your iPhone topped off while you watch your favorite movie on a long flight.

The solBAT II is a 1500mAh lithium ion battery that can be charged both the regular way via USB and the solar way as it has the solar panels needed to capture the sun’s energy. When fully charged the solBAT II will offer your gadget up to two charges which makes it the ideal device to carry around all day.

The battery will be available for just $29.99 which is a great price to pay for a rechargeable, solar-powered auxiliary battery for your smartphones.

Speaking of smartphones it will be interesting to see what battery performances will the new iPhone 4G offer us. In case Cupertino decides to use one of its own chips to bring the iPhone 4G to life, the kind of processors already employed by the iPad, then we might see the iPhone capable of offering us a remarkable battery life. After all Steve Jobs did say that their processors hardly use any battery life!

But no matter what battery the next-gen iPhone, iPod, BlackBerry or PSP will have to offer, the solBAT II will still be a device worth getting. What external portable battery are you using?