14 DAY TRIAL // Wouldn't you love to have a bikini swimsuit cool enough to make people turn their heads, and that will also be capable of charging your beloved iPod (this is for the ladies)? Wouldn't you love to go to the beach with your hot, sexy girlfriend and make her wear a bikini that will make her look even hotter while cooling down your can of beer (this is for us guys)? Well, it seems that now the aforementioned possibilities might become true quite soon, due to a guy called Andrew Schneider who has developed, as a project for the ITP Winter Show in New York, what he calls the iDrink swimware line of solar bikinis.
According to the designer's own statements, the iDrink is a standard medium-sized bikini swimsuit retrofitted with 1" x 4" photovoltaic film strips sewn together in series with conductive thread. The cells terminate in a female USB connection and whatever other electrical devices are required in order to charge either the iPod or just about any other battery-powered device (namely, some power regulators). The Solar Bikinis use a Peltier connection to transfer the power to the respective devices, and we're not talking about some measly electrons, but about 6.5 volts at 1.5 amperes, which is quite enough to charge a small device.
In his presentation, the author of this pretty peculiar invention goes on to say that he has gone for the female suit because it has a sleeker form, and that he foresees that the device will become quite an interesting item for those people who're into mobile culture, hanging out, music, and kitsch. I'd add iPod fans and techno geeks who simply can't stay away from their beloved devices to the aforementioned categories, and conclude that, considering today's trends in techno fashion, this device (or one of its variants) could be hitting the markets a lot sooner than expected.
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