ZegnaSport Solar Jacket loves the sun

post from Ubergizmo on 22 June 2007 12:42:11 PM. © Ubergizmo

ZegnaSport Solar Jacket loves the sun Solar power has been commended for its green qualities, and has since made enough strides to be used in clothes. Italian designer Zegna has come up with the ZegnaSport Solar Jacket to keep your electronic devices such as an iPod and cellphone juiced up thanks to the integrated solar cells fitted into the neoprene collar with electricity generated through conducting textile cables to a diminutive li-ion storage battery. It takes approximately eight hours to charge the battery, but those 8 hours translate to just 4 hours of juice for your phone. The ZegnaSport Solar Jacket is tipped to be released as part of Zegna's 2008 summer collection - so don't expect it to be on the affordable end of things.