Great Idea #3: The Solar Panelled Laptop Computer

Is it just me, or do laptops never really work long enough to really be useful without being connected to a power source? My image of a great day with a laptop involves chilling in a park, lazily doing my job in a pleasant and non-threatening environment. Invariably, when one attempts this scenario, the laptop shuts down mid-vital-document-preparation. This shut down is generally so violent as to lose any unsaved information (in my case, most likely everything I've done, as I rarely back up my work), and perhaps, for good measure, I'll get a minor electric shock.

Now maybe I just have really bad luck with electronic devices. Perhaps I should pay more attention to the flashing "low battery" message in the corner of the screen. Perhaps I should more efficiently employ my laptop time, painstakingly word-processing, rather than googling, blogging or updating my music playlists. But hey- that's not part of my image of "An Idyllic Day Out With My Laptop".

So why don't laptops have solar panels? It makes sense! I want to use my laptop OUTSIDE, in the SUN, a source of ENERGY. You wouldn't necessarily have to solely power the computer by solar power- it could still be primarily charged by a standard power connection, but the solar panels would ensure that, while the sun revitalises your mind and melanomas, it also keeps your laptop power topped up and functional, allowing you to enjoy your playlists (er, I mean work time...) to the full.