Tablet-size panel delivers enough juice to charge a laptop

Nothing relieves the lonesomeness of a solo backpacking trip like seeing a few bars light up on your cellphone’s screen. Last month, from the top of Mount Greylock in Western Massachusetts, I was able to call my friends on an AT&T Aria and make plans for the evening in North Adams. (Full article: 232 words)

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