Send a Unique Greeting With HYmini’s Solar Postcard

Written by Ariel Schwartz
Published on January 14th, 2009
3 Comments
Posted in Products, Solar Energy

Receiving postcards with pictures from exotic places is fun, but you know what’s even more fun? Receiving a solar postcard. HYMini’s miniNOTE is an ultra-lightweight portable universal power bank that fits into almost any mailbox. The miniNOTE comes complete with a built-in 1200mAh lithium ion rechargeable battery, USB output jack, and USB adapter tips for most 5V devices.

The miniNOTE is wrapped in recycled cardboard packaging along with brass metal corners for durability. And HYMini’s device packs quite a punch for its size— when fully charged, the miniNOTE can power an iPod Nano halfway.

I haven’t seen pricing information on HYMini’s website, but I’m guessing the miniNOTE won’t cost more than $25.

Photo Credit: HYmini

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3 Responses to “Send a Unique Greeting With HYmini’s Solar Postcard”

  1. David Diez Says:
    January 15th, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    What is the point of this? So someone can recharge their Ipod once a week? This doesn’t look durable whatsoever. What a waste of solar materials…

    CleanTechnica seems to be skewing towards trendy rather than clean products as of late. I’m not sure about others but I’d rather see fewer articles but of higher average quality that are actually environmentally friendly rather than green-washing products.

  2. Jeremy Dale Heisey Says:
    January 15th, 2009 at 8:44 pm

    I’m quite interested in this actually. According to their website, it’s $24.99 with the iPod adapter. Additional adapters are available for $4.99.
    According to their website (see http://www.hymini.com/html/miniSOLAR.html) you can capture one hour of iPod playback in 20 minutes. Sounds good to me.

  3. Noah Says:
    January 20th, 2009 at 1:26 am

    I’ve had my phone run out of juice many times when I don’t have a charger. I guess this could be useful if I always have it on hand…but it doesn’t look durable or compact enough for travel.

    I think this is a case of someone jumping on the “green” bandwagon, without an actual good product.