Solar Powered Patio Umbrella-Invention Of The Year!

This probably is the gadget that should win the most obvious invention of the year; at least till date. This of course is by no means to state the fact that those who came up with the idea have not done anything significant, but it just tells that sometimes the simplest ideas are the most difficult to conceive. Soon, we’ll see baseball caps embedded with solar panels to charge radios or iPods; while simultaneously glowing at night. The Solar powered Patio Umbrella is pretty cool but it still leaves a lot more wanting from it.

Set it up anywhere the light shines down and at night you’ll be treated to an array of “starry” LED lights to illuminate the rest of your evening.This item has a solar panel which screws into the top of the umbrella to power the 18 white LED’s which are located on the ribs.It also has a center hub light with 8 LEDs inside; there is a dual switch on the umbrella which will control both the rib lights and the hub light. You can have them both turned on you can have one or the other on, depending on how much light you want or need.
The batteries inside the solar panel are replaceable and the leds on the ribs are also replaceable. The panel will charge in direct sunlight and fully charged provides 6-8 hours of light.

It’s cool that the batteries and LED lights are replaceable — basically providing a long-life for this system.
This creates a beautiful, star-like light effects that will be bright enough for those crucial activities like opening the next bottle of wine.