IKEA lamp puts solar cells on your desk

(Credit: IKEA)

Here's one more gadget that will help you reduce your electricity bill and do your bit for the environment at the same time. The Sunnan desk lamp from IKEA has solar cells that you leave in direct sunlight over the course of the day. A 9- to 12-hour recharging period will yield about four hours of light from its LED bulbs for use at night.

Like many other products from IKEA, the Sunnan desk lamp has an attractive design and, more importantly, isn't expensive. This one is listed at $20.

(Source: Crave Asia via bookofjoe)

[DarkHawke]

9 to 12 hours. In direct sunlight. For four hours of light. From LEDs.

Right.

But hey, so long as your useless P.O.S. is attractively designed and only $20, sure. Why not? What the hell.

[zmnatz]

That actually looks pretty cool and would take one less cord off my desk (Yeah, I don't like cords one bit). Anyone know if this thing actually gets bright?

[HP_User]

Yes, it gets quite bright.

[Harry D]

Right, exactly. It's environmentally friendly, as the battery decays in a landfill somewhere, poisoning the ground water.

And your eyes go bad from the weak light.

There are no free lunches.

[HP_User]

What are you talking about? The light is very strong when fully charged, and the batteries are RECHARGEABLE.

[justdaven]

Wow. You know, someone had to take the first step and put something out there that is reasonably priced. I'm glad to see this. Now that there is a low-end (price-wise) entry on the market, people may start adopting it and we'll see the market start to move!

[DarkHawke]

You do know that the Kool-Aid is poisoned, right?

[mmarfise]

I think I need one of these

[AL-Graphic]

Every US local IKEA store carries this product! Go grab it as fast as you can , it ran out soon!

[NervClaX]

And if you do your office work in an open field, you can get 9 - 12 hours of sunlight to charge the darn thing. I hope you can plug it into a wall or USB port or something. Otherwise, you'll need a second lamp to clutter your desk.

[mmntech]

Somebody just took those outdoor solar lights and put it inside. Not something exactly known for high light output. What's next, a solar powered flash flight? Gotta love this sort of green tech. Makes you yuppies good but is about as useful as udders on a bull.