EcoFlow’s Power Hat is a floppy, phone-charging solar panel for your noggin

EcoFlow’s caller Power Hat indispensable beryllium the dorkiest portion of headgear I’ve ever heard of — and I deliberation I emotion it? It’s a wide-brimmed floppy-ish prima chapeau afloat of star cells that you tin complaint your telephone with. EcoFlow says it tin complaint a 4,000mAh smartphone to capableness “in arsenic accelerated arsenic 3–4 hours.” Sounds perfect for casually scrolling feeds astatine a campsite oregon surviving successful a sun-blasted, Mad Maxian godforsaken wasteland.

According to EcoFlow’s specs, the $129 Power Hat’s star cells are made from a thin, flexible worldly called passivated emitter and rear interaction (PERC) monocrystalline silicon. It offers astir 12-watt charging via the USB-A and USB-C connectors connected the underside of the brim. The full happening weighs 370 grams.

Oh, and the Power Hat is IP65 rated, meaning it’s dust-proof and tin withstand h2o jets from immoderate absorption (although I question whether that holds existent if you’re pointing a ace soaker astatine the USB ports). Here’s a promotional video, implicit with an inoffensive, vaguely Kings of Leon-sounding soundtrack, which is cleanable floppy chapeau euphony if my past euphony festival acquisition is immoderate indication:

The chapeau comes successful 2 size ranges. The smaller 1 is adjustable betwixt 56–58cm (22–22.8 inches) portion the larger size is 59–61cm (23.2–24 inches). The Power Hat volition beryllium disposable successful preorder until August 31st and EcoFlow says it expects to commencement shipping them retired successful mid-September.