JOOS Blog

JOOS blows away the competition… again

JOOS blows away the competition! The JOOS Orange was reviewed by WIRED magazine in February and it blew away the competition earning a 9/10 review along with the coveted “Editor’s Pick” award. As for the competition… they got 5/10 and 6/10 reviews, not even in the same league as the JOOS Orange. Excerpt from the [...]

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Congratulations Lyn P. of Santa Fe, NM, for winning a free JOOS Orange unit!

Solar Components recently had a contest where customers sent in their personal stories of how the JOOS Orange solar charger has helped them in a unique situation. Hundreds of people submitted their story and the story that won the competition was that of Lyn P. of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Here’s her story: ———————————————————————- Joos [...]

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HOLIDAY SPECIAL!

Order a JOOS Orange and get 6 FREE gaming tips to power your Sony PSP, Nintendo DX, Gameboy, etc. Be sure to enter promo code “HOLIDAY” during checkout to get your free tips! Good through December 31, 2011, or while supplies last.

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JOOS Orange Featured In Men’s Health Tech Guide

JOOS Orange makes headlines, again!  Check us out on the cover of the Men’s Health Tech Guide in the December issue. The JOOS Orange was also featured in the Wall Street Journal’s holiday buying guide on Saturday, December 3rd! Read more here.

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Solar Components Manager, Paul Komarek, Demonstrates the JOOS Orange on Fox News Houston

Solar Components Manager, Paul Komarek, did a live on air presentation of the JOOS Orange with Meteorologist John Dawson of Fox News Houston as part of their hurricane preparedness series. Paul will be doing more presentations on Fox News in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for tornado season. Check out the video below from the latest [...]

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CES Success!

We’re back from our first showing at the CES Vegas extravaganza!  Wow, what a trip!  We had a small, but we feel significant, presence in Booth 1035J in the North Hall, and our sleek Orange looked perfect in the CES Best of Innovations showcase for all to see …. So, with our friendly team (helped [...]

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JOOS Orange Customer Review

Hey folks! I just received my Solar Joos an hour ago. I am so impressed! The sun was already setting here in Maryland, so I stuck it over a 40-watt lamp for about 15 minutes… It was already 53% charged when I hooked it up to my laptop to view the dashboard. The real test [...]

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JOOS Orange Customer Review

I just received an early Christmas gift and it was my ever so coveted Joos Orange. In a word it is Fabulous. Fabulous in it’s simplicity, fabulous in it’s build and fabulous in it’s design! It’s everything I had hoped! One feature I truly appreciate about this device is that it does one thing, and [...]

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Solar Components’ JOOS Orange Personal Solar Charger Wins Best of Innovations Award for the 2011 CES International Trade Show in the Eco-Design and Sustainable Technology Category

CAMPBELL, Calif. – November 10, 2010 – Solar Components today announced that its JOOS Orange™ personal solar charger has been selected as the 2011 International CES Best of Innovations award winner in the Eco-Design and Sustainable Technology product category. According to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), producer of the prestigious Innovations Design and Engineering Awards, [...]

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1st JOOS Orange Portable Solar Chargers in Production

Just to keep everyone updated, here’s a picture of the first JOOS Orange portable solar chargers coming off our production assembly line. Our engineers and designers have been working around the clock (literally!) to bring the JOOS Orange to market. From encapsulating, testing, heating, dropping, drowning, checking and checking again; our team is ensuring that [...]

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