At the CES 2025 consumer electronics exhibition in Las Vegas, which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, the EcoFlow Power Hat was shown. It can charge up to two mobile gadgets simultaneously if you wear it outdoors for a long time.
According to Engadget, small solar panels are built into the brim of the hat, its pattern of solar cells is segmented, and each section contains a small set of monocrystalline silicon cells.
On the underside of the hat, there is a small plastic box with an LED indicator that shows that the device is generating a charge. Under the rubber retainers are USB-A and USB-C ports, which allow you to charge one or two devices at the same time.
According to EcoFlow, the hat can deliver a maximum of 5V/2.4A, which allows you to keep your smartphone or tablet charged for a while. There is no built-in battery in the hat, the user needs to keep a long wire handy to stretch it from the hat to any pocket where gadgets can be placed for charging.
The manufacturer claims that the hat is quite durable because each panel is on a separate segment, and the entire hat device can be folded down to pocket size. The hat’s electronics are IP65-rated against water and dust ingress, but the hat itself should not be immersed in water or put in the washing machine. EcoFlow Power Hat weighs 370 grams and costs $129. It can fully charge a smartphone with a 4000 mAh battery in about 3-4 hours.
As we wrote earlier, Bluetti has recently introduced Handsfree Backpack Power Stations, a travel backpack with solar charging stations. They are aimed at nature photographers, but Bluetti believes that they will appeal to travelers, climbers, hikers, adventurers, and cyclists. The side panel in the backpacks provides access to all inputs and outputs without having to pull out the station. These ports can also be controlled via Bluetooth using the Bluetti app.
Read about the experience of using the EcoFlow Delta 2 portable power plant at Mezha here.
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