The last few weeks have been a really busy. As I mentioned in the last update, we had sent out for a prototype design. The PCBs and parts arrived the following week. Then we assembled them and put them through some rigorous testing. In the end... it worked PERFECTLY! In the last week and a [...]

We've spent the last couple of weeks vetting the last prototype. We tested inputs from solar panels, wall adapters, and USB. We've varied the load on the energyShield. In all of this we found a few bugs. Trying to pinpoint the cause of these bugs was a challenge. Yikes! As you can see, it was [...]

As Mark Campbell reminded me, I'm overdue for a quick update. We have received the flashlights and the T-shirts! We also prototyped the next version of the energyShield and it seems that we have worked out the major bugs. However, we are still discovering and correcting some small bugs. It looks like we need to [...]

I know it’s been a while since an update, but with good reason. We’ve been working hard in NightShade’s secret laboratories to finalize the design of the energyShield and we didn’t want to spoil the surprise. Some great ideas were proposed during the campaign. The 3.3V output and breakout were unlocked during the campaign and [...]

I know it's been a while since our last update and we apologize for that. We have spent the last two and a half weeks working to design the final prototype of the energyShield, talking to manufacturers, and staying on schedule. The prototype design is looking great! As soon as we have some results we [...]

There has been a lot of interest in solar charging and, honestly, we're really interested too. Today we completed a prototype of a solar charging circuit. The results were VERY interesting. We knew that there had to be a relationship between the voltage generated by a solar panel, the insolation (sun light hitting the panel), [...]