The Hymini essentially acts as a battery charger for other portable gadgets when AC outlets are out of reach. It can use AC outlets just like other battery chargers to store energy, but it also features a clean green method for charging it’s internal batteries by capturing energy from the sun and wind.

The Hymini is actually a multi-part gadget, I was some what confused when I first read about the device, since most sites only showed the component that converts wind into electrical energy. In order to convert sun light into electrical energy the device uses an attachment called miniSolar. You can connect up to four miniSolars to one Hymini in a daisy chain arrangement.

The Hymini can be used to charge most 5V gadgets, such as iPods, camera, PDAs, MP3 players, cellphones, etc.

Another nice feature I personally find useful is the ability to charge the Hymini via USB, so I could connect it to my laptop or desktop to charge it, one less AC adapter to lug around on trips.

The price is still unknown, it will be released later this month.

Assuming the price is reasonable, it’s nice to see a clean green gadget I could see myself using, unlike the kinetic flashlight, *shake shake*, it’s so wrong on so many levels.