Simon Wilby notes that this is just the beginning and that handy phones are just the first to benefit from this type of technology. This is because The Smart One is easy to manipulate and can be applied to different types of mechanical or electronic contrivances that humans use on a daily basis. Some of the gadgets that can benefit from this technology would be game consoles, music players and laptops. This can also be applied to power street lights which would save the government million of dollars.

Simon Wilby’s ingenious invention, The Smart One is a device that has the capability to transfer light energy into electric power which greatly benefits society. This is why it is supported by the government sector and by those who believe in going green.

The brainchild of Canadian inventor Simon Wilby, The Smart One works discreetly with your phone. You don’t have to worry about lugging around one gadget to power another.

Next up for Simon Wilby is to adapt the technology used in The Smart One for other portable gadgets. Laptops, music players, and basically any handheld device might soon be freed from power cords and downtime. Eventually, the technology might even find applications to power streetlamps and reduce our dependence on traditional power sources like fossil fuels and nuclear energy.

It’s a brave new world and Simon Wilby is The Smart One with the right ideas to take us there.

When he couldn’t take any more of the endless aggravation brought on by his cell phone battery dying on him right in the middle of important conversations, Simon Wilby took action. He figured that creating a new battery powered by the sun — a limitless source of energy – is the first thing he needed to do. With pen and paper in hand, he designed a new battery that can make his life easier, and possibly, the lives of the billions of cell phone users all over the world. His new battery will be retrofitted into the cell phones already in use around the world. The solar panels will be integrated into the new battery cover that will come with his new battery. He had his design prototyped in China and the final product became “The Smart one.”

Simon Wilby and his company, The Smart Power, Inc., launched The Smart One in February this year. It is set to conquer the world of mobile communications technology. Obsolescence is the fate The Smart One has in store for wall socket chargers; freedom from their dependence on said wall socket chargers is what it offers the everyday cell phone user.

What set everything into motion for Simon Wilby seemed rather simple. Being a pet-lover and having five dogs to keep track of, he was inspired to invent a device which would enable him to constantly maintain contact with his beloved pets. This device is a two-way voice collar communication system which useful to him personally, as well as the man dog-owners who might find themselves in the same predicament.

Next on the list of Simon Wilby’s inventions is a solar-powered lithium battery for cell phones. Exasperated by the frequency with which his cell phone was dying on him right in the middle of an important call, he thought of solar-powered batteries as a solution. This battery called “The Smart One” is being manufactured and marketed by The Smart Power, Inc. to help people like him who are frequently on the go and who conduct their businesses via phones. Finally — though not the last of his inventions — are solar-powered batteries for laptops, “The Smart Juice.”

Simon Wilby is a U.K.-born, Canadian entrepreneur-cum-inventor. Frustration prodded him to create an alternative battery for cell phones which is solar-based, lasts longer and can charge with practically any source of light, at all. This eventually became “The Smart One” — which is the lithium-based, solar-powered battery that comes with a 20-second retrofit kit now being offered by The Smart Power, Inc. on the market. Ever the innovator, Simon Wilby extended this idea into the realm of laptops, which he calls “The Smart Juice.”

These are only two of Simon Wilby’s inventions. Indeed, the consumer products on the menu of The Smart Power, Inc. are smart, and as they mostly harness the power of the sun, clean.

This is the reason why, Simon Wilby who happens to be the CEO of “The Smart Power” as well as being the creator of “The Smart One” chose the sunny Bridgetown, Barbados as the site of the international head office of his corporation.

It is a fact worth acknowledging that the island is the perfect place to establish a company whose principle product is a battery that has the ability to harness solar power which can be used with portable appliances, gizmos and gadgets such as cell phones.

True enough, solar technology is extremely much more superior and efficient compared to electronic technology. Since it is deemed as a type of Green Energy, it is much safer for the environment.

This technology by Simon Wilby enables cell phone users to get rid of their conventional batteries and the way they use to charge by means of using electricity. With “The Smart One” device, all you have to do is expose your mobile phone to any light and it will automatically charge up. This has been proven with the successful launch of “The Smart One” in Barbados last December 2008. Simon Wilby definitely struck gold with this one.

Simon Wilby’s device, “The Smart One” is an aftermarket product that people can easily and quickly install with the use of a kit to any type of cell phone that they might have or use. Once the device is installed, people can be assured of nonstop power for their cellular phone. This amazing gadget may seem too good to be true but it is. The reason for this is because “The Smart One” is so competent at stocking up energy that it will surely work; whether someone is outdoors, finding himself standing outside at high noon on a hot sunny day or simply indoors in the midst of an ambient light.

Simon Wilby’s cutting-edge invention makes use of high-tech plastic solar cells in order to power a Lithium exon battery. This state-of-the-art technology massively improves battery performance. In reality, a completely charged mobile phone with the use of “The Smart One” will supply three (3x) times more talk time compared with the cellular phone that uses a standard conventional battery.

With all these facts presented, wouldn’t you want to try for yourself “The Smart One”; after all, it just takes under a minute to install.

Simon Wilby is a British-Canadian inventor and investor who in recent months pioneered a new technology called “The Smart One”. This device is a solar cell technology that exercises the use of plastic as an alternative to silicone. With “The Smart One”,  Simon Wilby, has expediently modified the approach of how the world would gaze upon the infamous gadget of this generation - the cellular phone.

Simon Wilby’s invention, “The Smart One” has the means to allow mobile phones to recharge by using light sources such as artificial light or the sun itself to convert into solar energy power. With it, people can use their cellular phones without the hassle of bringing the conventional cell phone charger and at the same time, saving money since they are no longer required to use electricity. To top it all off, the performance of their mobile phone is so much better when “The Smart One” is used.

“The Smart Power” Simon Wilby created this technology while working closely with the company “The Smart Power Incorporated” of which he is the CEO. He has initially launched “The Smart One” with the backing of the said company where its head office is currently located – in the island of Barbados.

Simon Wilby’s “The Smart One” device is effortlessly clever and yet, it is an aftermarket product that is efficient when it tackles mobile phones which are easily fitted into using a tool that enables mobile phones into solar powered devices. It employs an exceptionally competent - mega thin plastic solar cell as oppose to the conventional silicon to exploit the compilation of energy from virtually any light source.

In addition to portable devices, several common domestic gadgets will soon have the opportunity to use the similar technology to that of “The Smart One” as produced by Simon Wilby. He is currently in the creative process of designing as well as patenting a solar power cell “skin” to be used for laptops; the purpose of which is to dissolve the use of bulky conventional chargers.

The future looks kindly on Simon Wilby. His inventions will soon be the talk of the town and his future will be sealed sweetly.

With the success of Simon Wilby’s “The Smart One”, towards mobile phones, he now plans to execute a similar application to other portable devices. At the same time, there are talks and deliberations with regards to the development of the technology to be used for public interest such as streetlights.

The triumph of this technology will surely pave way for more similar devices that will enhance man’s lifestyle. Simon Wilby has undoubtedly made a difference in the technological scene with his “The Smart One” invention. With his idealism, creativity and determination, he has become an icon and inspiration to many.

Hopefully, each and everyone one of us can find ways and means to contribute to our world, making it a better place – even in our own little way.