The Smart One is a useful product that attaches to a cellular phone and lets it charge using solar power although practically any light source ensures your mobile phone is always powered up.

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.