Simon Wilby, is the CEO of The Smart Power, Inc., a Barbados-based company that offers practical solutions to many of today’s technological problems. A U.K.-born Canadian, Simon Wilby started inventing things when he moved from the U.K. to Canada in 1991. In Canada, he quickly made a name for himself as an inventor and an entrepreneur

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.”

The Smart Power, Inc. is a Barbados-based company that uses “clean technology” in manufacturing consumer products. Clean technology has become a buzz phrase in the wake of the recent global oil crisis which drove home the ominous message that the energy that fuels industries, and which practically makes the world go round, is not inexhaustible. On the other hand, solar energy is limitless, and as yet, underutilized. This is something Simon Wilby, CEO of The Smart Power, Inc., knows and intends to make full use of.

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.

Simon Wilby is not only the CEO of “The Smart Power Incorporated” but an investor and inventor as well. He was able to create a ground-breaking device that redefines the mobile phone business completely. Simon Wilby’s creation was labeled as “The Smart One”. The device is defined as a solar-powered battery charger that has the ability to revive or recharge any cell phone battery with the means of direct sunlight. With this, it allows the battery to last longer and allows the consumer to have a lengthier talk time as oppose to charging the cell phone via electricity.

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.

“The Smart Power” Simon Wilby has been victorious in his attempt to reinvent possibly the most popular and highly visible gadget in the market – the cellular phone.

With the major support that Simon Wilby was getting from his company, The Smart Power Incorporated, he was able to design a device specifically geared towards mobile phone batteries being charged using solar energy. The technology that Simon Wilby created is called “The Smart One” which is a first of its kind. It allowed the cell phone to be charged using only solar power coming from any source of light such as the sun.

All you need to do is attach the device at the back side of your mobile phone. One of the best things about this product is that it is compatible to all cell phones models found in the market. Simon Wilby also included in the package a battery that receives the charge.

Simon Wilby’s selling point during the official launch of “The Smart One” in the island of Barbados, is that his invention provides cell phones the capacity to incur fourteen (14) hours of talk time compared to the four (4) hours that regular batteries supplies. That is definitely a feat that is hard to beat.