CAMPBELL, Calif. – August 25, 2010 – Solar Components today announced that one of its co-founders, Nathan M. Schulhof, will be featured as a Keynote Speaker at the upcoming Techniche 2010 Techno-Management Festival, held this year September 2-5 in Guwahati, Assam, India at IIT-Guwahati (one of multiple university campuses throughout India of the Indian Institute of Technology).

Schulhof will deliver two keynote addresses at Techniche 2010:

• My Role in the Development and Evolution of the MP3 Industry – scheduled for September 3 at 5 p.m. India Standard Time (IST)
• Future Technologies and Future Trends in this Industry – slated for September 5 at 2 p.m. (IST)

In addition, Schulhof will also lead a panel discussion the evening of September 3 reviewing and judging business plans from students at IIT-Guwahati.

As noted in the Assam Tribune this past weekend, also joining Schulhof as keynote speakers at Techniche 2010 are

• Ferid Murad, 1998 co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine and noted American physician and pharmacologist
• Richard M. Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation.

“I’m very honored to join such noted individuals as Dr. Murad and Richard Stallman as a keynote speaker at Techniche 2010,” said Nathan Schulhof. “I look forward to my trip to IIT-Guwahati and the opportunity to visit with some of the smartest students and professors in the world.”

For more than three decades, Schulhof has been a serial entrepreneur, executive, management consultant, and inventor. He is listed as the lead inventor on three United States patents and co-inventor on a fourth patent, which (taken together) form the basis for much of what comprises the technology in the MP3 industry today; hence the moniker, “the Father of the MP3 Player Industry.”

During his career, he has raised tens of millions of dollars in investment capital, taken two companies public on U.S. stock exchanges, sold several companies, and generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue through companies he has led. Most recently, Schulhof co-founded Solar Components in Campbell, California in the heart of Silicon Valley. Solar Components’ first product offering – the Joos Orange portable solar charger – has been well-received in pre-launch media coverage and is slated to begin shipping in September.

“Clearly, there is a growing need for clean, efficient and non-fossil fuel based power all around the world, but even more so in a country like India,” Schulhof said. “I’m very proud of what we’ve created with the Joos Orange as the world’s best portable solar charger. And yes, I’m bringing a Joos Orange with me to India to show Techniche attendees what can be done with solar power.”

About Solar Components, LLC
Formed in 2008 and headquartered in Campbell, California, Solar Components, LLC creates portable solar chargers that power the world one person at a time. For more information about Solar Components, please visit www.solarjoos.com or call 408-369-1727.

Solar Components, Joos and Joos Orange are trademarks of Solar Components, LLC. Patents Pending.

Editorial Contact:
David Politis, Politis Communications, 801-523-3730(work), 801-556-8184(cell), dpolitis@politis.com

CAMPBELL, Calif. – June 23, 2010 – Solar Components, LLC today announced that it has placed its initial manufacturing order for its Joos Orange™ portable solar chargers with Singapore-based Eastern Asia Technology Limited (SES: E08.SI), one of the leading Original Equipment Manufacturers in the world for consumer electronics devices.

Solar Components now plans to begin shipping its much-anticipated Joos Orange portable solar chargers during the third quarter of 2010.

“We recognize that we turned the personal solar charging market on its head with our first Joos Orange announcement back in March,” said Jamie Bullen, CEO and co-founder of Solar Components. “We know there’s nothing like the Joos Orange on the market today: a portable solar charger priced at under $100 that works on sunny days and cloudy days, in partial sunlight, in the rain, under water and even after being shot five times by a .22 caliber rifle.

“I also suspect there are a number of our competitors that are praying that we won’t ever ship. But the Joos Orange is real, and as several journalists can now attest (such as Bryan Gardiner at Wired.com), the Joos Orange works just like we said it does.”

Joos Orange to be featured at PEPCOM’s New York City media reception next Wednesday

The first quasi-public showing of the Joos Orange portable solar charger will come on Wednesday, June 23, at the PEPCOM Digital Experience media reception in New York City. Held from 6-9 p.m. (EST) at the Metropolitan Pavilion in the Chelsea District of Manhattan (125 West 18th Street), PEPCOM’s digital Experience is an invitation-only media reception.

Solar Components will have several final pre-production Joos Orange portable solar chargers at the PEPCOM event for demonstration purposes. Journalists interested in seeing the Joos Orange at the PEPCOM media reception can request an invitation at http://www.pepcom.com/press/press.html.

Retailers and distributors interested in selling and/or distributing the Joos Orange should contact David Matusich of Solar Components at David@solarcomponentsllc.com.

About Solar Components, LLC

Formed in 2008 and headquartered in Campbell, California, Solar Components, LLC creates portable solar chargers that power the world one person at a time. For more information about Solar Components, please visit www.solarjoos.com or call 408-369-1727.

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Solar Components, Joos and Joos Orange are trademarks of Solar Components, LLC. Patents Pending.

Editorial Contact:
David Politis, Politis Communications, 801-523-3730(work), 801-556-8184(cell), dpolitis@politis.com

Slated to launch in June 2010, the Joos Orange™ (from Solar Components, LLC) is waterproof, rugged and versatile and will deliver more than 2.5 hours of cell phone talk time for every hour of sunlight – up to twenty times (20x) the value proposition of current personal solar devices – for less than $100.

CAMPBELL, Calif. – March 3, 2010 -After working for two years in virtual darkness, Campbell, California-based Solar Components, LLC today announced its first product: the Joos Orange™ (pronounced “juice”).

Expected to ship in June 2010, the Joos Orange is described by the company as the world’s first “Personal Solar Appliance” – a product that delivers more than 2.5 hours of cell phone talk time for every hour of charging time or as much as 20 times (20x) the powering capability of existing personal solar power devices. For these reasons and more, Solar Components™ believes the Joos Orange will establish a new standard in the personal solar power world. Why? Because the Joos Orange is:

• Affordable (has a suggested retail price of $99.95)
• Waterproof (will also work submerged)
• Rugged (polycarbonate case encapsulated in urethane and expected to last for many years of outdoor use)
• Versatile (works with a dead battery, can be charged by USB, works in low-light conditions, has a replaceable battery and provides status to a personal computer)
• Powerful (has a large {20 watt hour} Lithium-ion polymer battery, that {depending upon latitude, insolation and reflector use} can generate between 10 to 20 watt hours per day)

“Solar Components makes the best solar charger in the world,” said Jamie Bullen, CEO and co-founder of Solar Components. “We recognize that we’re throwing down the gauntlet by making this claim, but the fact of the matter is that most of the personal solar power devices on the market today are woefully inadequate. The fact that someone can have a personal solar device in direct sunlight for an hour and only power 5 to 20 minutes of talk time for a standard cell phone just isn’t acceptable.

“The Joos Orange is the world’s best because it uses the highest efficiency mono-crystalline solar cell on the market instead of a lower efficiency poly-crystalline cell. We use state-of-the-art electronics to stay on the maximum power point, function in low light, work with a dead battery, charge via USB and communicate with a PC. We’ve encapsulated the Joos Orange with a hard, non-yellowing urethane instead of an epoxy-based coating, and we’ve incorporated a steel heat sink and have ventilation built into a case that is also waterproof and submersible. The Joos Orange also has a large battery to store all the solar energy it receives and it’s replaceable. It fact, everything we’ve done up to this point is designed to set a new standard for excellence in the personal solar power arena – to create a ‘Personal Solar Appliance’ that can be used every day to recharge our electronics and is not just a drawer toy.”

Specification Highlights for the Joos Orange

The following are selected highlights of the Joos Orange specs. Complete Joos Orange specifications can be found online at http://www.solarjoos.com/tech-specs/

• Battery: Replaceable 20 watt hour Lithium-ion polymer (3.7 volt, 5400mA); big enough to fully charge six standard cell phones or more than four smart phones.
• Photovoltaics: 5-inch mono-crystalline solar cell with an anti-reflective silicon nitride coating and a maximum power output of 2.6 watts. The cell is connected together electrically in parallel so there are no edge effects.
• Casing: A 5.8- x 8.6- x 0.8-inch (width x height x depth) thick durable polycarbonate injection molded case that features a steel heat sink to reduce heat, top and bottom ventilation, legs for solar orientation, with an automotive grade urethane used for encapsulating the solar cell and electronics.
• Electronics: Microprocessor-based maximum power point capability, LED status lights for power production and battery status, along with a low light and a dead battery circuit. The Joos Orange can also be recharged by any USB power source; it ships with a miniUSB connector for charging devices and includes 2-6 adaptors (depending upon configuration). A free downloadable application will be available to show what the Joos Orange is doing.
• Weight: 24 ounces.
• Certifications: The Joos Orange is FCC A and B, CE and RoHS certified and also meets the NEMA 6P waterproofing and submergibility standard.

“There are currently 1.7 billion people in the world who don’t have access to an electrical grid and another 1.4 billion people that live with intermittent electricity,” Bullen said. “The sun has the ability to provide energy that, if captured at the right price for these people, will provide them with a continuous supply of energy for all kinds of useful devices. This in turn will help make their lives more productive and enjoyable without a carbon footprint. Our goal at Solar Components is to develop products that harness the sun’s capability in a cost-effective and efficient manner. The Joos Orange is our first step in reaching that goal.”

Retailers and distributors interested in selling and/or distributing the Joos Orange should contact David Matusich of Solar Components at David@solarcomponentsllc.com.

NOTE TO JOURNALISTS, ANALYSTS & SELECTED BLOGGERS:

Solar Components has a limited supply of final pre-production units of the Joos Orange available today for editorial testing and evaluation. Those interested should contact David Politis of Politis Communications at dpolitis@politis.com or 801-523-3730 ext. 11.

About Solar Components, LLC

Formed in 2008 and headquartered in Campbell, California, Solar Components, LLC creates Personal Solar Appliances that power the world one person at a time. For more information about Solar Components, please visit www.solarjoos.com or call 408-369-1727.

Solar Components, Joos and Joos Orange are trademarks of Solar Components, LLC. Patents Pending.

Editorial Contact:
David Politis, Politis Communications, 801-523-3730(work), 801-556-8184(cell), dpolitis@politis.com