Sun seekers could soon have the perfect way to charge their iPod, if an American academic can get his latest invention off the ground.
Andrew Schneider of New York University last week put a solar bikini capable of charging an iPod on display at the Siggraph 2007 exhibition in San Diego.
The skimpy swimwear is covered in photovoltaic cells which link into a USB connecter that can be plugged into an iPod Shuffle.
Mr Schneider told the Guardian that two hours of sitting out in the sun is enough for the bikini to fully charge the media player and even claimed that it is safe to go swimming in.
However, he added: "You can go in the water, you just have to make sure you are absolutely dry before you plug your iPod in."
Marks & Spencer recently launched an iPod business suit complete with a control panel sewn into the jacket lapel.
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