FLAP (Flexible Light And Power) Collaborative Bag

Kristen Taylor ( Bio  /   Posts )  |  Thursday, October 22, 2009 UTC

Here’s the video we just watched at PopTech 2009 on the FLAP bag; participants received a bag that they can upgrade to a FLAP bag that has a solar panel and a USB port and an LED light.

FLAP bag

Find out more about the FLAP project here and see the FLAP FAQ.

Below is the introductory video for a web series we’ll be posting in coming weeks about our field tests in Arizona with the bag; as PopTech Executive Director said on the PopTech stage this morning, “we need to start at the bottom of our [U.S.] pyramid too.”

PopTech FLAP bag introduction: a collaborative project with Portable Light Project and Timbuk2 from PopTech on Vimeo.

 

Let us know in the comments if you’d like to be involved with the FLAP project—

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