Lansing inventor harnesses solar power to charge mobile devices outdoors

Pedestrians finding their mobile devices low on juice may soon have an option for charging in the urban outdoors thanks to the ingenuity of Lansing-based EnerFusion Inc. and its owner Joe Kobus
 
According to excerpts from the article:
"The Lansing Board of Water & Light and Mayor Virg Bernero unveiled the city's first Solar Power-Dok picnic table … complete with an umbrella designed to provide energy whenever it is placed outdoors in direct sunlight.
 
"The table has solar panels attached to the umbrella and delivers electricity to four GFCI outlets and four USB power outlets that can charge gadgets such as cell phones, smart phones, and laptops."
 
Read the full article here.