Solio's Hybrid 1000Our Winter Gear Guide--in which we help you find the best ways to accessorize your , , and Mac--continues. In this third installment, we turn our attention to mobile gear that will help you get the most out of your MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air.

The sun king

Even when your on-the-go activities take you off the grid, your gadgets still need juice. Solio's Hybrid 1000 solar battery and charger combines a solar panel and a lithium-ion battery in a thin, lightweight, and rugged enclosure. The Hybrid can recharge a mobile phone or add ten hours of playback to an iPod or another portable media player. You connect your gadgets to the built-in power port, using the appropriate adapter-adapters for Nokia phones, as well as for gadgets that charge via USB and mini-USB ports, are included (Solio sells adapters for a variety of other gadgets). The Hybrid 1000 charges via sunlight or, on darker days (and at night), via USB or an optional AC adapter. (Need a quick burst of power? One hour of sunshine can give you 14 minutes of phone talk time.) A built-in carabiner clip lets you attach the Hybrid 1000 to the outside of your pack so it can charge while you trek.

$80; Solio

Stowaway storage