All the cool new gadgets at CES 2016 - Activeon Solar X

Activeon Solar X

Given that action cams are usually used outdoors, when you're being, you know, active, it makes sense that they should have a charging solution that works under those conditions. The Solar X comes with the X Station, a quick-charger with solar flaps. Now you can juice up your camera while you're heading up the mountain so it's ready to record when you tumble head-over-tail down it. The X Station will be available in March for $430 (around AU$600 or £295).

It may look like a flying toaster, but it's actually the Activeon Solar X, an action cam that, when not grabbing 4K UHD 2,160p video through its f2.4 wide-angle lens, spends its time getting charged up by sitting in the sun.

Available in March for $430 (around AU$600 or £295), the camera comes with a little box -- the X Station -- with solar panels on the sides. Flip up the panels, slide in the Solar X and in 30 minutes its "Burst Speed Charging technology" will take it from dead to 80 percent charged. It takes another 30 minutes to top it off. The camera has a two-hour battery life and can get an additional four hours from the X Station.