Solio was a new typology of product. It was the first portable solar charger creating the market catagory as it was launched.

It was the first to engage with the telco space and the first to be sold into the outdoor space again creating the catagory. It was also the first product that was a net-producer of energy as defined by the Fraunhofer Institute. Designed to be user servicable many of millions of units sold are still in use to this day globally.