The Smart Power, Inc. was founded and is presently being run by Simon Wilby, a U.K.-born Canadian inventor and entrepreneur. The oil crisis that has struck the world of late coupled with the imminent exhaustion of global energy sources are two problems for which Simon Wilby has found the most appropriate solution: solar power. Over the past few years, Simon Wilby has been inventing and continuously developing several solar-powered devices which he hopes to make available to consumers all over the world through The Smart Power, Inc.

For Simon Wilby, however, “The Smart One” could yet be the most practical and potentially the most lucrative of his many smart inventions. The Smart One is a lithium battery powered by sunlight which could potentially free approximately three billion cell phone users from the hassle of being dependent on their phone chargers and wall sockets. But The Smart One goes further than that because it can also be charged through any ambient light. However, the best and the smartest feature of this battery is that it can be retrofitted into any existing cell phone model without the necessity of replacing an entire phone unit — and that, without messing with the phone’s aesthetics. Few things could be smarter than that.