Just plug it into a solar-powered iKini...

It may well be something of a niche market. But for those fed up with their iPod running out of power when lazing about in a bikini, help is at hand. It comes in the shape of a £120 swimsuit made of solar panels that can charge everything from an MP3 to a camera. The designer, New York-based Andrew Schneider, is even hoping to create a pair of trunks that can cool beer. He spends up to 80 hours creating each bikini with 40 paper thin flexible, photo-voltaic panels and conductive thread. The user can even take a dip. ‘You just need to be dry before hooking up,’ he added. Anyone worried about getting a shock from their swimwear needn’t be. ‘You wouldn’t even feel the charge,’ insisted Mr Schneider.