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Re:Dead Drops: what to do if you see a USB stick sticking ou... by driverdan on Tuesday March 10, 2015 @11:38AM (#9178280)
That's a pretty interesting idea. It would be easy to power them via solar. I couldn't find power specs for WiFi cards but it seems typical SD cards run on 3.3V up to 300mW, but newer high speed cards can draw up to 3W. A small panel could easily handle that.
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