Anker's crazy new Power Bank uses one of its built-in cables for something other than charging, and we've not seen anything like it before.

Anker sells a few portable power stations that can be charged with solar panels. Now, it has created a more elegant way to charge them up: a solar-powered umbrella. The umbrella is made with the Anker SOLIX EverFrost Electric Cooler in mind.

The Anker Charger 140W is a four-port wall charger -- three USB-C ports and one USB-A -- with cables that hang vertically to prevent the charger from falling out of the outlet. According to the company, this is also the first Anker charger with a window display, which showcases each port's power output and shows the remaining power in real-time.

Anker comes prepared for CES 2025 with lots of new accessories, from powerful chargers to speakers to solar beach umbrellas.

If you’re not keen on carrying around those batteries to power it, you can lean on Anker’s new SOLIX Solar Umbrella for instant shade while powering the cooler. That’s because the solar panels embedded into the umbrella delivers up to 100W output through its XT-60 and USB-C connections.

Anker unveiled its first solar umbrella, designed to charge electronic devices — like coolers or phones — while outdoors. The new umbrella is Anker unveiled its first solar umbrella at CES, designed to charge electronic devices while outdoors,