Solar light with port

1. A solar-powered lamp, comprising:

a bottom portion;

a top portion;

a side wall connected at a first end of the solar-powered lamp to the bottom portion and at a second end of the solar-powered lamp to the top portion, wherein the solar-powered lamp is expandable and contractable by collapsing and expanding the side wall;

an enclosure formed in the top portion, the enclosure containing:

a solar panel,

a rechargeable battery,

a printed circuit board, and

one or more LEDs coupled to the printed circuit board;

a flange formed in a surface of the enclosure, the flange defining an aperture between an interior of the enclosure and an exterior of the solar-powered lamp;

one or more ports positioned in the aperture, the one or more ports electrically connected to the printed circuit board; and

a cap sized to form a seal with the flange to cover the aperture, and configured to be removed from the flange by a user to access the one or more ports positioned in the aperture.

2. The solar-powered lamp of claim 1 , wherein the cap comprises a peripheral edge sized to form the seal as a circumferential seal with one or more corresponding matching edge surfaces of the flange to protect the one or more ports.

3. The solar-powered lamp of claim 2 , wherein the cap is connected to the solar-powered lamp by a connector.

4. The solar-powered lamp of claim 3 , wherein the connector is a narrow tab extending from a surface of the enclosure or an external surface of the flange to the peripheral edge of the cap.

5. The solar-powered lamp of claim 3 , wherein the connector is a hinge.

6. The solar-powered lamp of claim 5 , wherein the hinge allows the cap to be opened and closed to expose the one or more ports in the aperture.

7. The solar-powered lamp of claim 3 , wherein the connector is a first threading on an interior or exterior surface of the flange and a second threading on an interior or exterior surface of the cap, wherein the second threading is complementary to the first threading.

8. The solar-powered lamp of claim 1 , further comprising:

an electric connector arranged to receive electric power from the rechargeable battery and to connect to the one or more ports.

9. The solar-powered lamp of claim 8 , wherein the electric connector is configured to provide electric power to an external device through the one or more ports.

10. The solar-powered lamp of claim 1 , wherein the one or more ports comprises at least one USB port, the at least one USB port configured for operation in a power input and a power output mode.

11. The solar-powered lamp of claim 10 , wherein the at least one USB port is configured for operation in a data input mode.

12. The solar-powered lamp of claim 1 , wherein at least one port of the one or more ports is arranged to be perpendicular to the printed circuit board.

13. The solar-powered lamp of claim 1 , wherein at least one port of the one or more ports is arranged to be parallel with the printed circuit board and immediately adjacent to a side of the printed circuit board.

14. The solar-powered lamp of claim 1 , the enclosure further containing:

an antenna configured to receive and transmit wireless communications from an external device; and

a controller configured to:

receive signals from the antenna, the signals derived from the wireless communications from the external device received at the antenna;

control one or more of the rechargeable battery and the one or more LEDs based on the received signals from the antenna; and

communicate data related to operation of the solar-powered lamp to the external device via the antenna.

15. The solar-powered lamp of claim 14 , wherein the wireless communications from the external device received at the antenna comprise an instruction to change a color of the one or more LEDs, change a color temperature of the one or more LEDs, turn the solar-powered lamp on, turn the solar-powered lamp off, or set a programmed behavior of the one or more LEDs.

16. The solar-powered lamp of claim 15 , wherein the wireless communications are received at the antenna over a Wi-Fi connection or Bluetooth connection.

17. The solar-powered lamp of claim 1 , further comprising one or more sensors positioned within the solar-powered lamp, the one or more sensors configured to:

sense an external condition; and

transmit information related to the sensed external condition to the printed circuit board; and

wherein the printed circuit board is configured to change a setting of the one or more LEDs in response to receiving the information related to the sensed external condition.

18. The solar-powered lamp of claim 1 , further comprising:

a magnetic surface or a magnetic coil positioned proximate to an outer surface of the solar-powered lamp, the magnetic surface or the magnetic coil configured to wirelessly charge the rechargeable battery when the magnetic surface or the magnetic coil is positioned near a wireless charging device, or to wirelessly charge an external device when the magnetic surface or the magnetic coil is positioned near the external device.

19. The solar-powered lamp of claim 18 , wherein the magnetic surface or the magnetic coil is positioned in the enclosure.

20. The solar-powered lamp of claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one indicator light positioned at an outer surface of the solar-powered lamp, the at least one indicator light configured to represent a state of the rechargeable battery or of the one or more LEDs, or configured to represent a level of charge of the rechargeable battery.