inhabitat.com - 12/17/2008
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Imagine never having to plug your cellphone into the wall again! Now you can just plug it into your bike with Oscar L’Hermitte’s “ Watts Maker ” cell phone charger. The system consists of a small kinetic generator that provides power to your mobile phone while you ...
treehugger.com - 12/23/2008
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treehugger.com —
Photo via Oscar L'Hermitte OK, so this isn’t
break-through technology. But it does show the increasing availability...
of convenient alternative energy for charging gadgets. Oscar L’Hermitte has designed a cool cell phone charger that clips onto ...
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Pedal Per Minute With Bike-Powered Cell Phone Charger
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BIKE POWER: The Pedal-Powered Cell Phone Charger
MindBodyGreen —
BIKE POWER: The Pedal-Powered Cell Phone Charger (inhabitat.com) Imagine never having to plug your cellphone into the wall again. Now you can just plug it into your bike with Oscar L'Hermitte's "Watts Maker" cell phone charger. The system consists of a small kinetic generator that provides power to your mobile phone while you take an evening ride around the neighborhood or pedal to work. ...
Pedal Power Calling
Do The Green Thing: Stories, videos, and more —
A product design student has come up with a mobile phone charger powered by a kinetic generator attached to your bicycle wheels. One and a half hours of pedal power and you've got a full charge. Don't you just love ingenuity?
Story from Inhabitat.
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BUGPLUG: A Kid-Friendly Power Monitor
Inhabitots —
... excels as a quirky example of energy-saving design that is perfect for households with kids, who are infamous for switching activities without finishing the first. The power-monitoring gizmo feature an adjustable timer that will cut off power after 0-6 (or possibly up to 30) minutes of a motionless room. The only caveat is that there are plenty of items people like to keep running whether they’re in the room or not, like a baby monitor, cell phone charger or ...
FASTRONAUTS: Action Figures Powered By Play
Inhabitots —
... encourage kids to exercise and make them feel empowered as they charge up their toys. Each action figure is powered by a rechargeable battery and a dynamo that is housed within one of two vehicles. The moon cruiser generates energy by rolling along the ground, while the rocket attaches to a bicycle and powers up as the wheels spin. Tri-color LEDs show how much energy has been generated, and each toy has a button that makes the Fastronaut talk, providing instant feedback. A carefully considered assembly and recyclable casing rounds out the package, enabling ...
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