Get your exercise and save the planet - what could be better? This hand crank battery charger allows you to recharge your cell phone battery anywhere you go - no need for a wall socket. Two minutes of cranking gives you 6 minutes of talk time. Hikers can make use of this very useful product for today and not worry about a dead battery during long treks in woods or if they find themselves lost. An interesting mix of new and old technnology that hearkens back to the old crank starter on the front of the Model T. Similar hand crank products are available such as radios which are used widely in remote places without electricity. These radios bring the world to places that have had little or no exposure to other cultures
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That is interesting... that is really good! I know that there are times when my phone battery runs out and I wish I had something to charge it.
ReplyDeleteThis is really neat. Althought americans are very lazy and like to just plug it in and put the little piece into their electronic device. It definitely has some potential, but they have to put into perspective how americans are lazy and want everything done for them.
ReplyDeleteThis makes me think of the new imposed rules in the working environment. Some jobs today, are requiring a certain amount of excercise each day that their in the office. For example, at this one company they have laptops that sit ontop of the tredmil and are powered by your excercise. I'm glad to see that our country is coming out with inventions to make us more active to get what we want.
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting. Many people will ignore such a device, because it requires hard work to charge your battery, while others look at it as cheap energy. I am on the fence with this, because expending energy to crank that battery charger has to be made up for by consuming calories, which in turn are produced in a way that has a larger carbon footprint. Also, there is energy loss in any energy transfer, so adding an ineffecient product like this plus the fact that the human body isn't as proficient as far as energy loss as a wall charger would be, I don't see a real long-term benefit from such a device.
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty cool. But people are too lazy to hand crank something to charge their cell phone. If they could do it by clicking on a mouse or something, im sure they would enjoy that.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good idea for flashlights and radios etc., but I’m not so sure you will get much of a signal for your cell phone in the woods. Unless you have a satellite phone most cell phones rely on cell towers, being a hunter and hiker I can tell you first hand there is not much reception unless you have a clear shot to a tower within about 15 miles, once you drop over the hill it’s gone. That aside the hand crank charger is excellent for all the other gadgets mentioned.
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty interesting. It would definitely make my life easier. I keep my charger plugged in at home in my room. If my phone dies at work or in the car, Im screwed. I have a huge phobia of not having my phone on at all times incase something happens to my friends or family and they cannot get a hold of me. I would definitely crank for a couple minutes in certain scenarios.
ReplyDeleteHandcrank battery charger? Wish I had one of these. I forget to charge my phone a lot. This is certainly a helpful tool.
ReplyDeleteThis is a pretty cool idea. I doubt people would use them on a daily basis because everyone is so lazy and on the go, but one of these would be really good to have for if your phone died and you were nowhere near a plug...what if there was an emergency and your phone didnt work?!
ReplyDeleteThis is the best relation from past to present. I don't know how many times i needed a charge because i forgot or misplaced my charger. And the example that you gave for someone on a long trek in the woods, what about those people who break down in no mans land and loose there charge. What an excellent idea that benefits so many different people.
ReplyDeleteTis is a neat device. Its not something i would use all the time but its definaty nice to have in your car for emergencys. Then again there is always your car charger. But it is good for people hiking or something like that.
ReplyDeleteThis is something neat to have if you're in a bind and have no electricity. OTher than that, I don't see people using this when they can just simply plug it into a wall.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great invention. How many times have we been out and our cell phone is almost out of a charge. This way we can charge it without worring if we had an outlet or not. It is energy effec. as well.
ReplyDeletePortability has become one of the most important concepts in technology during the past years, and that's the reason why the number of portable devices owned by the average user has...well, skyrocketed. However this spectacular increase does have a drawback as quite often, we simply forget to charge one of our numerous devices and it “decides” to run out of juice exactly when we need it the most. I guess this problem lead to the development of wide range of portable chargers, each having its own pros and cons, the most important “con” being the fact that they must be connected either to a power socket or stay in direct sunlight in order to power the built-in batteries. With the invention of Super Battery, that solves this problem in a very original manner by cranking for generating the required electrical power. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteI constantly am running low on battery due to forgetting about plugging my phone in. This is a really cool device that would jog my memory to charge more. I hope someday they have solar powered batteries for phones but this is a step in the right direction.
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