Do The Green Thing: Pedal Power Calling

Posted by andyh on 17 December 2008 | View all posts | Previous | Next

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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