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O2 Wireless
Music Fans in UK This Weekend Treated to Pedal-Power For Their Phones
The only real problem with today's portable electronics is battery life. The gear gets more powerful but sadly battery technology really hasn't kept up, that's why we write about things like solar power. But there are also nifty things called dynamos, devices you pump or crank to juice up your batteries. O2, a large mobile carrier in the UK, will be installing bicycle-powered dynamos around a festival it's sponsoring this coming weekend to charge up music fans' mobiles. Sure, they could have run power cables and created power stations, but where's the fun in that? And as anyone who's been to a large outdoor festival in the last few years knows, you're going to want to power up at least once a day or else you're cut off. And if you've got our luck, it'd be right before Winehouse takes the stage, so you'd have no bawdy SMS session to distract you. [Pocket Picks]
11:26 PM on Tue Jul 1 2008
By Matt Hickey
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5 comments
Latest by sharmanova: They did this at Virgin Festivus in Calgary, Canada. The booth was d-e-a-d. Akshuley, for an "environmentally" focused more »
off roading
Trailcart: World's First Pedal-Powered 4WD Off-Road Vehicle
It seems like something that would have been invented before, and by red-blooded Americans for whom off-roading is a way of life, but the Trailcart, according to TreeHugger, is the world's "first pedal-powered four-wheel-drive off-road vehicle," and it was invented by a clever German fellow named Frank Fraune. More »
10:20 AM on Mon Jun 2 2008
By Wilson Rothman
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64 comments
Latest by im_back: @Optimus-Prime: actually you get more torque if your ass has some leverage behind it so this design is "better" than more »
gadgets
Charger Powers Up Gadgets, Illuminates Dark Areas and Really Works Your Calves
We have seen crank powered chargers before, and even one that involves pedaling, but this bizarre contraption really has it all. With a little pedal power you can juice up a wide range of gadgets—and even use the built-in LED on the battery as a flashlight. But what about the health benefits? More »
4:30 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Sean Fallon
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28 comments
Latest by Skeptical_Geezer: I am surprised that nobody else suggested the similarity to the system used on Gilligan's Island. more »
pedal power
A team of 10 cyclists from MIT have set a new world record in the field of Human Powered Computation (HPC) by drawing 1.2 kilowatts of electricity and powering a a SiCortex SC648 supercomputer over the course of a 20 minute nonstop ride. If you recall, SiCortex pulled a similar stunt with another group of bikers at this year's NextFest. The original idea came in response to Google's "Innovate or Die" contest that challenges contestants to use pedal power to develop a "zero emission invention." More info and a video after the break.
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MIT Cyclists Set Record for Pedal-Powered Supercomputing
A team of 10 cyclists from MIT have set a new world record in the field of Human Powered Computation (HPC) by drawing 1.2 kilowatts of electricity and powering a a SiCortex SC648 supercomputer over the course of a 20 minute nonstop ride. If you recall, SiCortex pulled a similar stunt with another group of bikers at this year's NextFest. The original idea came in response to Google's "Innovate or Die" contest that challenges contestants to use pedal power to develop a "zero emission invention." More info and a video after the break.
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5:30 PM on Mon Dec 17 2007
By Sean Fallon
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19 comments
Latest by GregCo3000: You forgot to mention Specialized bicycle company in regards to the "innovate or die" competition - After all, that's their more »
car sculpture
This Lamborghini made of wire was shown off at the Art Car Parade in Manchester last month. The two guys behind it, sculptor Benedict Radcliffe and pedal car designer Ben Wilson, even managed to get the attention of a British cop &mdash probably the first time a Lambo has been ticketed for going too slowly. See the pic below.
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Wire Lamborghini Relies on Pedal Power to get Around
This Lamborghini made of wire was shown off at the Art Car Parade in Manchester last month. The two guys behind it, sculptor Benedict Radcliffe and pedal car designer Ben Wilson, even managed to get the attention of a British cop &mdash probably the first time a Lambo has been ticketed for going too slowly. See the pic below.
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