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more about #handcrank more comments → nathanhornby000001: Yup; its shockingly poor design to use red as a full indicator ... SHOCKINGLY bad. The guys who designed this need to go back to school. It's desi... more » deanbmmv: Shouldn't it be Red to indicate low/no charge, green to say your done, and maybe orange while you are charging? Just cos thats kinda how things have b... more » Gary_7vn: Do they have crankable lappies yet? Other than the olpc of course. more » ithyphallus, bonks morrigan: IIRC, we live in a world of thermodynamics. what irks me is that you're not making energy, you're really just transfering your own mechanical energy i... more » Gary_7vn: What this needs is a battery powered winder! LOL Seriously this is brilliant. I have a bike light that cranks, 30 seconds will get me about 10 - 15 m... more » CKInternational98: Next concept: Kinetically charged batteries! If you can put a whole crank system on the battery, you could just as easily put some sort of kinetic ene... more » dingus: Most of these concepts are like my 9th grade notebook doodle "inventions" except with better renders. more » spectralveil: I think the designer got a bit mixed up... Red for charged, green for low power, Put a lot of thought into this one didn't they more » lolgreg: That's an awesome idea. I'd buy one simply for my wireless mouse. more » Heliophage: Fully charged in 20 minutes of continuous cranking? That seems a bit tedious... but I excuse it for the fact that it's attractive and surprisingly pra... more » GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid: Was I the only one who had the phrase "IT'S ALIVE!!" run through my head when the iPod was connected? more » strider_mt2k: This seems extremely cool. Good gadget gift...golly. Stop me before I alliterate again! more » -
#batteries
Crank This Battery To Charge Up
The Wind Up Battery is a rechargeable battery with a little pop-out hand-crank to power up using some good ol' fashioned elbow grease. I'd probably looks like an idiot using it, but better than suffering without a AA. More » -
#lightningreview
HydroStar SUB Flashlight With Dynamo-Powered LEDs, Lasers Lightning Review
The Gadget: The HydroStar SUB flashlight is billed as an ideal emergency tool or a handy device to take on your outdoor adventures. The dynamo-powered flashlight features single, dual and strobe LED modes along with a "snake eyes" laser pointer (it can even charge your USB gadgets). Plus, the SUB is shock resistant and submersible up to 30 feet—so it should be rugged enough to handle the elements. More »
