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Foot-Powered Laptop

Posted by timothy on from the what-about-plain-will-powered? dept.

mrd98 writes: "There is an article in the Register about a U.S. developer who has created a foot-powered device which can be used to charge laptop batteries. Apparently 5 minutes of brisk pumping will give you 20 minutes of battery life, it can also be used to power most other electrical devices with a rechargable battery."

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  1. Freecharge by jACL · · Score: 3, Informative

    To go along with your foot-powered laptop, you might want to check out the Freecharge windup generator due out for Motorola cellphones this quarter. It won a Time Product of the Year citation.

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    "It remains to be seen if the human brain is powerful enough to solve the problems it has created." Dr. Richard Wallace
  2. Human Powered Computer Systems at MIT by stph · · Score: 2, Informative

    Some interesting research into human-powered computer systems has been done at MIT Media Lab. Here are some links:

    Before you know it we'll all be wired for sound, uh MPEG-3. Stph

  3. Re:partially off topic by LemonYellow · · Score: 2, Informative

    You couldn't generate power for free from vehicles passing along a road - the energy would have to come from somewhere. Any system you come up with would cause increased drag, killing fuel efficiency. Remember that little ol' law of thermodynamics - you can't get something for nothing.