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Freecharge Windup Mobile Phone Power Source
Harry Morgan writes: "The UK's Guardian newspaper has an interesting article in it's
Online Supplement
concerning Freeplay's handheld, windup mobile phone power supply
the Freecharge. Although
larger and heavier than several spare batteries, it has two distinct advantages over the former, you don't
have to turn the phone off to connect it and it will never go flat a long as your arms work!"
Back in the early days of telephones, one had to turn a handcrank to get an operator... Then they were replaced with rotary dials... still crankin' but quicker than waiting for personal service. Then touch tone came along.. no more cranking! And now we have this... Ahhh, we've come so far... dan(crank calling)
and it will never go flat a long as your arms work!
a heavy-hearted sigh is heard from the collective armless community of the world
Rather than constantly cranking your phone to get power (rather like that really annoying flashlight), why not make a round phone and rather than crank it, have an internal crack attached to a string - the Yo-Yo Phone!
Play with it for a while, make a few calls, and play again to recharge.
And if you can do a sleeper for more than five minutes, you get a discount on your monthly phone bill. "Walking the dog" with it will gain you bonus minutes as well.
Anonymous Coward: (n.) 1. nerd at school or library. 2. karmawhore in training. 3. embarrased prep.
People with normal cell phones in cars are bad enough but now they have to concentrate on winding the phone up too?
Yet another reason not to go outside.
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Boss: Why?
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there are more fun ways to excersize an arm while on the fone with your girlfriend...
.. like curling weights
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Just became that much more difficult...
(must extend text not to be penalized for one liner)
(mod me down if its not funny...)
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