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!"

Comments

Never go flat

[handsomepete]

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

... Why Windup?

[Eddy Johnson]

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.

better workout

[Cyberop5]

there are more fun ways to excersize an arm while on the fone with your girlfriend...



.. like curling weights