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First Wind-up Phone Charger Review

Posted by Hemos on from the wind-me-up-baby dept.

Jonathan Bennett writes "Here's the first actual review (as opposed to speculation) of Motorola's FreeCharge hand-operated mobile phone charger. Only works with Motorola phones for now, but other devices on the way. "

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  1. The product page is moderately more interesting. by Sweetums · · Score: 2, Informative
    There is more info on the product page at Freecharge. But I think it would be cool if there were a little more information. The "45 seconds of winding" for what sounds like full charge seems pretty cool. This would be excellent for camping trips and such.

    The nerd in me wants to know if you are winding a sping or direct charging....

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  2. Ad free link by cow_licker · · Score: 2, Informative

    Or we could post directly to the ad free version, right here

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  3. Re:Inerita Chargers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Because watches need fractions of a milliwatt to operate, while a phone typically needs a watt. That's over 1000 times more, in case you're SI-challenged.

  4. Re:Makes a nice addition to a survival kit by cmeans · · Score: 2, Informative
    Now if they just would come up with a portable cell tower...

    They have, it's called a COW (Cell On Wheels). Wireless companies mostly wheel them out for special golf tournaments etc. so that the area has additional coverage.

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