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Hand-Powered Hardware?

Posted by timothy on from the for-the-coming-apocalypse dept.

quiddity writes "Following the Goofy USB Devices post, one has to know what can be self-powered when the batteries all die. You can handcrank your Gameboy, recharge your cellphone or pda (even grandpa), wind up a webserver (with minions, a beowulf..), see in the dark, and project a movie. What else can we propel through the next blackout/apocalypse?" Some of these devices have have been on Slashdot before; what cool hand-powered tech hasn't been and should be?

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  1. Universal Battery Replacement? by Rick+the+Red · · Score: 4, Insightful
    How about a universal battery replacement hand-crank generator? Then I'd just need to buy the one.

    Not an academic question -- we lost power for 5 days last December and again for 4 days last January.

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    1. Re:Universal Battery Replacement? by FattMattP · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Repeated outages that last for days? If I was in your situation I'd just invest in a good gas-powered generator.

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  2. Hand Power PC? by Graemee · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Say a Mini-ITX low power, embedded OS on flash with a broswer & email. Modem and Ether net. TV output for my battery powered TV.