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Hand Recharged iPod Shuffle

Posted by Zonk on from the ye-olde-ipod-shuffle dept.

randomErr writes "In one for the first article on the new O'Reilly MAKE magizine we see how to recharge your iPod with a crank. The "Torronesque" project was based on the idea of coming up with a project and buiding it even if it has no immediate purpose. Imagine getting a little power charge every time you press a key or open your phone or laptop."

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  1. another use! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    so, there could be new ways to power porn-visual devices, eh?

    1. Re:another use! by dingo · · Score: 5, Funny

      All our power problems would be solved with 200 teenage boys.

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  2. Even Better Idea... by jpiggot · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'll be much more impressed when my old fashioned butter churn can store up to 12 hours of music AND play them in random order.

    THEN BREAKFAST WILL BE COMPLETE !!! MWAHAHAHAHA !!

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  3. Puns by The+Amazing+Fish+Boy · · Score: 5, Funny

    That really turns my crank.

    I don't mean to be an old crank, but I really don't think my pockets will fit this.

    When you have to make your own power, you're less inclined to crank up the volume on that iPod shuffle.

    The only problem is you can only listen to alternative music on it.

    I'll need someone to give me a hand with this.

    Looks like a fine prodcut, but how much will they charge?

    Hopefully no more than an arm and a leg! I'll need at least one arm.

    No fair, it's my turn!

    Does this mean the iPod shuffle uses the ARM processor?

    Tip your waitresses folks, they're good people! Try the buffet! I'll be here all week!

  4. Now all he needs to do is... by Yaztromo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now all the inventor needs to do is to invent some sort of electric machine that will turn the crank for you. You could take a motor, and put it in some sort of project box, with some wires coming out of it to plug into the wall, and some sort of arm to turn the crank on the cranking machine...then when you want to recharge your iPod Shuffle, plug it into the crank, and mate the crank with the crank motor, and then plug the mottor into the wall. Then you have the benefits of hand-cranking, without all the manual labour.

    Genius! I'm going to go an apply for a patent on this one for sure!

    Yaz.

  5. "Charging the iPod" by mhotchin · · Score: 5, Funny

    "What are you *doing*?"

    "I'm, uh, charging my iPod. Yeah, yeah, that's the ticket..."

  6. Re:Old idea by Amiga+Trombone · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was patented in 1999 (the keyboard idea).

    Actually, a crank-powered audio player was patented a long time before that. See here.

  7. Re:Old idea by AndroidCat · · Score: 5, Funny

    There are ones even older than that, and they come with a monkey.

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