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Nokia Targets Mobile Kinetic Energy Charging

Posted by Soulskill on from the walking-and-talking dept.

justice4all writes "Nokia has filed a US patent for a phone charger that harvests kinetic energy. The technology has been used in laptops, PDAs, and GPS receivers, according to Nokia. Essentially, the mobile devices would be powered in part through the movements of their owners."

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  1. Re:Talk about a Euro-centric technology! by BobMcD · · Score: 0, Troll

    Right, because again, no one was Scotch-Irish prior to that restaurant existing. Those cultures sprung up overnight in response to cheap hamburgers.

  2. Re:Talk about a Euro-centric technology! by BobMcD · · Score: 0, Troll

    In your world, it seems it did.