In the future, the owners of "mobile phone" will charge their phones in the same way as it is now winding mechanical alarm clocks - manually.
"Low technology come into the world of high" (Low - tech entry to a high - tech world) in the article titled as The Financial Times told its readers about the device that charges mobile phones hands of their owners.
Motorola and Freeplay, by his own admission, put an end to "dead" cell phone.
They developed a device FreeCharge, with which you can manually charge the phone battery.
FreeCharge converts mechanical energy into electrical energy - all who biked with a headlamp, powered by a dynamo - the machine on the wheel with this principle.
Rotate the special pen, the owner of the phone itself produces energy: 45 seconds, you can "cheat" on 4 - 6 minutes of talk time or a few hours of your phone in a passive mode. An avid user if desired "unscrew" a six-minute call and 30 seconds.
Thus, charging the phone becomes the "handiwork" of the owners, that is, with your help FreeCharge phone charge at any time and anywhere.
The longer turn the handle, the more energy is "pumped" into the battery (Ni - MH battery pack, 3.6V).
Actually - that, FreeCharge stores energy in two ways: as a normal charger - via its adapter (AC / DC adapter) from the network or from a car battery, or through a kind of dynamo - the machine.
The developers claim that using FreeCharge can charge not only phones Motorola: via plugin HotPod to the device can be connected all the famous brands and popular models of mobile phones.
Device dimensions 52 x 145 x 60 mm and weighs 230 grams.
Battery Capacity FreeCharge same as in phone battery - it is recharged through the adapter 24 hours.
Because users will twist the knob with different speed - someone - something faster, and who - it barely - barely in there FreeCharge gearbox. Three transmission dynamo - machines based on powerful magnets (neodymium - iron - boron magnets) ensure the efficiency of the device, regardless of the effort. If you are not actively rotate - rotate it will be more difficult, but the battery charge quickly. And vice versa.
Optimists already imagine the further use of electricity by hand. For example, "clockwork" batteries for laptops.
And actually, a charger with a manual drive, as repeatedly emphasized, created primarily for sale in developing countries, where conventional batteries people simply can not afford.
Meanwhile, in the summer of 2001 an Englishman Kieron Loy (Kieron Loy) told the agency Ananova, that invented the battery "cycle" for mobile phones called Pedal And Power.
Charges phone battery while driving, producing energy by the dynamo - the machine, and is suitable for almost all bikes and telephone (cable is used for charging from a car cigarette lighter).
It was reported that even the Vice - President of the United States enjoys a "charger" during cycling, which had prescribed after heart surgery.
Device Pedal And Power sold in the US at a price of $ 39.95, while FreeCharger costs around $ 70.
Curiously, about a year ago, in June 2000, Wired magazine published an article about the British scientists who claimed to have invented the shoes, which can serve as a source of energy for the battery.
A tiny dynamo - the machine mounted in boots, really produces a small amount of energy (100 - 150 milliwatts), and the authors of the idea hoped that in the future will be able to increase the amount of energy produced to 3 watts.
Then Trevor Baylis inventors (Trevor Baylis) and Jim Gilbert (Jim Gilbert) founded the company "Electric Shoes" (Electric Shoe Company) and discarding false modesty, said: "We want to be" Intel "in the footwear industry" (We want to be the Intel of the footwear industry).
But judging from the ads on Electric Shoe Company - "Unfortunately, the company ceased to trade" (Unfortunately, the Electric Shoe Company has ceased trading), or "Intel" or even "Skorokhod" in the footwear industry to become the British did not succeed ...
Although some - who still believes that their electro-shoes - shoes is the future.
Recall that in summer 2002 the programmer and the inventor of Toronto Pierre - Philip Cupar designed web - server powered handheld dynamo - the machine. Server under Linux assembled in the housing of the electric lamp with manual transmission. 60 turns of the handle provide 2 minutes of the server.
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