The Bamboo Phone charges up by 'whirling'
From the 2008 Greener Gadgets Competition comes a really cool idea for a cell phone called the 'Bamboo'. This cell phone recharges with a 'whirling' mechanism, not unlike the New Years' Eve noisemakers you fondly remember annoying your friends with.
The kinetic energy in the motion is captured and charges the battery, leaving you with a cell phone that will never go dead on you. Okay, well it might go dead on you, but then you can whirl it back to life and call whoever you were talking to right back. Love it.
A great idea for people who chat to much on their phones! We bought a flashlight for our kids that requires a manual charge (twisting the handle). It also has a mini usb port that you can plug your cell phones in to charge them.
Posted by: Green Home Improvements | March 20, 2008 at 05:29 PM
What a great idea! Thanks for introducing it to us, I'll be looking for it the next time I need to purchase a cell phone.
Posted by: Choo Choo | March 22, 2008 at 08:29 AM