Wednesday 25 August 2010

mobile phone charged by pedal-power

The latest green gadget; charge your phone while cycling with the ‘Bicycle Charger Kit’ from Nokia.
Téléphone - Nokia - Bicycle Charger Kit
The phone mount is rubberised to minimise vibrations and the holder comes with a transparent bag to protect it from the elements. It’s compatible with all Nokia phones that have a 2mm charging interface. The charger kicks in when the bicycle reaches 6 km/h and stops when your speed reaches 50 km/h. The total charging time varies, but Nokia gives the example that with 20 minutes of cycling at 10 km/h you can power up a Nokia 1202 for 1 hour of talk time or 74 hours of standby time.

This would be an ideal piece of kit for long distance, camping, cyclists. Or for using your GPS for navigation which invariably drains the battery quite quickly. More info is available here.

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