Now you can recharge your mobile phone while dancing on the floor using kinetic energy thanks to Mobile operator Orange and renewable energy specialist GotWind.
They have developed a mobile phone charger which uses kinetic energy to generate electricity. A few prototypes to test the charger on dancers will launched at the Glastonbury music-and-mud festival in England on June 27.
The charger weighs 180g and measures 108mm x 64mm, and attaches to the user on a black neoprene armband. A system of weights and magnets similar to that used to power kinetic watches generates a charge which is stored in the phone’s battery.
According to Hattie Magee, head of partnerships at Orange UK:
We wanted to create a fun, engaging and interactive product which would encourage users to have a laugh while charging their mobile phone and at the same time test a new energy-efficient charging prototype.
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