iyo induction charger powers your iphone with yo-yo magic

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September 19th, 2008 post a comment (2) stumble it! digg it! by: karen m.

The iYo is a yoyo-powered induction charger for your iPhone. This is a concept charger by Swedish designer Peter Thuvander and is definitely the first yo-yo-based charging mechanism I have seen this week. This month, even.

As the inventor helpfully points out, “since solarchargers donĀ“t work at night or in Sweden half the year, this should be a smash hit.” Way to corner a niche market! The picture looks cool, but the video really highlights the yo-yo action and does some good ’splaining about how it works.

http://www.vimeo.com/1758266

If you’re more highly technological and less color-blind than me, perhaps this schematic will make some sense to you. As for me, all I know thus far about this product is along the lines of “yo-yo! iPhone! Oooooh!”

[via DesignBoom]


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September 19th, 2008 post a comment (2) stumble it! digg it! by: karen m.


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2 comments to
“iyo induction charger powers your iphone with yo-yo magic”

  1. fershur says:

    Those Swedes and their crazy inventions. This is actually a pretty creative solution to the inability to use a solar charger though. I would love to see a way for the iYo to store a charge so the iPhone would not have to be attached while iYoing.

    I can see bad things happening with the phone still plugged in!

  2. CoolProducts says:

    This looks like a very innovative idea and definitely something I can see apple users buying.

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