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Hand-cranked Vending Machine: Yes, You Still Have to Pay
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The Japanese love using vending machines so much that they have even come up with one that can be used in case of emergencies, particularly when there’s no electricity. But you’ll have to do more than break glass with this vending machine, because it requires 70 turns of its hand… |
March 14th, 2012
K-TOR Power Box Charger: Pedal to the Metal… or Whatever Your Gadget Is Made of
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Hand-powered generators are pretty common nowadays, but this is the first foot-powered model that I’ve seen. Developed by K-TOR, the Power Box has a two-bladed socket, so you can charge or power almost any device while working up a sweat. Lance Armstrong can probably charge his phone in 5 seconds… |
February 6th, 2012
Recharge Your Gadgets With a Hand Crank
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Ever find yourself out and about when your cell phone runs out of juice? Did you know you can recharge your portable gadgets anywhere, even when there’s no available power source? Just plug your gadgets into this handy hand crank charger and get to cranking. The SUPERBattery from Datexx lets… |
January 16th, 2009
Crank Up This Mp3 Player
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This unique MP3 player never needs batteries. That’s because it runs on your own hand-cranked power. It may not be the prettiest media player ever made, but that’s because it needs room for the mechanical device that converts your energy into power. One minute of winding will give you about… |
August 10th, 2007
Otokibako: Crank Up the Tunes, Literally.
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This electronic kit from Japan looks like a traditional music box from the outside, but when you open up the cover, it reveals an array of electronics that play music read from specially encoded music sheets. Elekit’s OTOKIBAKO plays music data from strips of paper with black and white bars… |
March 20th, 2007
