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M2E Developing Kinetic Mobile Phone Charger That is Up to 700 Percent More Effective
Posted by Sean Fallon at 11:00 AM on August 20, 2008
This isn't the first time we have seen a mobile phone charger that is powered by kinetic energy, but the difference is that M2E is working on a charger that can produce 300 to 700% more juice than current technologies. They hope this will translate into a full-on replacement for mobile phone batteries somewhere down the line. According to earth2tech, M2E's short term goal is to develop a charger that will produce an hour of talk time for around six hours of normal movement. Currently, M2E is in talks with major accessories manufacturers about bringing a device to market as early as 2009. [earth2tech via Inhabitat]
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Git Em SteveDave displays attention-grabbing vanity
Posted 11:23 AM 20/8/08
Could I wear this on my wrist and build up energy that way?
Git Em SteveDave displays attention-grabbing vanity
Digitallysick
Posted 12:10 PM 20/8/08
How do you ever have more than 100%?
Digitallysick
Glavan27
Posted 12:25 PM 20/8/08
1 hour!? but what if i shake it like a polaroid picture?
Glavan27
diacronic
Posted 12:18 PM 20/8/08
@Digitallysick:
Well is the older types could only produce "x" amount of power and this one can produce "x"x7 , that would be 700% more.
diacronic
Nick_Bentley
Posted 1:11 PM 20/8/08
Ankle or wrist straps for a runner would probably charge it up a lot faster. Nice alternative to solar.
Nick_Bentley
-AP-
Posted 3:08 PM 20/8/08
@diacronic: Except that x*7 would be 600% more.
-AP-
Stem_Sell
Posted 2:58 PM 20/8/08
Virtually unlimited talk-time for Michael J. Fox [er, Parkinson's]...
Stem_Sell
Brock
Posted 11:56 PM 20/8/08
@Digitallysick: That's easy. What's really difficult is being more than 100% less effective.
Brock