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Gotwind Wind Charger for phones

Juniper Foo | Jul 10, 2007

If not solar, why not wind? Apparently communications giant Orange approached gotwind to create a portable mobile phone charger that pegs to the top of a tent and utilizes wind power to juice up. In view of the recent Live Earth publicity, this is certainly a timely project. Comprising a 150g turbine mounting system with four "legs", the Gotwind Wind Charger uses a horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) with a blade propeller measuring 30cm in diameter. With steady gusts, this pumps up to about 0.5watts of power, reportedly good enough for charging a phone fully within 1-2 hours. From wind-up chargers to wind ones, this oughta blow the competition away.

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Via Gizmag

Price: N.A.
Availability: Concept, but plans are out there to mass produce these; more info here
Device: Phone charger
Specs: N.A.

Filed under: Green Tech, Mobile Phones
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