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Imagine a celphone that is never connected to any outlet: you crank it to charge it like a led lamp.
No more "My battery is running out" you just say -hold on a second- quickly crank it and going on with the conversation...
You can also make a joke or a distinguished design statement- making the
cellphone wooden like, having black plastic earpice and microphone... he! like the old crank phone box just updated and wireless.
Here's one.
http://dvice.com/ar...go_amish_with_t.php
[21 Quest, May 16 2009]
Here's another that doubles as a flashlight
http://geektechniqu...rg/index.php?id=236
[21 Quest, May 16 2009]
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noyola, you have got to start searching for prior art before posting. pocket-size hand-crank cellphone chargers have existed for years. I own 3 of them! The problem with incorporating the crank into the phone itself is increased size and weight, as well as the protruding handle that's just asking to be broken off, thus damaging the phone itself instead of a cheaply replaced charger. [-] |
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Ok then- Why not say "baked" and post the website that markets/ that created/ that has this same idea commented beforehand/ some pics the stuff you have/ |
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I remember that was this website all about. |
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but thanks anyway for your valuable advise. |
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Very well. Baked. Read 'em and weep. (links posted) |
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Mind you, as written, these might not be exactly what you had in mind, which is why I didn't say it was Baked, and why I'm not applying an MFD, because your idea sounded like a cellphone with a built-in crank handle. While I'm sure I've seen that idea posted here, too, I'll leave that to another Baker. Your idea is just pointless with existing technology. |
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Might be pintless- But see it my way- Today smartphones consume a lot of energy, and to make them less energy demanding requires a lot of money on development and testing. It's possible that in a few years we will have a two week battery charges on hig energy drain phones- but that is not the point here- Imagine this: A self charging energy cell via a small crank in the phone. I would love to have it, so it's not pointless, not for me- Maybe will be pointless in say then years ...but that will be then. |
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As I've already pointed out, handcrank chargers already exist. There's a reason they're not built into the phone, which I've already explained. You're not going to be nearly as excited about having one after turning that crank for 10 minutes and only getting 3 minutes of talk time. That's why such chargers are usually labelled "for use in emergencies" and are routinely sold in emergency kits. For day-to-day use of a power-hungry smartphone, that's not going to do you *any* good. For day to day use, a spare battery or a rechargeable power pack that you can keep in your pocket makes much more sense. You get a lot more power for a lot longer, and don't have to kill your arm cranking them. |
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[noyola]: there is not that much energy to be had from hand-cranking - this is why it usually is incorporated into rather low-power LED flashlights. the //hig energy drain phones// can not be powered this way. |
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I like the design proposal, though, it might make it into portable phones for home use. |
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