Comments on: New Nokia Concept Phone Charges Using Body Heat

By: Boxofdust

Boxofdust — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:43:11 +0000

Is this the same marvel of modern technology we’re not suppose to put too close to our bodies?

By: T1R

T1R — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:05:06 +0000

Any hot surface? Like, for example, the heat from the CPU? Brilliant! Nokia created perpetual energy.

*Troll disclaimer*
This is only a joke.

By: shapewear

shapewear — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:11:20 +0000

This would be a great idea if materialized. It can produce energy from body heat and at the same time, charge our handhelds.

By: Logictom

Logictom — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:27:12 +0000

Re: samsam
“Like, what about overcharging it? If a battery is full or, truthfully, has power, you shouldn’t continue charging it.”

What do you think happens when you leave your mobile plugged in overnight? There are chips inside the device that monitor the battery levels and once they are full they go to trickle charge then stop completely. They would just use something similar in this phone.
The heat thing you make a good point, hopefully it is efficient enough that it will absorb the heat quick enough that it wouldn’t cause any risk of burns.

By: yvette15

yvette15 — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:30:50 +0000

but tose it get lowbattery when it doent get heat like for a few min.

By: myoptix

myoptix — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:49:58 +0000

RE: Morpheus says:
October 11, 2010 at 8:22 am

“The human body generates more bio-electricity than a 120 volt battery and over 25,000 BTUs of body heat. Combined with a form of fusion the machines had found all the energy they would ever need.”

I would be cautious in exploiting this statement. The human body is not an energy generator, but rather an energy converter. We need food to “create” energy. The lower amount of work over the “idle” status (resting) the less efficient the body is (the ratio of energy used for useful work over the energy used just for biological functions). The more energy we extract from the body, the more food we need; from here, the chain dependencies are known: more food, more agriculture, more processing, more transportation, etc. Also, the amount of energy extracted from the body is proportional with the difference between the body and the energy “receiver”; in other words, the more energy we need to harvest, the more uncomfortable we’ll be, due to the lowering of the temperature in the “transfer” area. If you want to try a test, put your palm on your freezer’s evaporator (transferring energy from your palm to the unit) and see how long can you hold it and how do you feel after 1 minute…The MATRIX movie fundamental plot is more for entertainment.

See an interesting discussion here: http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=448894

By: ringwraith6

ringwraith6 — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 04:30:02 +0000

I only have 2 problems with this. The first one is that I can’t have one *now* and the second is a concern about what would happen if I talked the battery empty? I frequently have to go rushing for my charger while I’m in mid conversation. Would the heat of a hand holding it be enough to stop a disconnect? And would the phone be able to utilize the heat generated by use (unless they manage to make it so that doesn’t happen). I’ll be looking forward to hearing more about this!

By: samsam

samsam — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:07:41 +0000

This is full of awesome. But there are some problems that I’m sure developers would think about if it was ever put into motion.
Like, what about overcharging it? If a battery is full or, truthfully, has power, you shouldn’t continue charging it. It makes the battery life much shorter. So how do you carry it around when there’s already power in it? Some might say purse or phone holder, but truthfully if you’re already using your pocket to charge it, why bother with alternativer storage? Already, I don’t even put my phone in my purse: I can never hear it or feel it vibrate. Also, if someone tries to charge it in a hurry by putting the phone on something hotter than a human body, could it risk burning the person when you put it away?

By: Otrola

Otrola — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:55:20 +0000

Morpheus, you get +1 Internet.

By: sunny

sunny — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:49:31 +0000

eco-friendly and avant-garde… i like. make it happen.

By: sems

sems — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:59:30 +0000

Nice future I like it very sad it is concept

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By: Morpheus

Morpheus — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:22:47 +0000

The human body generates more bio-electricity than a 120 volt battery and over 25,000 BTUs of body heat. Combined with a form of fusion the machines had found all the energy they would ever need.