Comments on: Twirling Battery Provides Instant Energy for a Dead Cellphone http://inhabitat.com/twirling-battery-provides-instant-fix-for-dead-battery/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sat, 18 May 2013 14:21:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Tiak http://inhabitat.com/twirling-battery-provides-instant-fix-for-dead-battery/comment-page-1/#comment-290289 Tiak Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:34:25 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=78736#comment-290289 Reslistically: -No reasonable number of twirls is going to recoup you the extra power that could've been stored conventionally if the space taken up by the dynamo and twirling gap had just had a couple of extra cells in them. -Incorporating the manufacture of an entirely different class of parts into a product seems likely to make the production of such a battery less green overall, especially considering nobody is going to generate more than 0.1% of their own power with one of these things. Reslistically:

-No reasonable number of twirls is going to recoup you the extra power that could’ve been stored conventionally if the space taken up by the dynamo and twirling gap had just had a couple of extra cells in them.

-Incorporating the manufacture of an entirely different class of parts into a product seems likely to make the production of such a battery less green overall, especially considering nobody is going to generate more than 0.1% of their own power with one of these things.

]]> By: davidwayneosedach http://inhabitat.com/twirling-battery-provides-instant-fix-for-dead-battery/comment-page-1/#comment-203984 davidwayneosedach Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:07:34 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=78736#comment-203984 Very sharp! Where can I get one? Very sharp! Where can I get one?

]]> By: hanseich http://inhabitat.com/twirling-battery-provides-instant-fix-for-dead-battery/comment-page-1/#comment-203972 hanseich Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:45:09 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=78736#comment-203972 Neat idea, but not practical I think. It looks as if you loose about 1/2 the space that could otherwise be occupied for bigger cells, that will last much longer in the first place. Also, the phone will have to be turned off, take battery out, but back in, turn on (lots of power used to power the phone back up) and then used for some time. How about integrating this into the phone and not the battery. You can probably integrate small PV or even a kinetic charger (with a shaking motion, or like the old watches) directly into the phone. You'll be able to charge the phone while it's still one, or while in everyday regular use (in case of the PV even when it is just sitting there). Just my few pennies :-) Cheers, Hans Neat idea, but not practical I think. It looks as if you loose about 1/2 the space that could otherwise be occupied for bigger cells, that will last much longer in the first place. Also, the phone will have to be turned off, take battery out, but back in, turn on (lots of power used to power the phone back up) and then used for some time. How about integrating this into the phone and not the battery. You can probably integrate small PV or even a kinetic charger (with a shaking motion, or like the old watches) directly into the phone. You’ll be able to charge the phone while it’s still one, or while in everyday regular use (in case of the PV even when it is just sitting there).

Just my few pennies :-)

Cheers, Hans

]]> By: mattymatt http://inhabitat.com/twirling-battery-provides-instant-fix-for-dead-battery/comment-page-1/#comment-203951 mattymatt Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:08:19 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=78736#comment-203951 Seems a bit unwieldy -- what's to stop it from twirling off the top of your finger? Seems a bit unwieldy — what’s to stop it from twirling off the top of your finger?

]]> By: mind power http://inhabitat.com/twirling-battery-provides-instant-fix-for-dead-battery/comment-page-1/#comment-203912 mind power Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:33:00 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=78736#comment-203912 This is such a great invention and I am sure there will be many more users for it. My son has a flashlight that works similar to this, you shake it to power it up, it also lasts for quite a long time with just a few shakes. Regards, Lee This is such a great invention and I am sure there will be many more users for it.

My son has a flashlight that works similar to this, you shake it to power it up, it also lasts for quite a long time with just a few shakes.

Regards,
Lee

]]> By: Sammy http://inhabitat.com/twirling-battery-provides-instant-fix-for-dead-battery/comment-page-1/#comment-203855 Sammy Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:07:18 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=78736#comment-203855 Two extra minutes can help you call for help in case of an emergency. Two extra minutes can help you call for help in case of an emergency.

]]> By: Kirsten Corsaro http://inhabitat.com/twirling-battery-provides-instant-fix-for-dead-battery/comment-page-1/#comment-203821 Kirsten Corsaro Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:48:52 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=78736#comment-203821 That's cool, but seems like a lot of work just to get 2 more minutes of talk time. I wonder if there's a way for a battery to get extra charge by absorbing movement as the phone is used, or even by somehow absorbing energy from the sound waves as people talk....? That’s cool, but seems like a lot of work just to get 2 more minutes of talk time. I wonder if there’s a way for a battery to get extra charge by absorbing movement as the phone is used, or even by somehow absorbing energy from the sound waves as people talk….?

]]> By: ModernEcoHomes http://inhabitat.com/twirling-battery-provides-instant-fix-for-dead-battery/comment-page-1/#comment-203819 ModernEcoHomes Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:31:05 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=78736#comment-203819 What an ingenious idea, especially for those of us sitting at a desk all day. Charge and have fun! Love it. What an ingenious idea, especially for those of us sitting at a desk all day. Charge and have fun! Love it.

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