Eco Factor: Wind-harnessing device features an alarm clock and a portable electronic gadget charger.
Electricity is almost a necessity to everyone nowadays, not only because we are accustomed to living in illuminated rooms laden with appliances of all sorts, but since it charges our portable gadgets that help us live our digital lives as well. However, electricity is one reason our world is in danger now. With fossil fuel reserves depleting at a fast rate, and pollution already at alarming levels, designers are now focusing on greener gadgets that offer more and pollute less.
Industrial designer Clarisse Paula Fernando has tried to end some woes with a device that harnesses wind energy and human energy to charge gadgets and also work as an alarm clock. All the user needs to do is to place the device near a window, where it can harness the free energy source to charge its built-in battery.
If the wind isn’t blowing, the device also allows the user to power it using a hand winder. Clarisse claims that the device can charge a cellphone battery after just 5 minutes of winding. The device also features photo-luminescent casing that captures sunlight and glows after dark.
Thanks: [Clarisse]
