As we know it
Energy is becoming a scarce resource, especially when it is a non-renewable one. Resources like wind, water and solar energy are being increasingly harnessed for power. Countries around the world are participating in the green marathon and collectively we have succeeded in reducing the use of fossil fuels.
Need for change
The process of harnessing wind energy and solar energy is largely dependent on the right speculation of the present and the future climatic conditions. The need is definitely to look out for something that can be eternally. Strikingly, that could be our selves! Humans are the most potent forms of energy existing on the earth. It would be a phenomenal achievement if we could use this energy to energise the world around us? This is exactly what is playing around the brain strings of researchers and designers.
What’s next:
1. YoGen human-powered charger
What’s new:
This marvellous palm sized creation by Easy Energy is going to face its first public display at the Hong-Kong Electronics Fair. It can be used to charge all kinds of devices for hey-day use starting from a mobile phone to a GPS device with a fair accuracy.
What difference will it make:
YoGen carries a ripcord, which on being pulled repeatedly would create energy, enough to charge portable electronic items. All it needs to operate is a dedicated pull-release session of a few minutes.
2. iPhone hand grip charger
What’s new:
This grip charger is a bit masculine device favorable for muscle men. Operating the charger would require a good amount work out for your hands. However, the suffering comes with a perk for golfers. The Swing-Charge-and-study grip charger can be used to track the number of swings and the accuracy of swings taken.
What difference will it make:
Nothing much, only that men have a good reason to cheer up. They would not require spending much to woo girls.
3. Orange and Gotwind charger
What’s new:
A consistent participant in the Glastonbury Festival, Orange has now come up with its all new foot-powered cell-phone recharging device in collaboration with Gotwind. The charger works much like an air-pump, the only difference being that air is pumped into a wind turbine generator, rather than into a tire. The wind energy gets converted into electricity.
What difference will it make:
It is a confident claim that 60 pumps, that would take 1 min, will keep a cell charged for 5mins. Considering these figures, the device would serve as an emergency companion.
4. Kineticel
What’s new:
Yeal Miller has presented a novel way to generate electricity – converting kinetic energy into electric energy. This device captures energy released by any movement and uses it.
What difference will it make:
A vary common happening, but yet very novel to conceptualize, this device would actually churn energy out of nothing.
5. Jump for Juice
What’s new:
Ever heard of energy consumption and production at the same time? Well, this device uses this concept. It is basically a jumping rope, which charges the battery, when you jump.
What difference will it make:
Fitness and environment at the same time. It would make you jump to keep your cell jumping.
6. Light Bulb Shaped Human-Powered Charger
What’s new:
This necessarily makes use of fidgeting movements that we make at almost all subconscious moments. It could be used to charge phones and MP3 players. It is a light bulb shaped item with a wire. Just attach the wire to the uncharged item, and keep twisting the bulb.
What difference will it make:
It is the most easy to operate device, and at the same time light and ultimately useful. Most people would not mind sparing a few minutes without any kind of physical strain to charge batteries.
