| A yo-yo/MP3 player complete with wireless headset and docking
station: A yo-yo/MP3 player complete with wireless headset and docking station |
| Aquaskipper: Human Powered Flying on Water: Marketplace-available
gadget allows you to have fun and exercise on the water without any wind. The Aquaskipper can be purchased at inventist new ($495.95) or refurbished ($349.95) for any extreme sportists who
want to give it a go. |
| Bicycle Powered Generator: Because bikes are made in a range of
sizes to match their rider's stature I wanted to build the generator as an accessory which could be driven by any ordinary bicycle. I used to work in a bicycle shop when I was 13 and remember
seeing the owner, Mr. Hank, ride his track bike on a set of rollers. While I was looking through bike accessory catalogs for rollers that I could adapt to my purposes I came across another
similar device called a training stand. While rollers require a lot of skill to ride because there is nothing but the gyroscopic force of the spinning wheels and the rider's balance to hold
you upright, a training stand clamps on the rear axle of the bike and keeps you vertical.... |
| Bikes Power Computers, Telephones in Developing World: The
non-profit company, Inveneo, is offering inexpensive ways to install and power networks in remote third world areas. Solar and wind systems are backed up by pedal power. |
| Clinton Global Initiative Gets US$2 Billion in Pledges
to Fight World Woes: US First Lady, Laura Bush, announced the first commitment: US$10 million from the US government to kick-start a US$60 million public/private project to build
children's merry-go-rounds in Africa, which pump clean drinking water into a storage tank. |
| Foot-Powered Generator Patented: Great Systems, Inc.'s
Energy Generation and Storage System (US Patent 7,009,350) can be used indoors, generating up to 1000 Watts using body kinetics, or leg muscle power (or other inputs), to charge a unique
spring system that slowly unwinds and spins a high efficiency generator. |
| Pedal Powered Generator: Every morning, I pedal to generate electricity.
The Pedal Generator charges batteries, that run an inverter, that produces 110v AC, that powers LED lights, the monitor on my computer, and many other small battery-powered things. It is the
most inspiring workout you can imagine.... |
| Penn biologists invent power-generating backpack: The
"Suspended-load Backpack" converts mechanical energy from walking into electricity -- up to 7.4 Watts -- more than enough energy to power portable electronic devices for soldiers, field
researchers or disaster relief-workers. |
| Rhoades Car: The Rhoades Car
can be geared down much lower than a regular bike while climbing hills. On 2 seat models, either person can pedal independently of the other person! It's legal to drive on any road that an
ordinary bike travels. |
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| Using Gym Rats' Body
Power to Generate Electricity: A health club in Hong Kong is hoping that a car battery, some StairMasters and dozens of gym rats can help ease the world's energy problems.
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| Yo-Yo Powered MP3 Player: The inventors estimate that
between 10-12 tosses per hour are sufficient for continuous music play. A wireless headset allows the user to listen to music while yo-yoing. |
