Eco Gadgets: Wind Up Battery ensures that you never run out of charge

Anupam JollyOct 6 2009

Eco Factor: Concept battery equipped with a hand-cranked dynamo.

While most electronic devices available on the market today come with built-in batteries, there are still some devices that need external AA or AAA batteries. Since these batteries don’t come with a system to let the user know about the amount of charge present in them, they can simply stop functioning at anytime.

wind up battery 1
wind up battery 1

wind up battery 2
wind up battery 2

Industrial designer Jiang Qian is trying to make sure that you never run out of charge, even if you’re away from an electricity socket, by designing a concept battery that is equipped with a hand crank. Cranking the battery turns a miniature dynamo that generates electricity to juice up the battery.

wind up battery 3
wind up battery 3

wind up battery 4
wind up battery 4

Via: YankoDesign

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