Comments on: Harnessing Personal Movement for Power in Rural Africa http://www.afrigadget.com/2009/02/12/harnessing-personal-movement-for-power-in-rural-africa/ Gadgets in Africa: Solving everyday problems with African ingenuity Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: hl http://www.afrigadget.com/2009/02/12/harnessing-personal-movement-for-power-in-rural-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-16292 hl Sun, 16 May 2010 15:25:51 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/?p=637#comment-16292 You could also attach 2, 4, 6 or even 8 dynamos to a bicycle. Wonder how long it takes to charge a cell phone with that setup. You could also attach 2, 4, 6 or even 8 dynamos to a bicycle. Wonder how long it takes to charge a cell phone with that setup.

]]> By: kg http://www.afrigadget.com/2009/02/12/harnessing-personal-movement-for-power-in-rural-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-14426 kg Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:31:44 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/?p=637#comment-14426 In parts of rural Africa you can buy a used cell phone for less than $10 and since you only pay to make outgoing calls, you can have cell phone access quite cheaply. That doesn't mean you can afford solar panels or other ways to keep your phone charged. This device looks great. I bet kids would want to play with it too and do the charging just for kicks. In parts of rural Africa you can buy a used cell phone for less than $10 and since you only pay to make outgoing calls, you can have cell phone access quite cheaply. That doesn’t mean you can afford solar panels or other ways to keep your phone charged.

This device looks great. I bet kids would want to play with it too and do the charging just for kicks.

]]> By: hash http://www.afrigadget.com/2009/02/12/harnessing-personal-movement-for-power-in-rural-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-14425 hash Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:04:48 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/?p=637#comment-14425 @ovidiu - Your assumptions are wrong on Africa, and especially reality for many rural Africans. Whether this device makes someone look ridiculous is irrelevant too, that's not the first priority, power is. In fact, I'm guessing that if you were stuck out in some rural African village you would be happy to have anything to re-power your mobile phone and wouldn't care what you looked like to achieve it. @ovidiu – Your assumptions are wrong on Africa, and especially reality for many rural Africans. Whether this device makes someone look ridiculous is irrelevant too, that’s not the first priority, power is. In fact, I’m guessing that if you were stuck out in some rural African village you would be happy to have anything to re-power your mobile phone and wouldn’t care what you looked like to achieve it.

]]> By: Eco Tech: Green Erg – Walk to generate renewable electricity | Green Cleaning Ideas http://www.afrigadget.com/2009/02/12/harnessing-personal-movement-for-power-in-rural-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-14424 Eco Tech: Green Erg – Walk to generate renewable electricity | Green Cleaning Ideas Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:04:14 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/?p=637#comment-14424 [...] Via: Dvice/Core77/AfriGadget [...] [...] Via: Dvice/Core77/AfriGadget [...]

]]> By: Ovidiu http://www.afrigadget.com/2009/02/12/harnessing-personal-movement-for-power-in-rural-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-14423 Ovidiu Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:41:05 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/?p=637#comment-14423 pointless... if you want to generate electricity, why should you attach this onto a bus, and not take the electricity directly from the alternator? Let's say that attached to an ox-cart this would be ok, but if the man has a cellphone, I guess he can afford a solar powered battery or a bicycle dynamo, in the worst case, not some pulling gadget making him look ridiculous... pointless… if you want to generate electricity, why should you attach this onto a bus, and not take the electricity directly from the alternator? Let’s say that attached to an ox-cart this would be ok, but if the man has a cellphone, I guess he can afford a solar powered battery or a bicycle dynamo, in the worst case, not some pulling gadget making him look ridiculous…

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]]> By: gmoke http://www.afrigadget.com/2009/02/12/harnessing-personal-movement-for-power-in-rural-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-14413 gmoke Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:20:29 +0000 http://www.afrigadget.com/?p=637#comment-14413 Something like this could also be hooked to a bike or attached to a stationary bicycle to generate power. USAID is going to be distributing about 250,000 solar/dynamo FreePlay radios in Sudan over the next few years. They will not have the capability of charging external batteries. What a waste. Something like this could also be hooked to a bike or attached to a stationary bicycle to generate power.

USAID is going to be distributing about 250,000 solar/dynamo FreePlay radios in Sudan over the next few years. They will not have the capability of charging external batteries. What a waste.

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