Charge Your Gadgets With Wind Power

06/16/09  Print This Post Print This Post    5 Comments   Popular   Written by Michelle Schusterman
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Now you can keep your cell and iPod charged anywhere, from the streets of Madrid to the middle of the Sahara.
HYMini

The HYmini is a handheld, hybrid universal charger that captures renewable wind and solar power, along with conventional wall plug power. The harnessed energy is used to charge most 5V digital gadgets, including cell phones, mp3 players, iPods, digital cameras, and more.

All it takes is a breeze of between 9 and 30 mph to keep the battery charging. The translucent wind turbine glows green while in use, and the device contains an LED night light.

Does it work? According to its users, the HYmini is the real deal. Tim Leffel, professional travel writer and editor of PerceptiveTravel.com, reports on his blog: “I simply stuck the thing in my office window on a nice spring day and then fully charged up my iPod.” According to HYmini.com, 20-40 minutes of wind is all you need to start charging.

Several accessories are available with the HYmini (at extra cost) to help utilize green power to its full potential, including portable miniSOLAR panels, miniHANDCRANCK, armbands, and a connector for bicycle handlebars. No additional software is required to charge up the gadgets you already own.

The HYmini comes in black, white, and of course, green.

Price: $74.98 | BUY


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About the Author

Matador ID: michelles

Michelle is a musician, writer, and teacher just trying to see the world while doing what she loves for a living. After a fantastic year in Salvador, Brazil, she is now teaching ESL in South Korea with her husband and chocolate lab. In addition to traveling and writing, Michelle plays the steel drum in several bands and is an aspiring novelist. She's addicted to coffee and loves trying new food, the spicier the better.

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  • Hal replied on June 16, 2009

    The handlebar connector is brilliant. Now if they could just harness the energy of your pedal strokes!

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    • Ryukyu Mike replied to Hal on June 19, 2009

      Hal, you got that right; put one of those bicycle headlight generator things on your rear wheel and adaptors for all your gadgets. Whether you’re riding, or not, you could crank the generator ! If it ain’t already invented, go for it !

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  • Bacnet replied on November 4, 2009

    Wind Power is one of the best alternative energy sources that we should utilize, it is very clean and non-polluting. I built a small wind generator at home which can power small appliances.

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  • Cameron Rogers replied on April 30, 2010

    Wind power is a good source of electricity but it also takes up lots of space just like solar power plants.:`”

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  • Sophie Wilson replied on August 21, 2010

    we should develop more efficient wind power generators that can generate several megawatts -’.

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