No this isn’t a wind up well it is actually it’s a wind up mobile phone believed to be the first of its kind and it’s scheduled to make an appearance sometime in the early part of next year.
Currently the Ventus as it is being called at the moment is in the prototype stage of development.
Now you might wonder what anyone would want with a wind up phone apart from maybe a few geeks with a passion for gadgets. Well think of developing countries like India and Africa.
According to Tony Davis the director of TCL the company behind the phone these countries would be good markets as there is mobile coverage but the power structure is sometimes lacking.
Apparently after cranking the phone for one minute you’ll get four times that in talk time and it’s powered by a specially developed ultra thin dynamo.
Another interesting feature is that it also has solar panels incorporated into it so if you leave it in the sun it can be left on standby for extended periods of time.
Yes we can already lay our hands on wind-up mobile phone charges but this phone allows the battery to be charged without the need for a separate charger.
Mr Davies TCL told the BBC: “With our system the generator accesses the battery directly and that really increases the efficiency of the system.” Clever stuff!
TCL was founded in 1990 and are interested in producing “innovate trade/DIY products that help you work better faster and more efficiently”.
They already produce a number of wind up products under the Trevor Baylis Brand creator of the wind up radio Trevor Baylis.
TCL support “new British inventors in their pursuit to introduce their ingenious and highly useful inventions to the public market”.
Another company that is working on bringing out a wind up mobile phone is the Swiss watchmaker Ulysee Nardin.
They have teamed up with SCI Innovations to develop a mobile phone that uses the kinetic energy of the Ulysee Nardin rotor.
We don’t know how near that is to becoming a commercial product but when it does I wouldn’t mind betting you’ll pay a hefty sum for it.
If you have a few ideas up your sleeve and fancy yourself as a whit of an inventor Trevor Baylis Brands website has some tips for you and can proffer expert advice on how to get your ideas off the ground.
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