Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Blue Freedom: A Mini Hydropower Plant for Charging Mobile Devices Weekly Tech. 6

Charging My Phone Without a Plug?!
    This all new Blue Freedom kit offers another alternative to solar panels, fuel cells, wind turbines, muscle-powered dynamos, AC- charged back-up batteries, and other portable power solutions. This Blue Freedom hydro-power plant transforms the power of running water into phone chatting, internet browsing, music listening, GPS navigating, and other mobile device activities, and it does so from a package built to fit in a backpack. The Blue Freedom charging kit consists of a 4.7-in (12-cm)- diameter micro turbine, a 5W generator and a 5,000 mAh lithium-polymer internal battery. The turbine takes a plunge into a running water body and the unit's base stays ashore, letting you charge devices directly by way of the USB 2A and 1A ports. You can also store energy in the integrated battery for later use. A built-in LED light helps you see at night. The kit is designed to operate in temperatures between 41 and 104 ºF (5 and 40 ºC) and altitudes up to 16,400 feet (5,000 m). The kit will be available for $219.


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