June 20, 2007

Wind-Powered Mobile Phone Charger
Cool Gadgets

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There are so many devices around that let us charge our gadgets on the go but this wind turbine idea is unique. I can just imagine the second version will come with an optional cap mount clip. 🙂 “The prototype, which weighs just 150g and can be mounted on a tent. The unit is designed to generate and store power during the day to allow charging in the evening. Orange

Graduation Cap LED Hack
Electronic Hacks

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Long time Hacked Gadgets reader Chris Rybitski sent in this cool Graduation Cap LED Hack. It uses a blue LED to add some electronic goodness to a plain old Grad Cap. By the way, congratulations on graduating Chris! “I used three button cells from a light up bouncy ball to power the high intensity blue LED. Then I hot glued the batteries to the inside of the cap. To turn