People-Powered Playthings
People powered crank concepts are being developed by Sony’s sustainable design group (dubbed “odo”), which is creating a line of kinetic-powered gadgets. The Crank N’ Capture video camera is one of five such products. Others include the Pull N’ Play FM stereo headphones, and the Juice Box, a foldable solar battery that attaches to the window with suction cups to drink in the sunlight. The device can be used to power other “odo” devices when you don’t feel like expending your own energy to crank them to life. (via Green Gadgets: People-Powered Playthings - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com)