Apple Hand powered iPod Shuffle

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  1. Atomic

    Atomic Gerwaff

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    http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/03/hand_powered_ip.html
     
    Atomic, 11 Mar 2005
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  2. kickarse

    kickarse What's a Dremel?

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    now that is genious
     
    kickarse, 11 Mar 2005
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  3. Atomic

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    Aw tripe posted in GD. oops. Someone wanna move it for me.
     
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  4. <A88>

    <A88> Trust the Computer

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    How typical. Let's make a genuinely useful USB recharging product, then label it as an iPod recharger so everyone will buy it because it's got something to do with Apple. A bit like an iPod headphone splitter...

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  5. MrDT

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    since usb operates at a standard voltage and current rating i'm guessing a gizmo like this would be useful for recharging any potable usb device? quite groovy :)

    can't see much sense in getting a uber-tiny shuffle and carting around a massive charger for it though :lol:
     
    MrDT, 14 Mar 2005
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  6. Stompy

    Stompy What's a Dremel?

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    It's home-made, not a commercial product....
     
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  7. <A88>

    <A88> Trust the Computer

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    Hmmm okay fair enough, would be nice to use it for cameras and other mp3 players :)

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  8. inanimous

    inanimous What's a Dremel?

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    now to make one run by gerbils! that would be the best!
    100% energy efficiency!
    :clap:
     
    inanimous, 15 Mar 2005
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  9. MrDT

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    gerbils need feeding. you have to pay for their food. you work for money.

    nothing's ever 100% efficient :(
     
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  10. Dinh

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  11. Atomic

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  12. TekMonkey

    TekMonkey I enjoy cheese.

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    I built a 9V battery charger for my 2G iPod a couple years back, but I ran into some problems with it. One time when I left the battery attached to the contraption, but not plugged into the iPod, the battery started to melt or something...very strange.
     
    TekMonkey, 15 Mar 2005
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  13. zer0_c00l

    zer0_c00l What's a Dremel?

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    how long does it take for a charge

    super cool how did it cost to build
     
    zer0_c00l, 20 Mar 2005
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  14. relix

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    I don't think it's such a good idea to trust your pricey gadgets with this kind of thing. Unless there's a decent converter in there, I'm fairly sure the voltage-levels could vary quite a bit, and you _know_ that 8v through a normally 5v chip is just no good.
     
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  15. smoguzbenjamin

    smoguzbenjamin "That guy"

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    Mebbe he's got a little voltage regulator in there.
     
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