Veiro - Wind Up Eco-Friendly MP3 Player
If you're tired of running out of battery on your mp3 player, this might be the solution you've been after. The Veiro eco-friendly mp3 player is equipped with a wind up charger that will let you wind it up when you run dry.
One minute of winding will give you 15-20 minutes of play time, and a max charge with USB will give you about 4 hours. It can also be used to provide power to external devices, and even comes with a built in torch which will run for a few minutes on a minute of winding. It's available in the UK for £40 ($80) for a 1GB version.
[ Jamble Magazine via Crunchgear ]
Comments
Alex M on March 6, 2008 8:29 PM
uhhh wtf is a torch?
IDK what that is, I live in America.
Xenodius on March 6, 2008 8:58 PM
... Its a flashlight dude.
Very lame, cool, novelty, and useful item-- all at the same time.
Alex M on March 6, 2008 9:51 PM
o ok. we use the term flashlight here ;P
haggis on March 6, 2008 11:16 PM
@alex m...
yeah but they dont
flash!! wen you turn
one on, a torch(flashlight)
they stay ON until you turn
it OFF!
and....
at no point does it flash!!
tc on March 7, 2008 1:00 AM
yeh, but it emits a beam of light, which you can "flash" in different directions.
Watson on March 7, 2008 1:05 AM
Doesn't look very practical, but it is a fun concept. Makes me think of an old toy wind up FM radio/torch I had when i was little. It was actually kind of nice for camping. So i guess the same might go for an mp3 player.
A.K. Bhuiyan on March 7, 2008 4:38 AM
this might have been useful a few months ago when a cyclone here kept us without electricity for several days...all my stuff ran out of charge by day two...
ah well, might pick one up when I go to the UK just to keep around...
lawrence on March 8, 2008 10:35 AM
This is not original at all!!
I have an old "wind-up" radio with a flashlight and siren used for emergencies..
all this company did was add an mp3 player.. same as iPods every time they advertise something "new" somebody says wow that cool im gonna get that because it does that, and at the same time other companies have been doing that so-called "cool" thing for a while, and they still do it better.
Mark on August 31, 2008 6:03 AM
Does anyone know the home page address? Where can I mail order? We live in a remote place and this hand crank recharge is perfect for us.