No More Plugs! Windup Mp3 Player and Cell Charger  E-mail
Written by Jon Schroeder   
Friday, 10 August 2007

Electronics companies are spending a lot of time and money trying to squeeze solar panels onto cell phones and MP3 players. But why, when decades old technology could keep your gadgets running with nothing more than the muscles in your arm.

Trevor Baylis, inventor of the original wind up radio has come up with a media player that also charges mobile phones and has a built-in flashlight. It plays mp3, wma, asf, wav, and mp4 files, and has a built in FM radio plus an analog recorder, and a photo-viewer too. If you have the stamina you can wind it for 20 hours' worth of playback.  The Eco-Media Player gives you about 40 minutes of use for each minute of cranking. For those of us who can't spare a minute to crank, it also has a standard USB charge connector and computer interface. 

You can store a lot of media and data onto the 2gb internal memory. The Eco-Media Player is expandable with plug in SD cards.

The player is listing for about £169.99, and can be pre-ordered now at the ethical super store. Keep Reading for more on the Eco Media Player's specifications.

Via:  Eco Digital and BoingBoing

See Also:
-Pull String Power-
-YoYo MP3 Player-
-MP3's for the Earth!-

The Manufacturer's Specs:

Specifications

Dual power system
Internal Lithium Ion battery can be recharged fully via PC/Laptop USB port, or internal ECO-Dynamo system which provides approx 40 minutes audio play time for each 1 minute of winding.
Max Play Time: 20 Hours.

Phone charger
Emergency charge for popular mobile phones.

Super bright LED

Audio stereo system
Super Hi-Fi audio reproduction of:- mp3, wma, asf, wav.

Audio recording
Stereo Line-In digital recording of external analogue devices such as tape decks, record players*, other audio sources. Encodes to MP3. Selectable recording quality 64k, 128k, 192k bits / sec.

Video player
Plays movies in full color and with excellent audio reproduction.

FM stereo radio
Super on-chip PLL FM radio with digital precision tuning.

Photo viewer

Voice recorder


Comments (4)add
simple question
written by glo , August 12, 2007
Who would provide service to this phone, or how would you talk across to another city or another state?
It's not a phone
written by Jay , August 12, 2007
This isn't a phone, it can just charge the more popular ones. All in all a good idea, but people are lazy so it isn't gonna stick around for long.
Wind powered Charger...They cell cheap .
written by ABHY , August 15, 2007
Some people in india have been using the Wind Powered Charger since a year ago...Not sure though how efficient it is.
航空公司
written by 航空公司 , January 07, 2008
Who would provide service to this phone, or how would you talk across to another city or another state?
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Jon Schroeder
About the author:
Jon Schroeder recently earned his M.S. in Environmental Communication from Portland State University. Now residing in Charlottesville, VA, he spends time taking pictures and commuting by bicycle.
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