Tuesday, January 09, 2007

my phone is dead. Let me get my bicycle!!


While Apple releases the gadget of the year, motorola releases a laughable new, bicycle-powered cellphone charger aimed at "emerging markets" They mean China...among other third world markets. The bike charges the cellphone as you pedal. I seriously don't see this device taking off anytime soon. They forget to mention that bikes get stolen ALL THE TIME in china and by creating a product that is easy to steal...you really haven't gained anything. Yes...i know that the third world markets are untapped but come on... Where they are really going to screw everybody over is the charging system...when a new phone comes out, what are you going to do? get a new bike? get real.



photo via [engadget]