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iyo induction charger powers your iphone with yo-yo magic
technabob.com - 9/19/2008
iyo induction charger powers your iphone with yo-yo magic
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The iYo is a yoyo-powered induction charger for your iPhone. This is a concept charger by Swedish designer Peter Thuvander and is definitely the first yo-yo-based charging mechanism I have seen this week. This month, even. As the inventor helpfully points out, “since solarchargers ...
iYo Yo-Yo powered charger for iPhone
core77.com - 9/21/2008
iYo Yo-Yo powered charger for iPhone
— core77.com — Talk about a GreenerGadget ! Swedish designer Peter Thuvander has designed an induction-powered yo-yo charger for iPhones... and other Apple handheld devices. Housing a lithium ion cell, and based on the OLPC crank and this dandy wind-up remote ... (more) iYo Yo-Yo powered charger for iPhone

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iYo Yo-Yo Charger for Power Without Solar and Wind
treehugger.com - 9/21/2008
iYo Yo-Yo Charger for Power Without Solar and Wind
— treehugger.com — Lee said: "I have a bit of an issue with people lumping an entire continent as big... as Asia and generalising it. Some of the best quality stuff comes from Asia..." [ read ] Anthony said: "Great post. A quick list of a lot of low-hanging fruit that can ... (more) iYo Yo-Yo Charger for Power Without Solar and Wind

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blip.tv - 9/21/2008
iYo charges your iPhone
— blip.tv — iYo charges your iPhone (more) iYo charges your iPhone

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iYo induction charger juices your iPhone the Yo-Yo way
TechChee.com, shop online for gadget, gizmo and hot tech stuff — ... So this yoyo charger should make a big hit. The colorful schematic also shows you clearly the internal structure of the iYo induction charger - how the magnet, rotating shells and batteries are arranged, so you could grab a picture on how the electricity is produced by induction while the shells and magnet are rotating. And also take a look at the yoyo action in the video below to know more about how it works. Schematic of iYo induction charger Designer, Peter Thuvander via [technabob] This entry was posted on Friday, September 19th, 2008 at 10:01 am and is ...

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