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dvice.com - 9/21/2008

Juicing up your devices is child's play with an iYo

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There's no shortage of gadgets for giving your devices a much needed energy boost when the batteries run low, but most of them really aren't much fun. The iYo from Swedish designer Peter Thuvander turns charging up your devices into child's play, using a small induction generator to charge ...

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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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blip.tv - 9/21/2008

iYo charges your iPhone

— blip.tv — iYo charges your iPhone (more) iYo charges your iPhone

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gizmodo.com - 9/23/2008

iYo Rocks the Baby Then Charges Your iPhone [IYo]

— gizmodo.com — Swedish designer Peter Thuvander likes yo-yo's so much that he designed an iPhone charger concept around them.... Called the iYo (what else?), the device charges its lithium ion battery cell with an OLPC crank that's turned using the spinning power of a ... (more) iYo Rocks the Baby Then Charges Your iPhone [IYo]

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The ‘iYo’ concept aims to make charging gadgets fun
CrunchGear — ... uses induction to charge a battery inside of the apparatus. You simply plug a USB-chargeable device into the iYo’s USB port and charge it up using the energy stored in the iYo’s battery. Of course, as previously mentioned, you’d have to make sure the iYo’s battery remained charged, which would require you to do a little “around the world” and “walk the dog” from time to time to put induction to work. The iYo concept comes to us from Sweden’s Peter Thuvander. [via DVICE]

iYo Yo Yo charger makes for some seriously useful gaming
Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women — ... you are only having fun with the yo-yo. What actually happens within is, as the yo-yo bobs up-n-down during a game, a small Li-ion battery will build up charge via induction. Enough to bring a dead iPhone/iPod back to life as you recharge one through the iYo’s USB port. Pretty innovative idea which we sincerely hope will yo-yo its way into production. Not to mention that the iYo charger in itself looks extremely cute and handy as well. Smorgasbord, anyone ? Via DVICE. Posted by kanchana    Category: ...

A Charger for Yoyo Enthusiasts (Concept)
Technology - Channel Feed — ... The concept is simple: take a yoyo, and place a small lithium-ion battery that juices up whenever you play with the yoyo. Add a USB power port, and you’ve got yourself a portable charger! Questions remain about the viability of the “iYo”, especially how many yoyo play sessions it would take to fully charge the battery. And, why the iPhone focus? Does the concept designer realize that the iPhone isn’t the only gadget out there?!? (dvice.com) ...