Love It or Hate It?: Wind-up AA batteries
This post was written by Megan P. on February 21, 2011
Posted Under: Batteries Exposed,Battery Humor
Posted Under: Batteries Exposed,Battery Humor
You never know what you’ll find next at Yanko…
Designers Yeon Kyeong Hwang & Mieong Ho Kang are working on a concept for a AA battery that would be powered by a completely renewable energy source- You.
The concept behind the wind-up AA batteries isn’t all that different from the old wind-up toys you used to play with as a child. And if you can remember back that far, it took quite a bit of elbow grease just to get a few moments of entertainment. With that being the case, it’s hard to see the wind-up battery ever becoming commonplace.
Still we ask the question for the Wind-up AA battery: Love it or hate it?
Let us know!
Reader Comments
I have grand sons of 3 and 5 years old who would rather wind a minute or two (not more) rather than call an adult to replace the batteries and put the others on charge. It makes them feel “in charge”.
A better idea would be a wind-up charger for two or four NiMH AA cells.