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Nokia Files Patent For Piezoelectric Self-Charging Phone

Nokia Files Patent For Piezoelectric Self-Charging Phone

In this particular day and age, with climate change and global warming being plastered across the news and media, Nokia couldn’t have chosen a better time to let slip details about a self-charging mobile phone. How [...]

Corky: A Self Powered Mouse

Corky: A Self Powered Mouse

Don’t be fooled by Corky’s soft exterior, this mouse means business, self charging business.  Scrolling, clicking and moving Corky activates its piezoelectric elements generating enough energy to charge itself.  We’ve seen this tech in floors before, [...]

This Batteryless Remote From NEC Uses The Power Of Button Mashing To Be Powered

This Batteryless Remote From NEC Uses The Power Of Button Mashing To Be Powered

In the past we’ve seen piezoelectric technology applied to flooring in train stations and mats to take advantage of people’s stepping power.  Now the technology is being applied to a home theater remote control developed by [...]

POWERleap Charging The World One Footstep At A Time

POWERleap Charging The World One Footstep At A Time

We’ve seen piezoelectric flooring before, but now POWERleap hopes to bring the product to commercial availability.  In case you forgot, the concept is simple: when a person walks on the pad the energy from their foot [...]