Comments on: Power your laptop with your feet – YoGen Max http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/09/25/power-your-laptop-with-your-feet-yogen-max/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:50:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Griff http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/09/25/power-your-laptop-with-your-feet-yogen-max/comment-page-1/#comment-44479 Griff Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:58:27 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=22379#comment-44479 This device's time has passed. Before planes had power, before netwbooks had 6 hrs battery life, perhaps I might have used one on a coast to coast to avoid a deep vein thrombosis... Now I stay at home and teleconference. ;-) This device’s time has passed.

Before planes had power, before netwbooks had 6 hrs battery life, perhaps I might have used one on a coast to coast to avoid a deep vein thrombosis…

Now I stay at home and teleconference. ;-)

]]> By: Jhon http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/09/25/power-your-laptop-with-your-feet-yogen-max/comment-page-1/#comment-44474 Jhon Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:03:28 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=22379#comment-44474 Follow the links. It appears to be a "concept" item (as are most, if not all of the items on their site). Their "demo" video doesn't display it producing power, just that it's noisy and not hooked up to anything. Further, the demo video was encoded using what appears to be the shareware version of cucusoft's video converter -- complete with the "watermark". This doesn't strike me as very professional looking demo. Lastly, unless the laws of physics change, the amount of foot peddling needed to power a modern laptop will be considerable. Their concept item appears to "get around" this by having a bank of 12 AA batteries in the generator. The laptop will be powered off that while your pumping gives you a little "extra" time. Very little, I would expect. Follow the links. It appears to be a “concept” item (as are most, if not all of the items on their site). Their “demo” video doesn’t display it producing power, just that it’s noisy and not hooked up to anything.

Further, the demo video was encoded using what appears to be the shareware version of cucusoft’s video converter — complete with the “watermark”. This doesn’t strike me as very professional looking demo.

Lastly, unless the laws of physics change, the amount of foot peddling needed to power a modern laptop will be considerable. Their concept item appears to “get around” this by having a bank of 12 AA batteries in the generator. The laptop will be powered off that while your pumping gives you a little “extra” time. Very little, I would expect.

]]> By: Mark http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/09/25/power-your-laptop-with-your-feet-yogen-max/comment-page-1/#comment-44472 Mark Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:45:12 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=22379#comment-44472 Kinda cool. Just think how convenient that would be if you needed to access laptop files while you were driving and your battery was running low. Just slip that baby down next to the ...brake...no gas...umm...nevermind. :-p lol Actually, I can see that being a nice emergency back up in case you need to use your laptop and have no power connection. As long as they can keep it at a reasonable price. Kinda cool.

Just think how convenient that would be if you needed to access laptop files while you were driving and your battery was running low. Just slip that baby down next to the …brake…no gas…umm…nevermind. :-p
lol

Actually, I can see that being a nice emergency back up in case you need to use your laptop and have no power connection. As long as they can keep it at a reasonable price.

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