blog.buzzflash.com/greenisgood/020
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MargaretS since 5 days 14 hours 28 minutes
For many people today, it's safe to say that having a cell phone is a necessity. Your cell phone is like a ready-made life raft of sorts, just ready and waiting to keep you afloat. Well, almost always ready. When it doesn't unexpectedly die on you, at least. Imagine, for a second, that you're stuck in the middle of nowhere and your car breaks down. Pulled over to the side of the road, you take your cell phone out of your pocket. You're about to dial a number, when suddenly you peer down at the battery life and realize that your on your last bar... and it's flashing. Uh-oh. Your heart's in your throat as you start to dial. Then suddenly... CLICK. The screen goes dead. "Wait, what? My cell phone's dead? Why is my cell phone dead? And there's no outlet plug in sight! What am I going to do?!" Well, Aaron LeMeiux seems to have found that answer. It comes in the form of the Personal Energy Generator (PEG), developed by LeMeiux's company Tremont Electricity. About the size of your average flashlight, the PEG takes the kinetic energy humans develop through physical activity and uses it to recharge small, electronic devices such as your phone, camera, or iPod.