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On Thursday, July 18, 2002, at 12:14 PM, Gerstein, Sam wrote:
>
> They still make them. I think they're very expensive.
> http://www.seikowatches.com/collection/html/
> Of course, that's because of the packaging, I'm sure, but the tech is
> probably specialized enough that it's expensive to manufacure.. I also
> doubt
> it can generate very much power. The newton on a full charge won't
> last as
> long (by far) as a watch on a single watch battery...
>
> /Sam
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: victor_at_newtontalk.net [mailto:victor_at_newtontalk.net]
>> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 1:46 PM
>> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
>> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Kinetic energy charger for Newton
>>
>>
>>
>> I think you're talking about those Seiko Kinetic watches that
>> they used to
>> sell, right Jim? I remember seeing those in shops around 6-7
>> years ago.
>>
>> More to your question, I don't think so... there doesn't seem to be a
>> "do-it-yourself" kinetic energy part around, and everything
>> on Google seems
>> to either talk about electric bicycles or giant flywheels to replace
>> industrial UPS systems.
>>
>> -- Victor
>>
>> Original Message:
>> -----------------
>> From: Jim Witte jswitte_at_bloomington.in.us
>> Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 12:16:00 -0400
>> Subject: [NTLK] "Kinetic energy charger" for Newton
>>
>>
>>
>> I know that some watches have some kind of a mechanism that uses the
>> kinetic energy as you fling it aound on your wrist throughout
>> the day to
>> charge it. Seeing as how a lot of people here wear
>> theirNewts, would this
>> mechanism be able to gernerate near enough power to appreciably extend
>> battery life between charges? (Especially since the Newt
>> Holster usually
>> holds the Newts closer to the body's center- of gravity than a watch,
>> which woulld probabbly affect it.)
>>
>>
>>
>>
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