Rocking Chair Uses Motion to Power Attached OLED Lamp
The serene back-and-forth movement of a rocking chair is nothing if not relaxing. It can also be useful and productive, according to Rochus Jacob. The designer’s Murakami Chair, a winner in designboom’s Green Life competition, uses the kinetic energy produced by rocking to power an attached OLED lamp. During the day, the Murakami chair stores energy in an on-board battery back. And in the evening, stored energy provides juice for the lamp. In that vein, the chair is reminiscent of other kinetic-energy powered everyday devices that we’ve covered, including the Kyocera OLED phone and the rain-powered umbrella.
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Want hear something funny? After I wrote that, I went to AltBuild in Santa Monica, and I saw a booth where they have a generator that you hook up to your bike so that you can charge a battery. The lady said that Ed Begley Jr uses it to power his TV.
Read all about it:
http://blog.architectureaddiction.com/index.php/a/2010/05/08/altbuild_2010_day_one
Rad! Next how about a stationary bike that powers your tv? To change the channel you gotta shift!