On Sun, 2005-10-02 at 21:30 +0100, Kevanf1
The one I have seen demonstrated on a tv news report was excellent. It was slim, not a bit bulky and the charging handle/crank was akin to a fishing reel handle. If you know about the ABU series of multiplier reel than think that. They looked cool :-) and very desirable. I am starting to think that there are a number of these projects being worked on now though. --
There was a radio minister who had a tape player which worked by hand crank so people out in the boondocks of whatever continent could play his sermons. Apparently they were a hit with missionarys because they did not need to carry the extra weight of batteries into the bush. There is another solution in solar cell chargers which are sold for use on boats and RV's to keep their batteries charged. Boats needing the double sized ones. Much more voltage than a computer needed but nicely compact about the size of a keyboard. CWSIV