Charge Your iPhone By Hand

Mipwr, the mobile technology innovation group have been thinking long and hard about emergency power sources for mobile phones and they have come up with a solution that relies on years old technology. With the Mipwr case, you can protect and charge your iPhone by hand.

Dynamo Electricity

The team at Mipwr have used the 182 year old principle of Electromagnetic induction to enable people to use their phones in an emergency situation. Electromagnetic induction uses magnetic fields to control electricity. The plastic casing that will slip easily over the iPhone will contain a magnet. As the user pushes the paddle attached to the case, the magnet will be turned and begin to create an electric charge which in turn, gives the phone some juice (after the Mipwr backup battery that gives an additional 2 hours talk time has died as well).

Mipwr says that 1 minute of pumping or cranking will get the user 30 seconds of talk or text time. Although 30 seconds may not sound like a lot, in an emergency situation, it could mean a great difference in survival terms. Because of this, the company are marketing the product to:

• Outdoor pursuit lovers who are at a higher risk of running out of battery and possibly needing to make emergency contact with somebody


• Young people as a backup plan so that they can contact their parents


• To be included in emergency kits in vehicles, aircraft etc.


• As a backup plan in case of natural disasters

Easy To Use

Mipr have tried to keep the size of the case as small as possible in order to keep it light and aesthetically pleasing. The pump handle is concealed inside the case and can be pulled out easily whenever needed. The fact that there is a paddle makes it easier to charge the phone when necessary as users don’t have to fiddle around with a tiny crank trying to wind the charger up.

The Mipwr team are actively seeking financial backing at the moment through Kickstarter to get the charger case to production so that you can charge your iPhone by hand if you need to. With the effects of Hurricane Sandy still fresh in everybody’s minds, the Mipwr charger case could take off.

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The Dawn Of The Smart Vending Machine

Vendors have been working with various software companies in order to change the face of vending machines drastically.

The biggest revolution in the world of vending machines was when they began to accept notes and that was many years ago. Since then, vending machines have been the same as ever. Now, though, vendors are looking at joining the rest of the world by using cloud systems to make a smart vending machine. The smart machines will know what a consumer wants. Consumers will be able to purchase direct from the vending machine without any cash or even credit card if they need to and the vendors will be able to track their stock far more effectively so that annoying moment when there isn’t any of our favorite candy is far less likely to happen.

For The Consumer

Consumers will be able to set up accounts via an app. This account can then be used to purchase products from the vending machine by scanning the smartphone on the machine. People will even be able to send gifts to their friends, loved ones and co-workers via the app. Vending machines will store account information and be able to recommend offers and products as the account is built up.

Vending machines will have all the payment options you could possibly expect or need so there will never be a reason that you can’t use them. Large screens on the machines that will look like a huge smart phone will help to make the correct selection (no pressing the wrong button because you got the letters and the numbers mixed up), just easy to use, one tap solutions to your vending needs.

For Vendors

As the vending machine will essentially be a smartphone, all the information that is entered i.e. the orders etc. can be used to give vendors valuable information about what it and isn’t selling well, when the vending machine runs out of stock etc. By concentrating on these analytics, vendors are able to put together a solid marketing plan for stock control in each area.

Vendors hope to see the introduction of the smart vending machine in 2014.

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