Nokia, world’s largest cell manufacturer, on Thursday unveiled Bicycle-powered Charger kit. The charger can be used to power any Nokia phone with a 2mm power jack.
Nokia also announced that the new device will provide free and environmentally friendly electricity to its customers.
Priced with 15 euro, the kit comes features two small brackets, in addition to the charger and generator. One bracket attaches to bicycle’s handler to secure the charger and a cell phone holder. The other bracket secures the small electric generator to the bike’s fork.
The charger comes with a dynamo which is powered by the front bicycle wheel as a rider pedals and transfers electricity to a charger attached to a handlebar, which a phone plugs into.
Nokia also said that the bicycle-powered charger will be available from Nokia online and Nokia phone retailers by the year end.
Nokia is not alone in this venture. Earlier in 2007, Motorola demonstrated a Bicycle-powered charger at the Consumer Electronics Show. Likewise in 2009, Biologic free Charger was unveiled for charging small electronic gadgets.