Charge your device with water???? Uh Yes!

[WiseOwl]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2085694/PowerTrekk-Mobile-phone-charger-runs-water.html

This has got to be the coolest thing I have ever seen! I wonder how much the replacement cells cost.......

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Betcha it disappears like the cars that get 100mpg and run on water. Companies will buy the patent because it will cost them business

[monkeybird]

I'd love to have one of those. When I went to the company's web site, I found they currently have no retailers but will provide a list soon. This is cool. The cell cartridges come in 10 to 24 packs. I wonder how much the replacement cells will cost?

[thedreamers]

Thats cool. The article says "It is scheduled to hit the European market in May or June with a recommended price of 199 euros (

[monkeybird]

Definitely something for the Bug out bag!

[Preppergirl]

Ok probably a really stupid question so you don't have to smack me down too hard if it is.... If only the European model were available, would it require adapters to be used for products marketed in the us? Is there a difference in the smart phone devices that are marketed there, or are they the same and a different wall adapter is needed to charge them.

[Bill Foster]

Preppergirl,
The phone voltage is the same at the phone. The batteries are the same voltage for US an Europe, the wall chargers have different inputs, but the outputs to the phone are the same.

[Preppergirl]

Thanks, I suffer form E.IS... Electronic ignorance syndrome

[Cindy]

Hi folks. I'm new here, but not new to the world. I don't mean to imply any disrespect, and might be unpopular because of this post, but I'm a bit shocked at the casual thinking demonstrated in this thread, and by the credibility attributed to this marketing hype.

This thing doesn't run on water, and it doesn't extract energy from water. This device simply converts chemical energy into electrical energy - just like a battery does. This could be well-described as a wet cell battery that has not yet been filled with water. In this case it's a hydrogen fuel cell that generates hydrogen from the reaction of sodium silicate with water. While I haven't seen an energy diagram of the device, I can 100% assure you that WAAAY more energy is consumed in the production of this device than can ever be extracted from it. A lot of energy is required to produce sodium silicate, and all of the plastic bits.

Maybe there are legitimate uses, such as if you want to store the dry cell for long periods of time, but I have a hard time seeing it. It would probably be more energy effective, and surely cheaper, just to adapt a couple of alkaline batteries to charge your cell phone. (I've seen such devices advertized for as little as $8, but never tried one.) Or spend more and buy a small solar cell charger. Or just plug your cell phone charger into the car cigarette lighter. At about $260 for the plastic housing, and $2.60 for ten hours of "cell phone power", this ain't no bargain.

BTW, what is "ten hours" of cell phone power? I'm sure it isn't ten hours of communicating. It's probably some industry accepted standard that defines typical usage as something like 5% of time connected, and 95% of time with the phone "on standby". Talk time consumes 10 to 12 times as much power as standby time, and most cell phone batteries will only last for 5 to 7 total hours of talk time, when brand new. The ten hours of cell phone battery life described in the ad-presented-as-news, is NOT ten hours of talk. Be suspicious of marketing hype.

Critical thinking is an important survival skill. Sorry for sounding like a know-it-all.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Hi folks. I'm new here, but not new to the world. I don't mean to imply any disrespect, and might be unpopular because of this post, but I'm a bit shocked at the casual thinking demonstrated in this thread, and by the credibility attributed to this marketing hype.

This thing doesn't run on water, and it doesn't extract energy from water. This device simply converts chemical energy into electrical energy - just like a battery does. This could be well-described as a wet cell battery that has not yet been filled with water. In this case it's a hydrogen fuel cell that generates hydrogen from the reaction of sodium silicate with water. While I haven't seen an energy diagram of the device, I can 100% assure you that WAAAY more energy is consumed in the production of this device than can ever be extracted from it. A lot of energy is required to produce sodium silicate, and all of the plastic bits.

Maybe there are legitimate uses, such as if you want to store the dry cell for long periods of time, but I have a hard time seeing it. It would probably be more energy effective, and surely cheaper, just to adapt a couple of alkaline batteries to charge your cell phone. (I've seen such devices advertized for as little as $8, but never tried one.) Or spend more and buy a small solar cell charger. Or just plug your cell phone charger into the car cigarette lighter. At about $260 for the plastic housing, and $2.60 for ten hours of "cell phone power", this ain't no bargain.

BTW, what is "ten hours" of cell phone power? I'm sure it isn't ten hours of communicating. It's probably some industry accepted standard that defines typical usage as something like 5% of time connected, and 95% of time with the phone "on standby". Talk time consumes 10 to 12 times as much power as standby time, and most cell phone batteries will only last for 5 to 7 total hours of talk time, when brand new. The ten hours of cell phone battery life described in the ad-presented-as-news, is NOT ten hours of talk. Be suspicious of marketing hype.

Critical thinking is an important survival skill. Sorry for sounding like a know-it-all.

I'm grinnin from ear to ear! getcha some!!!