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It was a cold winter evening. I was stuck in the bus terminal with my baggage, cell phone and a few extra quarters. This story is set during those days when people did not know other peoples telephone numbers; just their names in their cell phone address book. My battery is dead and so I cannot use
the pay phone even though I have the change because I can’t for the life of me recall any number. And that’s when it struck me. What if my cell phone had a feature where there was a reserve battery life which was restricted primarily to access the cell phone address book? It would not allow me to make a call, or for people to call me (ringer plus talking are power hoggers) but on the other hand if in case someone did call me it would flash his/her name and number and let me access my address book (which I hope uses seller batter life than talking). The good thing is that it’s after 9:00 PM so even if I don’t have the change I can scroll my address book...note a number… Walk up to a friendly stranger and ask if I can use his phone and call my friend to pick me up.
Store all address book features on the network
http://www.halfbake...ne_20address_20book
[jonthegeologist, Oct 04 2004]
Windup chargers for cell phones
http://www.azcentra...h/0115motorola.html
[theircompetitor, Oct 04 2004]
clip-on PIM works with Motorola Startac phones
http://www.pdastree...astreet-phones.html
Uses a separate battery,worked well while I used Startac [theircompetitor, Oct 04 2004]
Talk and exercise
http://www.aiyafitn...-wrist-exercise.htm
[kbecker, Oct 04 2004]
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i think its a good idea, but sooner or later all power to your mobile/cellular phone will die and you'll not even have access to the address book. I have an idea to fix this .... see link. |
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haven't u already put up a post for an auxillary battery before? |
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nomadic_wonderer: what you really need is the windup charger -- see link |
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[theircompetitor] or maybe all I need is this feature without the addition of any cumbersome addition |
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Build your cell phone into one of the lovely devices in the link. Replace spring with generator and charge as you exercise. -- "Must be a heavy talker, just look at those hands." |
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For the frustrated office worker a stress relief rubber ball could be used instead, but that may require some Piezo-electric magic. |
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good idea except one point |
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most of the power is used by the cell phone signialing to the cell phone tower |
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you should make it start up with not "cell" features at all just the lcd and the phone book |
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that couldnt reqire much energy at all |
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Why don't you just re-route auxiliary power though the secondary
phase transducer of a phaser or tricorder? |
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