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Make sure it has narrow tires so the trip won't wear them out as bad.

Problem solved! They get there 5 times faster, & with less fatigue!]]>Feb 8th 2008 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 23rd 2007 10:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 23rd 2007 11:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 23rd 2007 10:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 23rd 2007 10:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 24th 2007 12:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/I picked up 3 x wind-up LED flashlights at Home Depot last night... 30 seconds winding produces 30 minutes of light. How hard would it be to shove the same mechanism on a phone?
Heh... infact, you could attach it to an old rotary dial, so you'd have a retro look AND never need to charge it ;)
]]>Dec 23rd 2007 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 24th 2007 12:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 23rd 2007 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/
Solar panels cost a lot of money and the sun fails to show up sometimes.]]>Dec 23rd 2007 10:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 23rd 2007 10:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/
It's probably a lot cheaper to snag some municipal electricity than generator your own, even if the cost is distributed among the villagers.]]>Dec 23rd 2007 11:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 23rd 2007 10:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/If I was a powerball winner I would hook them up. Cost me a few hundred... big deal.]]>Dec 23rd 2007 10:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 23rd 2007 10:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/
pretty crappy to get the short stick electing you cell-walker for the next 10 years...]]>Dec 23rd 2007 10:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/
for Taz since he is ignorant of the facts:

Nokia announces 1110i for "first time users"
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/06/19/nokia-announces-1110i-for-first-time-users/

Nokia announces new phones for emerging markets
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/03/31/nokia-announces-new-phones-for-emerging-markets-2610-1112-and/

Nokia busts out new low-end fleet
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/03/nokia-busts-out-new-low-end-fleet/

Stop ignorance now before it leads you to vote for Hillary! ]]>Dec 23rd 2007 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 23rd 2007 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 23rd 2007 11:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 23rd 2007 11:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/
"Yes. I have charged the phones. Boy, this is a long walk. So how are you..?"


]]>Dec 23rd 2007 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 23rd 2007 11:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/you have got to be kidding me.
]]>Dec 23rd 2007 11:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 23rd 2007 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 23rd 2007 11:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 23rd 2007 11:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 24th 2007 12:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Then we'll own the dollar."wheeze"]]>Dec 24th 2007 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 23rd 2007 11:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/
"Can you hear me now?"

...

"Good!"]]>Dec 24th 2007 12:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 24th 2007 12:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 24th 2007 5:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 28th 2007 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 24th 2007 2:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 24th 2007 2:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 24th 2007 2:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/
i am a proud indian.

fcuk you MPAA ... try to sue 100 billion people , show us your guts !]]>Dec 24th 2007 2:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 24th 2007 3:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 24th 2007 3:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 24th 2007 4:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/
Can somebody let them know that these devices are available (at least in the U.S.)? I'd be more than happy to help them purchase the panels if they can's find it in India.


]]>Dec 24th 2007 4:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/You can imagine the conversations though
'Could you please be hurrying up, this call is costing me 0.25 watts a minute']]>Dec 24th 2007 4:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 24th 2007 4:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 24th 2007 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 24th 2007 7:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/
Some guy leaves for the "Town" 7 pm, gets there at 11 pm, gets the phones charged, leave back for village at 5 am and is back at 9 am. Now, you only have to make sure that once your relative or a village friend lives in the "Town".

There you have it... now if you excuse, its 10 to 7 and I have to prepare for a walk..
]]>Dec 27th 2007 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/
Some guy leaves for the "Town" 7 pm, gets there at 11 pm, gets the phones charged, leave back for village at 5 am and is back at 9 am. Now, you only have to make sure that once your relative or a village friend lives in the "Town".

There you have it... now if you excuse, its 10 to 7 and I have to prepare for a walk..
]]>Dec 27th 2007 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Jan 7th 2008 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Please egt the facts clear before posting such crap.]]>Dec 24th 2007 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/23/indian-villagers-walk-a-dozen-miles-to-charge-cellphones/Dec 24th 2007 4:33PM