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The Power Of The ShoeInventor Trevor Baylis was made an Honorary Member of the RSGB earlier this year. His wind-up radio made communications available to people across Africa without access to electricity. Now he wants to unleash pedestrian power world-wide. This report from WIA news. It’s an electric shoe capable of charging batteries by pedestrian power alone, this for cell phones, two-way pagers, MP3 players, or just about any other low-power portable gizmo. Trevor Baylis's says: Put away those plugs, chuck those re-chargers and cords - 'cause juicing up will soon be as easy as a walk in the park. This man is an avid inventor, from the non-drip tea-pot to the talking potty, a children's toilet trainer that barks congratulations each time its occupant performs to order. I don’t think that one charges batteries though .... So, back to his shoes, the heel insert is fashioned from piezoelectric crystal, and this when bent, squeezed, or struck, produces a high voltage at a very low current - rather like the static electricity created by rubbing fur on a balloon. Trevor went on to explain "We then put that charge back through a little electronic circuit, which sorts it out before squirting it into the battery of the mobile phone - or "can't live without" electronic toy, held in a pouch sewn on the back of the boot." It appears as if the man who gave us the crank-up radio is inspired,
once again.
The picture shows Trevor Baylis with the RSGB’s Sylvia Manco 2E1CYL and members of the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS). From left to right Murray G6JYB, Sylvia 2E1CYL, Trevor Baylis, Clive G1EUC, Ant M1FDE The Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society run Foundation,
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