Hand-crankable Cell Phone?

Mobile Magazine peeks at prototype of a cell phone with rechargeable AA batteries. That alone is a useful enough concept -- the industry practice of proprietary batteries that give out after 2 years, forcing you to buy a new phone, is a real outrage -- but the phone also enables you to recharge the batteries with a hand crank!

It'll never make production. Too sensible. And there's no money in hand cranks!

-- Paul Andrews, GreenforGood

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