Gadget # 1
Recently I’ve come across several gadgets that I think might play a role in boating safety.
1st up is the Sidewinder Charger a hand crank charger for mobile phones. These are a fact of life and are often on boats. More and more boats have the ubiquitous 12V outlets to charge them. However, if the batteries go flat so does your battery charging capability.
The Sidewinder which claims to give 6 minutes of talk time for 2 minutes of cranking removes this worry.
It’s not a universal product as for instance it does not work with Sanyo phones.
Finally, if you’ve seen the movie Cellular this little item would make Chris Evan’s life much easier.
P.S. Grundig makes a multi band radio that works off a hand crank. This is sold at Radio Shack etc., and again takes the what happens if the batteries die worry away.
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