Man creates high-tech skateboard which powers your mobile and also serves as an extended speaker

        A student has created a modified skateboard that has speakers built into the base - and even a dock for a mobile phone or music player.

And, in addition to playing music from the docked device, the Chargeboard can charge its battery using kinetic energy generated by the board's spinning wheels.

 The Chargeboard was created by Bjorn van den Hout as part of a graduation project at the Willem de Kooning Academy of Art and Design in Rotterdam.

 In the wheels. two dynamos generate 6V when they spin, which is converted to a 5V current in the box of the skateboard. Aside from powering the speakers, this also charges the phone when it’s plugged in.

The Chargeboard docking station is currently compatible with the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 4S, although a 3.5mm headphone jack and a USB 2.0 port means other devices can also be used.


 Riding the board for one hour generates enough power to fully charge a phone, while the built-in battery can charge a phone eight times over. ‘I really want to develop it further, and bring it to market,’ van den Hout told MailOnline.

‘So I’m looking for a team of people who want to technically develop Chargeboard, and an investor would be great to get the project off the ground!  
‘Because I just graduated I don’t have the financial capacity to finance it on my own.’ As a result, van den Hout added he is going to launch a Kickstarter project next Monday to help fund production.

Via Mail Online

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