It was surely only a matter of time before someone thought to capitalize on the current trend for wearables with a battery designed to charge via kinetic energy. And so meet Ampy: a spare battery pack ...

The mobile charging space isn’t exactly lacking in choices, but they all primarily work the same way: Charge up your mobile charger, plug in your smartphone when the battery gets low, rinse and repeat ...

The notion of capturing the energy generated by even the most casual stroll or everyday motion has been around for years now – the nPower PEG was introduced at CES in 2009 – but three Northwestern ...

When his parents denied him a Super NES, he got mad. When they traded a prize Sega Genesis for a 2400 baud modem, he got even. Years of Internet shareware, eBay'd possessions and video game testing ...

Forget plugging in. Ampy stores up battery power by converting your movements into energy so you can charge your gadgets with the power of motion. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and ...

Ampy is a charging device that can be attached to your body when you go for a run (or just a walk) and it will generate energy that can be used to charge your mobile phone. It’s about half the size of ...