Cellphone of the future runs on Coca-Cola?
Share this page:
Imagine it's one day in the not so distant future and your cellphone's battery is about to conk out. Naturally, you're bummed out because you were looking forward to using it the rest of the day. What can you do besides whining? Well, because this takes place in the future, you can run over to the local gas station and purchase any drink loaded with carbs. You buy a can of Coke, pour it into your phone and your handset becomes fully charged! Designer Daizi Zhen is working on this concept for Nokia. A bio battery replaces the regular battery to eliminate pollution. The bio battery runs on carbohydrates-currently sugar-and uses enzymes as a catalyst. All that the user needs to do is to add a sugary drink. As the battery produces power, it leaves behind benign waste of water and oxygen. The bio battery runs 3 to 4 times longer than a lithium cell on a single charge and is biodegradable. Since there is only an artificial sweetener in diet Coke, you might see your phone pack on a few pounds after consuming so much cola.
source: DaiziZheng via FuelCellWorks, Engadget
source: DaiziZheng via FuelCellWorks, Engadget
 |  |
 |  |
Share this page:
6 Comments
1. cellgeek82 posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:44 0 0
I wonder what would happen if you put the soda in your phone then shook it? Hmm, it'd make a nice YouTube video :P
3. Pr0cl1v1ty posted on 12 Jan 2010, 08:27 0 0
HAHAHAHAHA i almost just broke my neck falling out of my chair laughing soooo hard
4. rjt185 posted on 12 Jan 2010, 08:39 0 0
...what happens with the waste? lol do you just dump the flat/sugarless soda afterwards?
5. tallica05 posted on 12 Jan 2010, 09:00 0 0
Don't over fill it. Warrenty doesn't cover liquid damage. lol. Anyway it would cost more in the long run to buy coke rather then having a charger.
6. fsjon posted on 12 Jan 2010, 10:33 0 0
I can just image how much soft drink company will charge for a can of pop in THAT future...
