Rural India is abuzz with telecom penetration and while telecom operators are targeting the BoP market, the relevant ecosystem for mobile is just not there.
And the most relevant piece to get rural india to talk, i.e. electricity.
IdeaForge, Mumbai based startup has launched Roto Charger, a ‘hand powered’ mobile charger that works by simply rotating a handle on the charger.
Charger your mobile phone with hands
Roto Charger Features
- 1 min of rotating the handle gives about 3 min of talk time and about 30 min of stand-by time.
- Multi-brand charger with small adaptor tips in convenient plug-in pad for storage.
- Charge even while talking by the single hand Roll-on mode.
Users can charge the mobile phone either by rotating the handle or by rolling the device on any surface.
What’s the cost? Rs. 350.
I want one.
-Tarun
A great product if it deliverys what it promises. Eco friendly and good for exercising one’s hand/wrist.
Wondering what’s new in this product. Its available in Market from more that 3 – 4 years and I have even used it and yes for much more cheaper price!
Nice, I could take it on a trek. I have been looking for something like this. I do find those which uses AA batteries but they are too costly.
Pure awesomeness! I mean, could anything be as simple but deliver so much of value? It’s not only about assisting the rural, but the city-living too. What if am on a drive, and my mobile conks? Or I am out of town, but haven’t carried my charger? What if there’s an eight-hour power cut in the city? The uses are endless..
Already available in market? I can’t buy this from their site. Will try to locate it on mobile stores
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When & where can one buy it?
Hi Guys,
All interested junta can buy it from our ebay shop. the link is there on our website. http://www.ideaforge.co.in
Thanks a lot for the responses.
Regards,
ideaForge Team
ideaForge,
better to leave a direct link to your ebay site here itself. By the way the flying machine on your site looks every bit like the one in 3idiots.
-Tarun
Our Ebay Shop
http://stores.shop.ebay.in/ideaForge-powerAlternatives__W0QQ_armrsZ1
The flying device in 3 idiots is ours only!
Ankit
Why isn’t the flying device on sale?
It flew away!
Competition rising … these guys also have patent http://www.yogenstore.com
can u send me it’s circuit diagramme please. it will be helpful for my electronics project please sir….
Sir, Is roto charger will work for LG Arena, why because most of the pictures are nokia related.
Nice article, i dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. I never comment on those blogs, even when the content is great
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i need the circuit diagram to understand its working
can any1 help me? where can i get it?
its very nice.very eco friendly.
sir please send me the circuit diagram i am intrested in these type of innovative idea
Dear Sir,
We have requirement of 200 Nos. of hand crank mobile charger for Indian Army. Please details of same along with your contact details.
Our office number is 022-25721122
Kindly Contact Mr. Vipul Joshi for further details.
Best Regards,
Ankit Mehta
I bought one piece, its not worth spending rs.300, its not what you can carry in your pocket, and if you cannot carry in your pocket, its really of very less use, plus its very noisy if you rotate the charger.
sir, people need mechanical charger when they are in some journey,in journey we use some vehicle. can the the force of upcoming air in the vehicle be utilized to charge our mobile?
I might be exaggerating, but u guys deserve a noble price. This wil help save electricity, power consumption. I think more and more startups should think of these kind of solutions, rather than just making money.