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Power-Generating Soccer Ball Approaching Production

2013-03-11 11:29:08

Power-Generating Soccer Ball Approaching Production

The Soccket, a soccer ball that generates electricity when it is kicked around, is approaching the production stage.

Soccket visualization. A soccer ball that generates electricity.

Soccket in action.

This ball is equipped with an internal pendulum and a mechanism that recharges a battery, which then powers a lamp for night-time lighting.

The developer, Uncharted Play, Inc, hopes to raise $75,000 on Kickstarter to get this project off the ground and produce it. If you pledge $99 (and the project is funded) you should receive a Soccket ball by about August. Of course, that’s only if you pledge the money before this option sells out.

Read more at http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/07/power-generating-soccer-ball-approaching-production/#0lDXgdjo5rhO7ldS.99

Nicholas Brown

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