As our technologies advance, the energy consumption of our daily activities increase. In recent years, many new products and designs often include energy saving concepts. As we have seen numerous ways to gather energies, and many new idea can be found in our daily lives. For example: Shoes that can charge up your iPod when you walk or run. Cars that can store electricity while it is powered by gasoline. And paints that can convert sunlight to electricity. Above all of these amazing concepts, this may be the one that can really blow your mind away: A device that can charge up your iPhone using your own breath!
AIRE mask is designed by Joco Paulo Lammoglia, an inventor from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AIRE mask is a device that uses the flow of air produced by your breath to generate electricity. The design is simple and yet effective: Small wind turbines are built inside the mask. These turbines can gather energy from the movements of the air and convert it to electricity. The electricity produced is enough to recharge an iPod or even an iPhone.
In an interview,Lammoglia said:
“AIRE can be used in any situation, indoors or outdoors. It can be used while you sleep, walk, run, or read a book, for example. Besudes waving energy (and contributing to environmental preservation), it also encourages the practice of physical exercise.”
AIRE just won the Red Dot Design Award: Best of the best 2011. And Lammoglia is hoping to commercialize it in the near future.
References:
Article from MailOnline:
Article from psfk.com:
http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/charge-iphone-breath.html
Joco Paulo Lammoglia’s website:
http://www.joaolammoglia.net/#!products/photostackergallery0=0
