Oct 21, 2008 10:34 AM

Water Shoe Pumps Power Into Your Gadgets

They hardly look fashionable or comfortable, but NTT Com’s futuristic shoes contain water-filled soles attached to a generator. Strolling, sprinting, or playing Skip It puts pressure on the soles, pumping the water to spin turbine and generate up to 1.2 watts of electricity — enough to power an iPod forever so long as you’re walking, […]

They hardly look fashionable or comfortable, but NTT Com's futuristic shoes contain water-filled soles attached to a generator. Strolling, sprinting, or playing Skip It puts pressure on the soles, pumping the water to spin turbine and generate up to 1.2 watts of electricity -- enough to power an iPod forever so long as you're walking, according to NTT.

[Via DayLife]

Photo: AFP/Getty Images

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