MyPowerbank hacks Santander bikes so London's homeless can charge their phones

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• Eheran@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Sorry but this is nonsense. Just like those gimmicky LED lights with weights for Africa or what not. An actual Powerbank with a little solar panel makes more sense and will last year’s without any effort at any remote location.

  Even if they generate 100 watt (which this thing will not), it would still take an hour to charge a Powerbank. Phones are limited by what the battery can take, so even if it can provide more power, the phone will be capped -> 0.5 hour for ~50%.

  It is simply not practical, cost money for supper specialized thing they need to carry around. You don’t see them carry around a shake-to-charge-torch for the same reason. It is just a gimmick.

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  • DJDarren@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    But this is based in London, where solar power isn’t going to be reliable. However, these bikes are everywhere.

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    • Eheran@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The named Powerbank will last days with zero light. A few watt out of solar panel (like 10%, 2 Watt to keep the phone running) would be no problem even at a rainy day!

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