Can you think of dipping your mobile phone in water? No. But now, you can use water to charge your cell phone. A Swedish company MyFC will be launching a device at the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 that converts hydrogen into electricity. The device PowerTrekk is a fuel-cell charger that uses plain tap water to charge mobile devices.
The PowerTrekk is said to be the world's first portable fuel cell. It can be used as a portable battery pack as well as a fuel cell. As a portable battery pack, it can be used as a ready source of power or storage buffer for the fuel cell. While as a fuel cell it enables instant charging from a depleted battery state. A user just has to add water to the fuel tray after inserting a fuel pack. Users can connect devices like mobile phones, cameras and GPS devices to the PowerTrekk via a USB port.
"PowerTrekk has a competitive edge over traditional portable chargers. Fuel-cell power is generated immediately and charging is not impacted by weather or the position of the sun, as for solar panels. Compared with battery-powered travel chargers, PowerTrekk offers reliable charging as the fuel packs do not deplete as batteries do," said Björn Westerholm, CEO, MyFC.
The company has not yet announced the pricing of PowerTrekk which will be demonstrated at the CES this month.
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