Self powered equipment is seen as a very important method of powering various electronic devices. Many different electrical items are getting the self powered treatment.

Laptops
The One Laptop for Every Child Project has created a range of affordable laptop computers for developing nations. However there are already designs to include these with windup handles to generate power to run the laptop.

Torches
There are many torches available which use wind up technology to charge up the batteries in the torch. Some of these use smaller winding mechanisms which can be operated by squeezing the handle.

The Future of Clockwork
We won’t know what the future holds for us until it actually arrives. There are already plenty of designs and interesting ways of generating electricity. There are various electrical components which can be put inside the souls of shoes to generate electricity while you walk.