Tag Archives: YoGen

Getting Your Valentine’s Day Green Tech Love On: A Shopper’s Guide

February 14th is approaching and with it, the opportunity to express your undying love and devotion with that special, unforgettable gift. If your loved one is an eco-conscious tech lover, why go in for those tired old Valentine’s Day cliches? After all, that sweet bouquet of flowers was probably grown with pesticides, endangering the health of agricultural workers; the box of chocolates with [...]

Tugging On The YoGen: Power Through Cord Pulls

The idea is simple in one’s mind: a device which generates energy naturally through repeated pulls on a cord, which in turn spins an internal alternator that generates power to charge the battery of many a portable device. The delivery of such an item? Not really a reality until recently, when inventor Alexander Sromin of [...]

CES 2010 – YoGen Makes a Splash in Pull-String Charging (Video)

The YoGen hand-held charger is one we talked about back in October, and I finally got to see it in action at CES. It was one of the more popular booths in the Sustainable Planet section, and after trying out the product, I could see why. I also got a demonstration of their prototype pedal-powered [...]

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