Are you going for a walk? You no longer need to carry your external battery with you. Vibram’s latest connected trainer charges your smartphone using the energy produced by your steps.
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Italian manufacturer Vibram has presented an unlikely prototype of the connected basketball that allows you to charge your smartphone once. recharges with the energy you expend while walking. If it looks like a trainer in appearance, anything more traditional hides at its base a system that will allow you to transform and store the energy produced by your steps.
Once your shoe is charged with energy, all you have to do is connect it to your smartphone via the micro USB port. We think you’ll need to take them off when you get to this stage, but don’t panic, you just need to pack another pair in your backpack.
Kidding aside, the system in question is pretty well designed. Once the trainers are paired with your smartphone with the dedicated Android app installed, you will be able to see the number of steps you have taken, the temperature of your feet and the temperature of your feet. battery charge status located on the soles of both shoes. Geolocation is also included.
In practice, it will take approx. 8 hours walking So you can save enough energy to charge your smartphone. The payload ratio is also a numerical indicator that remains average, as it will also depend on your weight, the loads you are carrying, and your walking speed. Factors that will affect the number of calories you will burn during your workout. And then you always wear these sneakers with jeans that charge your smartphone while you walk.
