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Pedal power has been an alternative-energy source for ages. So what if we could use them in daily life?

A pedal powered-laptop could be an ideal choice for us, Internet geeks, who spend hours of time sitting in front of their computers: now we can actually exercise, save energy and go green!

And here’s a detailed video showing the bike-laptop-generator in action (built by David Butcher):

Pedal -Powered Laptops in the Classroom

An initiative by a web development teacher who decided to introduce a cool innovation into his classroom: a pedal-powered laptop to encourage his students to burn some calories while working:

My students typically spend most of the library time sitting at our computers. I thought perhaps they could be burning a few calories at the same time by riding a recumbent stationary bike.

Pedal-Powered Desk

Here’s the pedal-powered desk installed in UC Davis, California:

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Pedal-Powered Laptops in the Gyms

The recent trend is to build gyms that harness the power of exercise bicycles to power simple devices like laptops:

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