Irregular and undependable electrical power sources for personal computer use plague many parts of the world and hamper connectivity. The use of automobile batteries, solar cells, and hand cranking mechanisms for short term power made news in 2005. HCL Infosystems in India has announced a February 2006 release of a pedal device that allows the user to make the computer truly personal by generating electricity from a bicycle-type generation system to charge a battery.
Now if the Gazelle dude on the infomercial could make this look like fun, the Indians may be on to something...otherwise, I have Fred Flintstone images of how one would look using this thing...but I really like the idea of Calories per Gigabyte *smile*
