18 Year Old Girl Invents 20 Second Cell Phone Charger! (Wins $50K & Talks With Google)

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  1. shinobi

    shinobi PA ='(

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    [video=youtube;X4EsjlLyKFI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4EsjlLyKFI[/video]

    Teenager explains her award winning revolutionary invention. Teenager invents revolutionary device which has the potential to charge a cell phone within just 20 SECONDS. A California teen has attracted the attention of tech giants Google for her potentially revolutionary invention which charges a phone in 20 seconds flat"

    - CBS
     
    #1 shinobi, May 22, 2013
  2. surplusletterbox

    surplusletterbox Well-Known Member

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    After viewing the clip I think this is not a charging device that charges a battery. It is (supercapacitors) to be used as electricity storage instead of a Lithium Ion battery in phones. I did not think that it was physically possible to charge a say 1000mAH battery without pretty hefty amperes in 20 seconds.
     
    #2 surplusletterbox, May 22, 2013
  3. turbobenx

    turbobenx .........

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    ^lol, wat?
     
    #3 turbobenx, May 22, 2013
  4. mysticusagi

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    People can be so creative. I wonder what this idea will be developed into.
     
    #4 mysticusagi, Jun 10, 2013
  5. eclinix

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    it would ruin the battery industry.
     
    #5 eclinix, Sep 13, 2013
  6. workingtiger55

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    Hope the charger coming out soon
     
    #6 workingtiger55, Sep 20, 2013
  7. bbes

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    i have seen others with like quick charging devices, but they need to have a different type of battery. i would highly doubt a lithium ion battery can be charged so quickly. and i guess it is to do with the amperes and charge and being able to hold the high power so quickly safely. batteries have quite a lot of variables.
     
    #7 bbes, May 18, 2014
  8. Hartia

    Hartia Well-Known Member

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    Well it takes about 20 seconds to take a battery out and put in a new one. Thats my theory to say the least.
     
    #8 Hartia, May 18, 2014
  9. huycha04

    huycha04 Well-Known Member

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    the link is dead, I youtube it. Wow, very interesting stuff, I hope it get implemented soon.
     
    #9 huycha04, Sep 16, 2014