One of the biggest challenges that mobile users face is keeping their gadgets charged up when they are out of the home or office all day and use their smartphone frequently. Often the only choice is to go with a battery case of some sort to keep things running. A new option has hit Kickstarter called AMPY.
AMPY is a device that promises to charge your smartphone using your movement. AMPY is a wearable device that harnesses movement as you walk around during the day and turns that movement into power to keep your smartphone or other gadget running.
AMPY also interfaces with an app that will keep track of stats for you like how much time you spent running or walking, and how many steps you took. It will charge any iPhone, Android device, or USB device.
Inside the small AMPY case is a lithium ion battery to charge devices. Power in that battery also stores your activity data for about a week. The project is seeking $100,000 and has raised over $52,000 as of writing. A pledge of $75 or more will get you an AMPY with shipping expected in June.
SOURCE: Kickstarter