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Stix Cell Phone Only Charges When You Exercise

by Kaiser Hwang on July 20, 2009 at 04:42 PM

A phone that encourages you to lose weight? That's the novel idea behind the Stix concept phone.

You can hook the phone, thanks to its pliable body, to a belt loop or wrap it around your wrist. As the phone can only be charged by kinetic energy, you'll have to walk, run, or otherwise work out if you plan on talking to your friends and loved ones via the phone. It also has a built-in pedometer and heart-rate meter to help you keep track of just how well you're exercising.

It's a fascinating concept, for sure, but something tells us most of you will be holding onto your iPhones and BlackBerrys for the time being. [From: Textually]

Tags: cell phone, CellPhone, exercise, green, kinetic energy, KineticEnergy, stix, top, workout

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