For just $285, you too can own an iPhone-charging saucepan
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking “boiling water in a saucepan over an open fire is so wasteful. If only there were some way to use that excess heat to charge my phone…” Luckily for you, dear Gadget Lab reader, I have unearthed the perfect solution: The Hitochaja HC-5 is a pan which generates electricity.
As the water boils, the pan uses excess heat to generate electricity. The maximum output is 400mA, and it will provide a five volt DC, 2 watt supply to your chosen device. This is enough to charge an iPhone in “just” 3-5 hours.
I guess if you keep a pot boiling on a fire anyway, this might be a good solution. I can’t help think that all of the water and wood involved in keeping this thing going for five hours is more than a little wasteful, though. Weird as it may seem, the Hitochaja HC-5 is actually on sale in Japan, for ¥23,000, or $285. What?!
Hitochaja HC-5 product page [Mycom via Asaijin]
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