Charge Your DS The Old Way
December 31st, 2006 by Matt Stone in News
Forget about charging your DS using a standard adapter and all that, there’s a good old way of doing it. Japanese GameTech has made a hand-crank powered DS charger. You simply turn the handle to charge the battery.
Not the best way to charge anything, but fun to show off to your friends. Consider this the most pointless accessory of 2006. Video after the jump.
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December 31st, 2006 at 9:40 pm
I remember this! My friend bought it around the time the first DS released. It doesn’t work well at all.
December 31st, 2006 at 10:54 pm
How long do you crank for a decent or full charge?
January 1st, 2007 at 12:10 am
is there any reason for it, like is it good exercise or monumental fun.
January 1st, 2007 at 5:20 am
Not pointless if you’re going camping or something.
January 1st, 2007 at 12:52 pm
I think that something more like a pump, where you can charge the DS with your feet, would be less tiresome, and you could play while charging. With a hand-crank, your hands will be too tired to play after you have charged the DS(IF you can give it a decent charge).
January 1st, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Something wound up like a clock, that slowly unwinds and produces the right amount of energy the DS needs would be kool.
January 2nd, 2007 at 3:17 am
If I’m stuck in the middle of nowhere, I’d prefer to have my hand crack DS charge with me.
January 4th, 2007 at 5:24 am
this should have been the original battery charger for the DS..
January 4th, 2007 at 7:21 am
O
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That about sums it up.
January 5th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
i have a wind-up torch and that lasts all night so it must be alright!!!
March 27th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
i want it for free ok
March 27th, 2007 at 1:36 pm
fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!max