Recharge your iPod as you walk…
This could be real with the Hydroelectric footwear patent that utilizes the movement of the human foot as he walks to generate power. The inventor assumes the power generated would be enough to power any portable device. As you walk, power is generated, and an output socket is there to connect to your portable device. The patent was first filed in 1999 by Robert Komarechka, and several recent patents are referring to it as can be seen from the Google Patent page of it.
While I still haven’t seen any real application of it, but with the increased number of portable devices, this could be just the time for such application. Ofcourse care have to be considered not to make the connection with the portable device of any disturbance. iPod was just an example though the patent has nothing to do with Apple (and neither Microsoft before they jump on the screen!). You can read more about it on HowStuffWorks. I’ll have to thank Ben who comment on previous post and indirectly guided me to this :).
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I dunno…It reminds me of a Married … With Children episode that did not go so well with the daughter being electrocuted.