Go green with a Wind up TV remote control
Of course, energy conservation is a very important part of the puzzle that is global warming, so it is hardly a ‘wind up’ per se. However, not every individual person can fight the cause at the front line, which is actually
where the least work needs to be done, and awareness needs to be raised to the extent that every member of every household is making just a small contribution to energy conservation. This can mean turning off standby lights on electrical devices such as televisions and DVD players, or it can mean sourcing greener forms of energy, such as from the sun.
However, not every home can install solar panels, so the contributions that people ought to be expected to make must be viewed in the wider context. Indeed, the aim should be for every person to make at least some small effort to change their energy consumption trends in favour of more eco-friendly alternatives. One such change is to consider an alternative to the environmentally damaging battery.
Whilst rechargeable batteries are kinder on the Earth itself, they must still be charged up on a regular basis and this will mean increased electricity usage. In order to reduce the frequency at which batteries must
be charged, there are now products available that do away with batteries and instead use kinetic energy as a power source. For instance, the wind up television remote control will offer unlimited use without batteries – just 30 rotations of the wind up control will provide enough charge for about a week. As more of these products become available, the need for batteries will reduce accordingly.
