{"id":14760,"date":"2011-05-18T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2011-05-18T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/uncategorized\/wind-energy-powered-watch-uses-minipropeller-to-tell-the-time.php"},"modified":"2013-01-24T10:00:50","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T10:00:50","slug":"wind-energy-powered-watch-uses-minipropeller-to-tell-the-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/other-stuff\/wind-energy-powered-watch-uses-minipropeller-to-tell-the-time.php","title":{"rendered":"Wind energy powered watch uses mini-propeller to tell the time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/23145376?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"450\" height=\"268\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nWe\u2019ve seen <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/transport\/blackbird-the-car-that-travels-faster-than-the-wind-and-powered-by-wind-itself.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">cars<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/alternative-energy\/homebased-wind-turbine-that-hooks-on-to-your-window-the-aero-e-powers-up-smaller-electricity-hogs.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">homes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/alternative-energy\/europes-first-renewable-energy-grid-will-harness-wind-water-hydroelectric-and-solar-energy.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">electricity grids<\/a> powered by energy from the wind, not watches! Designer Julien Moise\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/gadgets-and-tech\/hps-solar-powered-dick-tracy-wristwatch-with-a-flexible-plastic-screen-for-the-us-military.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">wrist-watch<\/a> design uses wind energy to power up. Sporting a clear blue display, to read the time, the wearer simply needs to blow air on the propeller-like mechanism surrounding the watch-face. The energy is used to show the time with a short visual sequence. This design grabbed our attention simply due to the fact that unlike almost every other time-keeping device we\u2019ve come across or used, this one takes the cake in being different and unique, using a never-thought-of-before means to power up!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nNow this probably might not be the ideal wrist-watch to wear to work. You\u2019d create a pretty silly impression on your colleagues by blowing on your wrist every time you check the time!<br \/>\n<span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wind-energy-powered-watch-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Wind-energy-powered-watch-1.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\"\/><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/entry_images\/0511\/18\/Wind-energy-powered-watch-2.php\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/entry_images\/0511\/18\/Wind-energy-powered-watch-2.php&#039;,&#039;popup&#039;,&#039;width=600,height=450,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#039;); return false\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Wind-energy-powered-watch-2-thumb-450x337.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" alt=\"Wind-energy-powered-watch-2.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2011\/05\/16\/wind-energy-watch\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">Yankodesign<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve seen cars, homes and electricity grids powered by energy from the wind, not watches! Designer Julien Moise\u2019s wrist-watch design uses wind energy to power up. Sporting a clear blue display, to read the time, the wearer simply needs to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/other-stuff\/wind-energy-powered-watch-uses-minipropeller-to-tell-the-time.php\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Continue reading3 <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[602,399,3091],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wind energy powered watch uses mini-propeller to tell the time -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/other-stuff\/wind-energy-powered-watch-uses-minipropeller-to-tell-the-time.php\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wind energy powered watch uses mini-propeller to tell the time -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We\u2019ve seen cars, homes and electricity grids powered by energy from the wind, not watches! 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