A key piece in the wardrobe of anyone who is planning to go to one of the many festivals held in England during the summer, is a good pair of rain boots. They promise good music, but they can not guarantee is the weather.
The pop music festival in the world, Glastonbury, starts with a novelty in the shoe for bad weather that kills two birds with one stone.
This is a pair of rubber boots which, while allowing us to walk smoothly through the mud and generates energy to recharge your mobile phone.
These wellies - as in this country commonly called the rubber boots - work with a thermoelectric system that allows you to generate energy from heat given off by the feet.
The energy generated is stored in the heel of his boot and sent to the phone, which is placed in the top of the shoe.
"Use the boots for 12 hours produces an electrical charge equivalent to connect the phone to a power outlet for an hour," he told BBC Dave Pain, GotWing CEO, the company that together with the Orange phone company developed the product.
Idle power
The advantage - especially for those who see the festival as an opportunity to relax and enjoy the music without doing anything else - is that you do not walk or dance without stopping for power generation, with sufficient contact.
"Even if you move or you exercise you will get a greater amount of energy," said Pain.
Its inventors bring a pair to the public during the festival for those who want to try it. Yes, whoever is interested, should fit 41, the size of the prototype is only so far.
If the project succeeds, they think bringing it to market soon. They believe that the boots cost about $ 30 more than it costs an ordinary couple.
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