The Shoe That Generates Electricity

Japan's telecommunictions giant NTT unveils a special shoe which generate electricity as the user walk at the company's laboratory in Atsugi in kanagawa prefecture on October 16. The shoes have a small generator attached to water-filled soles. Each step puts pressure on the soles, causing the water to spin a small turbine and generate power, NTT said. The futuristic shoes currently generate 1.2 watts of electricity, "a level sufficient to run an iPod mobile music player forever, as long as the wearer keeps walking," said spokesman Hideomi Tenma.Photo: AFP