# Walk-Powered Shoe Chargers Exercise and Charge your iPod By Pearl | Published 2008-10-20 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/walking-powered-shoe-charger-exercise-and-charge-your-ipod References: [geekologie](http://www.geekologie.com/2008/10/the_future_is_now_and_not_what.php) & [physorg](http://www.physorg.com/news143351146.html) There is water sloshing around in the see-through heel of these shoes; all that water movement drives a [tiny turbine](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shine-20). When in motion, the current prototype shoe can generate 1.2 watts of electricity, which is enough to power your [iPod](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nothing-npod). You got to like that - enforced exercise, just to listen to your favourite music. The developers, Telecoms giant NTT, hope to have the power generation up to 3 watts of electricity by the time these shoes go into production in 2010. That would generate enough power for your cell phone. It all sounds wonderful as nobody likes a dying [cell phone battery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/popsic-charger), but where does the wire go? Up one's pants? ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.6/10 - Popularity: 13% | Activity: 57% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Walk-powered Technology:** Opportunity to develop innovative devices that utilize human motion to generate electricity. - **Sustainable Footwear:** Potential for creating shoes that not only provide comfort but also generate renewable energy. - **Exercise-powered Electronics:** Opportunity to integrate exercise and power generation into wearable devices and electronic gadgets. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Renewable Energy:** Developing new technologies to harness the power of human movement for renewable energy sources. - **Footwear:** Incorporating energy-generating components into shoes to create sustainable footwear options. - **Electronics:** Designing wearable devices that can be powered by human motion to eliminate the need for external power sources. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Robotic Brace Walking Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nike-project-amplify.md) - [Solar-Powered Wireless Headphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rpt02-sol-headphones.md) - [Sleek Solar-Powered Headphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adidas-rpt02-sol-headphones.md) - [Energy-Generating Soccer Balls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/energy-generating-soccer-ball.md) - [Power-Generating Desk Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lifespan-ampera.md) - [Device-Charging Sun Hats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecoflow-power-hat.md) - [Smartphone-Controlling Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-shortcut-sneaker.md) - [Wearable Power-Supplying Earbuds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uixoo-air-pods.md) - [Ultra-Fast Walking Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shift-robotics-moonwalkers.md)