We just came across one of the most inventive Crowdfunding campaigns yet: the Trinity portable wind turbine. The Trinity is a portable wind turbine that charges any USB device like your smart phone or tablet. The Trinity Kickstarter campaign was launched by the Skajaquoda Group.
The Trinity has three blades that harness wind-power to generate power. This power is used to charge the Trinity’s 15000 mAh batteries, enough power to charge a smartphone 4-6 times. Further, the Trinity is incredibly simple to use:
Our goal was to make TRINITY easy to operate. The first step is to pull out the legs that can be arranged as a tripod or laid flat, depending on your circumstances. When the legs are out the blades will open. On the bottom of Trinity you will find a USB plug and USB mini plug. The USB plug allows you to charge your devices and the USB mini plug allows you to charge Trinity. Simply plug your USB cable into the USB on Trinity and continue using your device.1
Making this even more interesting, the Trinity can act as a normal external power supply, and can be charged from any wall outlet.
The creators expect that the Trinity will retail for $399, but you can pick one up for a pledge of $279 to the Kickstarter Campaign. Here is the campaign video for some more info on the Trinity:
