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I like the crank idea only if it also charges the battery as you play.

• chrisseaton 7y ago
  Have you ever tried a hand-cranked radio or torch? They need a lot of cranking. I'm not sure it would be tractable.
  • p1necone 7y ago
    This kinda looks like it has an epaper screen? Or at least a simple black and white lcd. Potentially uses a lot less power than a torch.
    • soulofmischief 7y ago
      At that price, it likely wouldn't be e-ink. But even more so, the framerate of e-ink tech currently on the market isn't suitable for moving graphics. There are a few companies working on different ways to solve this problem but the existing e-ink patent is quite a thorn.
    • bduerst 7y ago
      The demo was definitely not an e-ink screen, but then again, it was a simulation so who knows for sure. I tried to find battery specs on the page but couldn't.
  • ebg13 7y ago
    That's because they all crank so easily. Surely if they used gears and required more force to convert from few rotations to many it would be better?
    • tomcam 7y ago
      I think it would add unacceptable weight. And the mechanical stress would probably cause a redesign of the whole product. You don’t want the screen to crack the first time your 8 year-old gets a little enthusiastic about winding it.
      • Aeolun 7y ago
        I don’t know. It already looks pretty robust.
  • gowld 7y ago
    They could add an automatic self-cranking mode? Or an add-on crank-automator - perhaps solar-powered.