Last month, a few students from the Pacific Collegiate School in Santa Cruz, California contacted us requesting we send them a Pocket Socket hand crank generator for their engineering project. Their goal is to mount the Pocket Socket on a bicycle so that devices like tablets and smartphones can be charged while riding. We think […] Read more
May 2012
May 22, 2012
May 17, 2012
This post is the first in a series that will highlight the wide range of gadgets and electronic devices that are compatible with our generators. Each post will be centered around a theme, activity, or situation in which one of our generators would be useful. Since last week was National Emergency Preparedness Week in Canada, we […] Read more
May 15, 2012
Demand and anticipation for our portable pedal power generator, the Power Box, has been mounting steadily since we released pre-production prototype images in a blog post at the end of February. Since then we’ve been hard at work finalizing the product with some final tweaks and adjustments that will enhance the overall value of this […] Read more
May 10, 2012
Zigzagging its way from Mexico to Canada through California, Oregon and Washington, the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is a 2,663 mile long trail that boasts the greatest elevation changes of any of America’s National Scenic Trails. Passing through six out of seven of North America’s ecozones, including high and low desert, old-growth forest and alpine […] Read more
May 8, 2012
K-TOR has recently started working with adventurers and explorers who spend a lot of time off the grid, in nature, often without motorized transport or access to electricity. It’s hard to say what’s more interesting – the people embarking on these expeditions or the epic journey’s themselves. Currently, K-TOR is supporting a number of expedition […] Read more