Charge your Nokia N8 with a hamster

Published by Rafe Blandford at 16:35 UTC, August 31st 2010

Nokia's marketing campaign for the upcoming Nokia N8 is starting to kick off. Released today is a (potentially) viral video showcasing a prototype hamster-powered charging accessory for the N8. The charger in question was the result of Peter Ash's GCSE coursework. Originally it was powered by Elvis the hamster, but we suspect, five years on from the original construction, that Elvis might have left the building. So it's Elvis mark 2 in the hot wheel.

There's a somewhat serious side to this too (and we're not talking about the Hamster Liberation Front), in that the video ties in with Nokia's ‘It's not technology, it's what you do with it’ tag line, which is likely to be an underlying theme in a number of Nokia's forthcoming marketing activities.
   

Hamster phone charger

Meet Peter Ash. Back in 2005 his sister had a hamster called Elvis. He was quite an energetic little chap. In fact, Peter's sister used to complain that Elvis kept her awake at night because he wouldn't stop playing in his wheel. That got Peter thinking about ways to put Elvis' energy to good use. So, with a few gears and a turbine, he built a hamster-powered phone charger. And the more Elvis happily played on his wheel, the more talk time Peter got on his Nokia. Good work Elvis. 

Source: YouTube via The Nokia Blog.


 

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News Discussion

Rafe
I'm not sure what's more shocking. Casual exploitation of hamsters or the fact the coursework only got a 'C' grade...
Unregistered
This Hamster will need to be set on by Nokia to get its workers going as they are taking such along time to get the N8 released,it looks as they need Charging up ,as April - September or October seems along time for Nokia to produce there first or supposed to be its First Top Smartphone,just watch September an we are going to get loads of phones released to dampen the sales on the N8,another thing Nokia have to stop happening, is its mobiles being leaked out to early so the others know what type of mobile to produce to dampen the sales of the leaked Nokia phone
Unregistered
Just received a mail today, that my N8 will be in my hands on the 14th, give or take a couple of days ;-)
adi_pie
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Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
Just received a mail today, that my N8 will be in my hands on the 14th, give or take a couple of days ;-)
Now all you need is a hamster. :P
Unregistered
"Just received a mail today, that my N8 will be in my hands on the 14th, give or take a couple of days ;-) "

is that in the UK? and from who? gold dust mate!

aidan
Unregistered
@2nd Unreg

Cool story bro!
neilhoskins
Well, if it's intended to be a viral, it's pretty crap because I can't view it.
Fred*
Got a message saying "it's a private video" both here and on the Nokia blog.

Whassup?
Rafe
The video now seems to be working again. Not in our control when it is hosted on You Tube. Maybe it was released earlier than intended?
Unregistered
BTW. check out the new Ovi Maps with pinch-to-zoom etc. for the N8, damn that looks good....and FAST!

(video is in german)

http://dailymobile.se/2010/09/01/sup...d-on-nokia-n8/
Unregistered
""Just received a mail today, that my N8 will be in my hands on the 14th, give or take a couple of days ;-) "

is that in the UK? and from who? gold dust mate!

aidan"

- It's in Denmark.
Unregistered
jUST Read on Nok nok website the N8 will be made available on the 23rd September in the U.k,so at last we will be see if Nokia as finally sorted Symbian3 out an Wish an Hope we do get a really Top Class Smartphone from Nokia,just dying to see an use the N8 as its been a anxious for the N8

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