Zurich-based design company Micasa Lab is developing a power-generating rocking chair, which charges your iPad as you rock.
The company's hand-built iRock chair is a modern take on the traditional furniture, which aims to harness the kinetic energy involved in rocking and put it to use recharging Apple devices.
[partner id="wireduk"]"iRock is a attempt to collect some of this energy and put it to real use,"explains the company's product page. "If you use iRock for 60 minutes you can recharge an iPad 3 to 35 percent."
But creating a generator that would provide enough power to charge the devices required a number of redesigns from the Micasa Lab team: "The main challenge was to get the generator working efficiently. After trying out several designs we finally got it right and with a set of gears we're now able to get sufficient power to charge the built in battery that in its turn is charging the iPad or iPhone."
The chair also transforms into a mini entertainment centre thanks to the inclusion of an iPad docking stand on one arm and speakers built into the back rest.
Although still listed as "under development" the company has put a tentative €1,300 ($1,686) price tag on the iRock.
