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CTOnews.com, October 2 (Xinhua)-- Luke Talbot, a graduate of Central St. Martin's College in London, has invented a portable portable battery that connects to a shared bike and allows homeless people to charge their phones for free, dezeen reported.

As part of the CSM design transformation exhibition during the London Design Festival, the product, called MyPowerbank, was designed to plug into the chain of any Santander bike (CTOnews.com note: rentable bikes provided by TfL).

▲ source dezeen, for people whose mobile phones are running out of power, you can rent a Santander bike at will, then clip the MyPowerbank on the chain gear and ride it for 25 minutes to get a full charge on the phone.

Luke Talbot said he interviewed street sleepers across London and found it difficult for many people to find a place where they could actually recharge their devices. The MyPowerbank has a built-in small generator that converts the kinetic energy generated by the pedals into electricity. "what I like about it is that it is not a fancy new technology, but an old technology that is reused for new purposes."

The MyPowerbank uses the same navy blue as the Santander bike frame to avoid excessive attention, while the instructions are printed in UV ink so that they are clearly visible at night. Luke Talbot also teaches people how to make the product from scratch on YouTube.

Because parts are purchased in bulk, he believes MyPowerbank can be produced in partnership with charities or NGOs at a cost as low as £3 (CTOnews.com Note: currently about 27 yuan). "I hope there will be a maintenance plan in the future, so that if it breaks down, the homeless can return it to the repair center and recycle it later," Luke Talbot said.

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