Wouldn’t it be great not to rely on batteries or electrical outlets to keep your gadgets running? You don’t have to. These days, you can do anything from charge your cell phone to blend a smoothie just by turning a crank. The combination of simple technology and a little common sense has yielded an assortment of cool windup gadgets, so you can always have power right at your fingertips…literally!

Next time your iPod dies at the gym or your cell phone runs out of …

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Michael Jantzen takes my breath away. The 61-year-old sustainable designer visualizes structures like an uninhibited preschooler, then harnesses his nearly four decades of experience, allowing him to turn fantasy into function. His structures are the perfect place to do some work, read a book, practice yoga, have a dance party or meditate.

Jantzen’s latest creation is called The Revolutionarium, a space that he deems a new kind of solarium. The prefabricated modular, interactive, functional art structure, is designed to stimulate the creativity of its occupants, Jantzen says. It can …

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