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The nPower® PEG is Now Available!
The World’s First Kinetic Energy Charger for Hand-Held Electronics
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 FORBES
His [LeMieux] nPower Personal Energy Generator is about to go to market (priced at $149). LeMieux is already at work on a considerably larger model that would use the same engineering to turn waves on Lake Erie into electricity. His big idea: constant, renewable power can charge a phone and change the world....
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 BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK
America's Most Promising Startups: Lugging a stash of fresh batteries isn't something Aaron LeMieux wanted to do while hiking the Appalachian Trail. He had no alternative back in 1996, but he hopes he's got one for hikers, runners, and even walkers. It's called the nPower Personal Energy Generator...
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 TEDxCLE
Aaron LeMieux is the sole technology innovator and entrepreneur that invented, built and tested the first nPower(TM) device and subsequently founded Tremont Electric LLC in May 2007...
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 ABC NEWS
Launched at CES by Cleveland-based Tremont Electric LLC, nPower PEG (or personal energy generator) is a novel product that uses human energy to power mobile devices, such as cell phones and mp3 players. It harvests your human kinetic energy -- your up and down walking motion, inventor Aaron LeMieux said. With that we're able to charge your mobile electronic devices...
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 MODERN HIKER
The nPower PEG is a small electrical generator that uses the kinetic force of normal, everyday motion to create a current you can use to charge a variety of devices...Not too shabby. And I guess the $150 estimated price tag isn't too bad if you factor in all the batteries and/or electricity you'd be saving...
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 WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, WEST
...But the most unique charger, not just for its utter simplicity, but its deeply green technology is nPower PEG. Developed mainly for hikers, this is a personal energy generator...It's not a battery per se, you are actually creating your own kinetic energy, and doing so simply by your body movement!...
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 DENVER POST
For your iPod, the nPower PEG, a personal energy generator, keeps your hand-held device going as you walk because walking charges it up. It is a cute device from a four-person startup in Cleveland...
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 BRITISH BLOGS.CO.UK
I believe that if we could harness all the kinetic energy from all things that are in motion, we would have no trouble powering any of our technological devices. This concept has now been applied with the nPower PEG personal energy generator...
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 GIZMAG
Battery running low on your mobile phone? Sounds like it's time for a walk. That's the reality of the nPower PEG, a personal energy generator that, like battery-less flashlights which require shaking to produce energy, puts Michael Faraday's (1791 - 1867) Principle of Electromagnetic Induction to work to create a totally renewable
energy source for charging your handheld electronic devices...
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 ECOFRIEND
Tremont Electric, a leader in kinetic energy harvesting, launched its nPower PEG (Personal Energy Generator) at the 2009 CES. The device sets you free to move anywhere without worrying about the charge of your portable devices like cellphones, MP3 players, handheld gaming devices, handheld GPS and digital cameras...
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 CleanTECHNICA.COM
The nPower PEG is also totally recyclable, and could be a useful purchase for people traveling off the beaten track that need a reliable source of energy when the mains supply isn't available. Alternatively, it could just be a nifty, and simple, way to reduce your carbon footprint.
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 GREENER.IDEAL
We've shown ways to produce kinetic energy to power your iPod and cell phone before, but never have we shown a way that is as easy as this new product. The nPower PEG (Personal Energy Generator) can be strapped onto your hips or your backback, and it charges any of your portable electronics simply by the up-and-down motion from your walking.
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 GREEN M BLOG
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TECH LIME
Primitive though it may be, walking is an endeavor still enjoyed by a few. And these sprightly urbanites will soon be able to get something in return for their efforts (you know, aside from good health): gadget-recharging electricity...Toss it [nPower PEG] into a bag along with any USB 2.0 powered device, and it'll charge as you walk.
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 TREE HUGGER
Never lose battery power again with the nPower PEG (Personal Energy Generator). The nPower PEG is an environmentally friendly, portable way to recharge your handheld electronic devices including your cell phone, MP3 player, PDA, digital camera, and GPS.
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 TRENDBIRD
Through independent testing, the nPower PEG has been shown to produce up to 4 Watts of electrical power. The PEG provides an 80% battery charge in one hour, and it meets the USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) standard, which is the default standard for charging handheld electronic devices...Tremont Electric currently has four pending patents based on the nPower technology. A design patent has already been granted.
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 SOFTPEDIA
Alternative energy is slowly growing on people, as they become more and more aware about the disastrous effects of their behavior towards the environment. Solar and wind energy are no longer novelty and they are slowly outshone by kinetic energy, used for juicing all sorts of devices and gadgets...The nPower PEG is a green technology that literally allows you to create renewable energy by walking, thus reducing your personal carbon footprint.
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