With the InStep NanoPower, you can get in shape and power your portable devices. A special electricity-producing cushion positioned inside the soles of a pair of shoes can convert some footstep power into several watts of electricity.
Throughout a single day, energy produced by walking around gets stored in a small battery in the sole and provides enough electricity for a pedestrian to extend their smartphone’s battery life, for a soldier to extend his portable power needs in the field, or for someone in a developing nation without electricity to power a night’s worth of LED home light use.
This sounds good but I wonder if your feet will ever get hot from the battery. It could bring new meaning to "blazing a trail."
http://spectrum.ieee.org/consumer-electronics/gadgets/footfalls-for-phone-calls
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