Modern electronics

So I just made it back from LA; it was fun (D&D! I got to try out my psion constructor concept and he works reeeeal nice. Other things, too). I saw this cited as a solution to the notorious problems Pocket PCs seem to have with battery life.

That's right, it's a hand crank. 45 seconds of cranking apparently buys you a five minute phone call. This is so wonderful I am at a loss for words.