Electronics companies are spending a lot of time and money trying to squeeze solar panels onto cell phones and MP3 players. But why, when decades old technology could keep your gadgets running with nothing more than the muscles in your arm.

Trevor Baylis, inventor of the original wind up radio has come up with a media player that also charges mobile phones and has a built-in flashlight. It plays mp3, wma, asf, wav, and mp4 files, and has a built in FM radio plus an analog recorder, and a photo-viewer too. If you have the stamina you can wind it for 20 hours’ worth of playback. The Eco-Media Player gives you about 40 minutes of use for each minute of cranking. For those of us who can’t spare a minute to crank, it also has a standard USB charge connector and computer interface.

You can store a lot of media and data onto the 2gb internal memory. The Eco-Media Player is expandable with plug in SD cards.

The player is listing for about £169.99, and can be pre-ordered now at the ethical super store. Keep Reading for more on the Eco Media Player’s specifications.