>>It will drive up the demand for hand crankers...
>>I think the supply will always excede the demand - even with the >understanding that adolescent boys and old guys in the garage have to sleep >sometime!
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>well then I think the laptop should come with a hamster or squirrel...and the wheel runner toy for them will be attached to the laptop hand crank ...

Or how about this - even better. Rig up an electric cranker that can be attached to a battery.