SOCCKET: The Ball that Charges Electronic Devices

Co-founders of Uncharted play, Nigerian Jessica Matthews and Julia Silverman were Harvard undergraduates when they first invented SOCCKET. A soccer ball that doubles as a charger for small electronic devices like LED lamps, cell phones, and even hot plates. 

Amazingly, 30 minutes of play with SOCCKET can yield up to 3 hours of light. The inventors were inspired by the time they spent in developing countries, where they watched local youth play soccer games. The ball is designed to appeal to kids while helping families who don't have safe power sources in their homes. 

The SOCCKET is a portable generator in the form of a durable soccer ball. It works by harnessing the kinetic energy generated by playing with the ball, it then stores this power for later use.

Now the entrepreneurs are busy distributing the balls in countries ranging from South Africa to Argentina.
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