I was disappointed at the results but I remembered that I had a hand-crank dynamo flashlight that had a 12 volt output attachment. I plugged in my iTouch with it’s adapter and voilà! the charging icon appeared and it worked. However, as is the case with so many devices like this, the batteries no longer hold a charge and so it’s lights and charging ability only work while cranking the handle. I’ll try to find a similar dynamo with new batteries to see if it has enough milliamps when fully charged to be able to charge the iTouch while it is in static mode.

There are continual improvements in technology that enable products to “run faster and jump higher”, but until I upgrade to better equipment, I know that I CAN be mobile with my phone and other small electronic devices with this hand-cranked dynamo.