Electricity on the trail?

[jesse]

Just came across this. What do you think?

http://www6.comcast.net/news/articles/science/2008/02/07/Power.Walking/

[hobojoe]

Probably won't be to long before this technology is small enough for hiking. Although i wouldn't be caught dead with that on. Electricity is a crutch nothing more.
not as useful as this: http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1061299.htm
Or This:
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2006-03/armys-robot-sherpa