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Are you bugged up with your iPod running out of power? Well a solution is about to come. A Japanese company says it has found a way to charge portable gadgets just by walking.  Telecoms giant NTT announced on Thursday that it is developing shoes that generate electricity as you walk.

The footwear has a small generator attached to water-filled soles. Each step puts pressure on the soles, causing the water to spin a small turbine and generate power, the company said.

The futuristic shoes currently generate 1.2 watts of electricity – a level sufficient to run an iPod player forever, as long as the wearer keeps walking, said spokesman Hideomi Tenma.

“The company is trying to improve the power-generating capacity to 3 watts, which is the amount of electricity needed to power a mobile phone,” he said.

The shoe will hit the market by 2010, by that time, use regular charger.