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Windup Technology, Inc.
 (206) 783-2880 Fax: 783-8773
 E-Mail: 74301.2203@compuserve.com
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 For Immediate Release
 Contact: Charles "Luke" Lukey
      (206) 783-2880
      74301.2203@compuserve.com
      Photo available by request

 Portable AM/FM/SW radio needs no batteries, uses clockwork generator
 Designed for outdoors, emergencies, isolated areas
 South African BayGen Freeplay radio makes US debut

 Seattle, WA - April 9, 1996-- A lunch-box sized portable radio that
requires no batteries or outside
power source makes its US debut.  The BayGen Freeplay radio, introduced
to Africa last Fall, is now
available in the United States.  Built by BayGen Power Ltd. of Cape
Town, South Africa the radio,
powered by a clockwork generator, can play for 40 minutes on one 30
second windup.  The portable
AM/FM/SW radio is useful for campers, vacation cabins or emergency home
use.  The BayGen
Freeplay radio is available now for $149.00 from Windup Technology,
Inc., 1-888-946-3871
(1-888-WINDUP1) or 206-783-2880.  E-mail: 74301.2203@compuserve.com.

 The BayGen Freeplay radio, invented by Briton Trevor Baylis, is powered
by
 a wind-up spring that turns an internal generator.  This method, used
in the Gramophone decades ago,
has been modernized with new materials and
 computer technology.  The radio, currently in production in Cape Town,
has the backing of South
Africa's President Nelson Mandela and is endorsed by 20 aid and relief
agencies.

 Charles Lukey, President of Windup Technology, Inc.:  "The Winter of
1996 was one of the worst in
US history.  Millions of people turned to their battery powered radios
after the lights went out - many to
discover the batteries had gone dead..  The BayGen Freeplay radio is
ready anytime."

 Operating the three-band radio is simple. Turning a crank for 30
seconds provides enough electricity to
power the radio for about 40 minutes. The generator will last for about
10,000 winds.  The US version
of the radio comes with a DC adapter for wall socket convenience and
retails for $149.00.

 The radio also appeals to those concerned about the cost and disposal
of batteries.  A comparable
AM/FM radio would require over 400 "D" cells to match the BayGen
Freeplay's minimum rated
generator performance of 6600 hours.

 The BayGen Freeplay radio is BayGen Power's first product.  Other
products currently in development
include a windup flashlight and a windup Walkman-style radio.

 For information on the BayGen Freeplay contact:  Windup Technology,
Inc., 7012 22nd Ave NW,
Seattle, Washington, 98117-5625.  Toll Free: 1-888-946-3871
(1-888-WINDUP1) or 206-783-2880.
E-Mail: 74301.2203@compuserve.com.

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