NEWS – Anker has released new versions of their Nano line of compact USB-C chargers, available in three different sizes, providing up to 65W of power for your most power-hungry devices. Using GaN technology, Anker is able to squeeze out a lot of wattage in a compact package. The smallest Nano II charger is about […]
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REVIEW – The market for wall chargers is growing since some portables don’t include adapters (to reduce cost, standardize international packaging, etc.) The RAVPower PD power 40W 2-port wall charger is designed to meet modern device power demands in a small form factor. I have one to review. Read on to see what I think!
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REVIEW – As our digital lives progress, we suddenly find we have a network of things that we are carrying around. Phones, earbuds, watches, tablets – and everything needs recharging at some point. Since we aren’t yet able to leverage the Universal Will to Become to power all our things, we have to pause every so
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NEWS – A security researcher recently found evidence that several China retailers have been gaming their ratings on Amazon. They offered free products for good reviews and money for removing bad reviews. When Amazon caught wind of this, they started banning these sellers and their products from their online store. Big names like Aukey, Mpow,
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REVIEW – We’ve reviewed a lot of chargers here at The Gadgeteer. As a means to continue that tradition, I present to you Baseus’s new 100W GaN2 four-port charger. And, for good measure, they sent along their new single-port USB-C 100W GaN2 charger so I took a look at that one as well. What is
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REVIEW – I’ve reviewed several power banks here for The Gadgeteer. Guess what? I’m reviewing another – the Einova (by Eggtronic) 63W, 20,000mAh power bank, to be specific. What is it? This is a portable power bank capable of outputting up to 63 Watts combined from its three output ports. What’s in the box? Power
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REVIEW – A wireless charger might seem like a kind of an unnecessary gadget … I mean, a cable works and you already have one of those. That’s what I kept telling myself, anyway. Then I rolled my desk chair over my USB cable AGAIN. It did not survive. At that moment I decided that
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CROWDFUNDING NEWS – It’s been a little over a month since we first told you about the BLUETTI EP500 series crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter that launched on March 15, 2021. Their campaign has already raced past their initial funding goal of $10,000 by almost 3 million dollars! Wow! Their performance so far on this campaign
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REVIEW – It is difficult to go through a day without needing some electrically powered or rechargeable device. When off the grid, be it intentionally while camping or involuntarily during a power outage, the TrekPow portable power station can keep these devices going. I have one to review. Read on to see what I think!
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CROWDFUNDING REVIEW – Wireless chargers, USB charging hubs, and powerbanks are everywhere these days, coming in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and capacities. But few combine all three into one. Well the engineers at INTELLI have done just that with their new ScoutPro series of all-in-one powerbanks. They are introducing their new power solution via
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REVIEW – After a few years of testing and reviewing wireless charging devices, I have lost track of how many I have tried. Most of the solutions I tested either offer a single wireless charging option in an awkward or unbalanced position, or they try to offer multiple options, but on a footprint that is
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CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Yesterday BLUETTI launched their Kickstarter campaign for their new EP500 & EP500Pro Power Stations and they have already received over 2.2 million dollars. I guess this shouldn’t come as a surprise because their previous campaign from last summer for the BLUETTI AC200 power station (<- click that link to read our review)
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NEWS – Over the years, Apple has made product presentations a “thing”. Now, it seems that when a tech company comes out with a new and improved product, they need to make a presentation to the world. Jackery—a power backup battery maker—has now jumped on the presentation train. On March 17, Jackery introduced two much
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CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Last month I posted a news article about an upcoming crowdfunding campaign for the BLUETTI EP500 and EP500 Pro power stations. That post generated a lot of traffic most likely due to the fact that it was posted just a few days before the severe winter storm that caused a huge power
REVIEW – Battery packs are everywhere these days. With all the electronics that power our daily lives, portable battery packs help keep us up and running while we’re out and about. BioLite, a maker of portable solutions for power, cooking, and lighting, has a new line of portable battery packs available in 6,000 mAh, 10,000
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REVIEW – We all have them: those surge protectors that either have a mile of extra cord to manage, or that are just short of reaching the outlet you want to plug into. Aracky’s SuperDanny Spin Tower solves both of these problems worth a neat, elegant solution. Let’s dive in! What is it? Vertical power
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NEWS – Our friends over at Satechi are constantly turning out high-quality new gear like their latest USB-C Watch AirPods Charger. This small travel-sized charger features a dual-sided design for 2-in-1 charging awesomeness. The USB-C connector will let you flip it one way to charge your Apple AirPods or AirPod Pro earbuds (I am loving
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REVIEW – It seems like every few months we’re reminded of the fragility of our modern infrastructure with events like earthquakes, winter storms in Texas, pandemics, and other disasters. The Bluetti AC200P 2000Wh/2000W Portable Power Station is an option for emergency battery backup, and on paper it would also be great for RV/cabin use or
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REVIEW – I have a lot of devices to charge. Between phones, iPads, laptops, several bluetooth headphones and earbuds, portable battery packs, flashlights, etc., I estimate that I have about 3,264 devices to charge. I may have missed a decimal place somewhere but suffice it to say that I have a lot of things to
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REVIEW– I’m a bit intimidated by anything that can kill me. The Omni Ultimate by Omnicharge is the highest capacity portable power supply I have used in my short yet productive life. But given the suggested retail price, the variety of ports, and especially its 120V grounded ‘wall plug’ style outlet, I anticipated this would
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