Batteries and Chargers

Charge 5 devices at once with this car charger from RapidX

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NEWS – I have a couple of double-outlet car chargers in my car, but I’ve never seen an “extension cord” charger for a car, much less one with five outlets!  The RapidX X5 Car Charger has five USB ports, and you can use them all at once to charge everybody’s mobile devices on your car

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Adonit Auto-Clamping Wireless Car Charger review

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REVIEW – Almost every state in the USA now has laws prohibiting the handheld use of cell phones while driving. As a result, the marketplace has been flooded with auto mounts of various designs that hold your cell phone within reach and many offer wired or wireless charging as a feature. The Adonit Auto-Clamping Wireless Car

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The Volt is the vampire of charging cables

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NEWS – The Volt is a short cable that you can use to charge one device from another device. That’s right, this cable siphons juice from one battery and effectively turns that device into a portable battery that you can use to charge a second device. The Volt Battery Share Cable will not work with

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Forget bento lunchboxes! This BentoStack carries your Apple accessories and has a Qi charger, too!

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NEWS – The nice thing about bento lunchboxes is that you can pack a lot of stuff in a small, organized container.  That approach has been applied to the Function 101 BentoStack Charge Travel Case with Qi charger.  This Apple accessories organizer has multiple layers that hold USA-type wall chargers, Apple Pencils, Watch bands, and

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Choetech Desk Charger and Car Charger review

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REVIEW – As the market for wireless (primarily Qi-compatible) chargers heats up, I’m starting to enjoy the benefits of this technology. I was sent a different brand wireless car charger a good while back, but am always interested in testing the approach other makers use. I was recently sent two items from Choetech: their desk

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Nomad Base Station wireless charging dock review

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REVIEW – Back in September, I wrote a news story about the Nomad Base Station wireless charger. As someone who has a lot of devices, I was glad when Nomad recently sent me one to review. What is it? The Nomad Base Station is a wireless charging hub capable of charging up to four devices simultaneously.

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The AllPowers Power Station may be all the power you need to keep you going

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NEWS – Since my experience with hurricane Sandy in New York about 6 years ago, I have become a big fan of portable power stations that can adequately supply me with the necessary power to survive and for as long as possible. There are now many power stations available, but most of them have various

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Own the wireless charging tray endorsed by Oprah herself

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NEWS – The Courant Catch:3 is a wireless charging station with a tray to hold your other EDC pocket stuff that is on Oprah Winfrey’s Favorite Things list this year.  You can see why it’s on the list:  it’s useful, and it’s beautiful! The Catch:3 is made of premium pebble-grain Italian leather and high-grade matte

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The PowerPic wireless charger let’s your phone complete the picture

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NEWS – There are a plethora of wireless chargers on the market today. Twelve South maker of the HiRise charging stand for iPhone has created a wireless charger that’s pretty as a picture, literally. The PowerPic is a picture frame that wirelessly charges your phone. Hidden inside the New Zealand pine picture frame is a Qi

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BlitzWolf BW-P3 power bank review

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REVIEW – Until the day when quick-charging long-lasting battery technology is commercially available to power all of our consumer electronic gadgets, an external power bank is required necessity. Blitzwolf makes a version with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0. Read on to see what I think!                           

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Kenu Airframe Wireless and Airbase Wireless car mounts review

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REVIEW – To say I am a fan of Kenu products is an understatement.  Look here, and here, and here.  I give them as gifts, I have them in every vehicle, and they are one of the only gadgets I use literally every day.  So when I saw the Kenu Airframe Wireless and Airbase Wireless

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Ninety7 frees the Google Home Mini with their JOT battery base

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NEWS – Don’t imprison your Google Home Mini smart assistant on a shelf in a corner of a room when you can cut the cord and set it free with the JOT battery base from Ninety7. The JOT battery base is available in black or silver and features a 5000mAh battery lithium-ion battery that will

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Why wait for Apple’s AirPower charger when you can get the SliceCharge 3-in-1 wireless charger today?

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NEWS – The SliceCharge 3-in-1 Wireless Charger from Hard Cider Labs can charge three Qi-compatible items at once, and it’s available to order today.  It’s made of high-quality fabric and aluminum, and the anti-scratch fabric on top protects your gear as it charges.  The bottom of the charging pad is rubber for stability. You can

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Jackery Explorer 240 Portable Power Station review

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REVIEW – Every gadget I have reviewed has one important thing in common: They all use power. It doesn’t matter if it’s a smartphone, Bluetooth speaker or wireless headphones—the batteries eventually need charging. To charge my various devices, I use outlets, hubs, my car and when I’m not around a power source—a battery backup. Let’s

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Orbit is an iPhone cord organizer with a surprise

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NEWS – Are you one of those mobile warriors that shove your cables and adapters into your gear bag with willy nilly abandon only to cuss later on when you find the cables tangled or can’t find the AC adapter that you need to charge your iPhone? The folks at the Hip Product Factory have

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Bestek 3-Outlet Vertical Cube Mountable Power Strip

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REVIEW – Let’s have a real talk for a minute. Your house or office is full of electronics, and you know that the old clunky power strip you bought 10 years ago is getting a little… dated. It’s time for an upgrade! Today we’re reviewing a charger from Bestek that combines modern features with excellent

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Nomad’s new Base Station wireless charger is a beauty

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NEWS – Wireless chargers have been around for a while in all kinds of shapes and sizes. However, most designs tend to go more for function than form. The newly-announced Nomad Base Station is a wireless charger that not only chargers four devices at the same time it also looks good doing it. The charging pad

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