Batteries and Chargers

Avantek 20,000 mAh Battery Pack review

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I saw the above cartoon on Twitter a month or so back. It shows the symbols all Gadgeteers fear: No wifi, the “waiting” pinwheel from your phone’s weak processor, the flashing red battery icon, and, of course, No Cell Service. While service coverage will vary depending on geography and location, and the processing power of your

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Wasserstein Qi wireless charging LED lamp review

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I recently purchased the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ smartphone.  I did so for many reasons but one of the main reasons was the rapid charging and wireless charging abilities built into the phone.  I don’t have to buy an extra bulky case to go around the phone to give me the wireless charging ability, it’s

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MOTA solves your GoPro’s #1 problem

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People love their GoPro action cams, but there’s one thing about them that they don’t love and that’s running out of juice just when the action heats up. The MOTA Wireless charger for GoPro looks like a great solution for on the go charging. It’s a ruggedly built stand alone wireless charging dock for the

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Choetech 3-Coils Wireless Iron Stand Charger (T516) review

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I’m a latecomer to the world of wireless charging. I’ve been doing just fine plugging in my phone when necessary; however, it has always been in the back of my mind to give wireless charging a try. So when the Choetech 3-Coils Wireless Iron Stand Charger was available to review, I was eager to check

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WallJax is an easy way to add a wireless charging shelf to your wall

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I’m a huge fan of wireless charging (otherwise known as Qi charging) and own several wireless chargers for home and office. Not long ago I gave Jeanne my older Samsung Note 2 smartphone and a TYLT VÜ Wireless Charger. The charger works great, but we keep it on the kitchen table, which doesn’t look very

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Choetech 15,600 mAh dual USB battery pack review

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With all the portable battery packs out there it is getting harder and harder for manufacturers to stand out.  You can get these battery packs everywhere now, even in gas stations.  So what is it that makes the Choetech dual-USB battery pack stand out?  Well, for starters, it has a quick-charge USB port to enable

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Griffin Guides keep your cables where you need them

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The new Griffin Technology Guide Cable Management anchors look useful as well as snazzy. You get three Guides that feature a non-skid weighted, steel polished base with anodized aluminum hooks that are magnetized. All you do is remove the magnetic hook, position your cable or cables and reattach the magnetic hook. Once setup, you’ll no

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StrongVolt Solar 18 with SunTrack Technology solar charger review

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Let’s face it. We are a battery operated world. With all of our electronic gadgets, like our iPads, smartphones, iPhones, MP3 players, GPS, handheld games, and tablets, they will still have to be plugged into a power source to recharge the battery that powers them.

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Winnergear MicFlip reversible micro USB cable review

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It looks like an ordinary micro USB cable right? Wrong. The Winnergear MicFlip USB cable is reversible. But the reversible end isn’t the larger end, we’ve reviewed a few of those cables; it’s the micro USB end that is reversible with this cable. The question that comes to mind is why the heck weren’t they

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