Timbuk2 has announced a series of bags that will carry your gear and keep it charged, too. The Power Series bags begin with two of Timbuk2’s best selling bags, the Commute Laptop Messenger and the Q Laptop Backpack, and add a dedicated pocket inside to hold the power pack. In addition to all the features […]
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With the rise of better music players and streaming services in the last few years, we have also seen a rise in the number of speaker systems, personal earphones/buds and other ways to actually hear the music being offered up. In public situations, folks usually want to have their music pumped directly into their ears,
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Mophie has introduced new, white versions of their Powerstation backup batteries that will be available exclusively from Apple stores and Apple.com. All three versions of the Powerstation are available in white. Shown from left to right are the Powerstation Mini, Powerstation, and Powerstation Duo. (Click for a larger view.) The Powerstation Mini ($59.95) has a 2500mAh
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Eton Corporation produces a variety of emergency preparedness gear, and they are expanding their line with two dedicated charging solutions. First up (right photo) is their BoostTurbine Series chargers. The BoostTurbine2000 (2000mAh for $59) and BoostTurbine1000 (1000mAh for $49) feature a rechargeable lithium battery and a hand-turbine power generator that serves as a “back up for
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I travel a great deal for my day job and all too often forget one or more of the needed accessories to charge my litany of tech equipment. Every time that happens, I think to myself (after several choice words) that I really need a dedicated set of charging gear staged in my bag. Well,
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Skooba Design is offering their two newest bags at a 25% savings if you pre-order before release day. The Photo / Tablet Traveler V.3 is a portable “digital studio”, with room for a DSLR and mounted lens plus a tablet. (Click the image for a larger view.) There are more than a dozen pockets, including
These two new USB hubs from Satechi won’t add much bulk to your travel gear, but they’ll give you four additional USB 2.0 ports for connecting your devices to your computer (Windows 98SE /ME /2000 /XP /Vista /7, Mac OS 9.1 or above, or Linux 2.4 or above) or to game consoles. Both hubs have bus overvoltage
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There are so many external batteries available these days that once you’ve sorted out what USB amperage output you require, the decision becomes one of capacity, size, weight, shape and form factor. Capacity, weight and size become a compromise of course; the bigger the capacity, the bigger and heavier the unit will be. Most of
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Energizer has other USB chargers, but the USB 5W Premium Wall Charger combines cord storage with charging. The charger has a fold out plug, and it has flexible cord storage so you can keep your charging cable with the charger. It even comes with a 27″ microUSB cable, which will work for many phones, MP3
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I’ve been busy finding useful accessories for my Samsung Galaxy S3. The first item I went searching for, was a protective cover. After trying three different ones, my favorite is the elago Breathe cover which helps protect the camera lens and adds grip without also adding a lot of bulk. The next item I looked
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And the lucky digger who wins this chook raffle is……….randomizer please……….. Spanky ! Congrats mate, email on it’s way ! Thanks for all the comments and suggestions all, lets see what we can do about them 🙂 . So many of the competitions here on The Gadgeteer are for US residents only, so it’s time
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Although they say they are made for Apple iPhone/iPod/iPad, these cute little apple chargers from apel pi actually work for any USB-chargeable smartphone or tablet. The OPSO chargers have USB-chargeable Lithium-ion batteries. They have four LEDs to indicate charge level for the internal battery. Although they don’t tell us how it works, they also have
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If you’re looking for an external battery to keep your smartphone or your tablet charged while you’re away from an outlet, take a look at the new line of ZAGGsparq chargers from ZAGG. All three new models contain Lithium-ion batteries that can keep your smartphones charged, and a couple of them can even power up
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If you read my review of the Just Mobile Gum, you’ll have read that I really like it as a backup battery because of its looks, weight, and size. But what if you want to charge your tablet while you’re on the go rather than your phone? Today’s tablets have batteries that hold many more times
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With this keychain fob-sized backup battery from mophie, you’ll have 1000mAh of reserve power right in your pocket. The juice pack reserve micro has built-in cables, USB to charge itself and microUSB to charge your smartphone or other small device, so you don’t need to carry cables with you. The lithium-polymer high-output battery charges your
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One thing I’ve noticed about my iPhone 4 is that the battery drains at a much faster rate than the batteries in my old dumb phones did. This is especially true now that I keep Bluetooth turned on all the time to keep the iPhone connected to my V-Tech Bluetooth home phone. There’s nothing worse
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With the pi Mount, you can charge your iPhone or iPod while safely keeping it off the floor or countertop. The pi Mount slips over Apple’s charger to add a shelf to hold your device as it charges. It’s held where you can see it or use it as it charges, and you don’t have
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The Everpurse looks awesome and I want one. Now. But unfortunately it’s a darn Kickstarter project, which means I have to wait. I hate waiting. What is it you ask? It’s a small zippered purse that will hold your smartphone. Wait, don’t stop reading… It holds AND charges your smartphone’s battery with an internal battery.
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For a majority of us (especially those who regularly visit the Gadgeteer), the number of power-hungry tech-devices we must plug in is ever growing. Keeping those devices charged up while keeping the cable clutter down is a never-ending effort. To assist tech-toy junkies accomplish just that, NewerTechnology has released the Power2U AC/USB wall outlet, which replaces
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If you’re tired of flimsy Apple iOS cables that tend to break at the connectors, check out these Wrapped Cables from Eastern Collective. These cloth-wrapped cables have a USB connector on one end and a 30-pin connector on the other, and they work with iPhones, iPods, and iPads. They are available in three designs (Cross
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