Batteries and Chargers

Technocel Battery Boost Portable Battery Pack with MicroSD Card Reader Review

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Know someone with a cell phone??  You do??  So do I! (I wonder if its the same person…;) Here is a great little trinket for them; the Technocel Battery Boost! This cool little device would be welcomed for any of your phone toting friends that have a phone with the very common Micro-USB connection for […]

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Motz Tiny Wooden Power Speaker with FM Radio and MP3 Player Review

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A few months ago, I reviewed a tiny little wooden speaker from Motz that had a built-in radio and surprisingly good sound.  Pyramid Distribution has a newer Motz speaker with a built-in FM radio and an MP3 player that can play files on an SD card or on a USB flash drive.  Pyramid was kind

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Make your Apple Magic Mouse more magical with the Mobee Magic Charger

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  One of the things I disliked about the Apple Magic Mouse when I first tried it out was that the batteries could not be easily recharged like they can with most other wireless mice. Mobee Technology has solved that problem in a very elegant way. They are offering a special battery pack that works

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Charge All Your Devices with the Solio Mono Hybrid Charger

The Solio Mono Hybrid Charger can charge almost any device that charges with a USB cable.  The Mono has a 1000 mAh Litium-ion battery that can hold a charge for up to 1 year.  The Mono is charged by the sun, by USB, or with the global wall travel adapter.  It outputs power in the 5-6V,

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ZAGGsparq 2.0 Backup Battery

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ZAGG, the people with the invisibleSHIELD skins for gadgets, has a 6000mAh extended battery that works with any device that charges with a USB cable.  The ZAGGsparq 2.0 has a rechargeable lithium-ion battery;  the power plug to recharge the unit is built in to the ZAGGsparq 2.0, so there’s no extra cable to carry.  There

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Paxton Introduces a Universal Modular Charger

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The new Dock.id series of universal chargers from Paxon Energy is taking a modular approach that allows simultaneous charging of 3 devices. With its interchangeable adapters, the Dock.id is compatible with most portable devices of the market. Their first offering is the Dock.Id Mobile edition, which is available in 3 different packages: the Dock.Id Mobile

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PhoneSuit Primo and Primo Cube Review

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Remember 10 years ago when your phone just made calls only and the battery lasted for days?  Well you won’t see that happening nowadays when we all have smart-phones with nice big colorful screens!  I recently upgraded to a Blackberry Torch 9800 and the stock battery barely lasts me through a work day.  My last

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Powermat Wireless Charging System Expands Compatibility to Include the Droid X

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I think inductive style charging technology is going to become more popular as time goes by. I can’t wait until I can just place my phone anywhere on my desk (any desk) and it will charge it. But until that day arrives, we have solutions like the Powermat Wireless Charging System. The folks at Powermat

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Kensington PowerBack Battery Case for iPad with Kickstand and Dock

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You’ve seen cases for phones that have external batteries, now Kensington is introducing one for the iPad.  The PowerBack is a soft-finish case that fits over the back of your iPad for a little extra protection.  It has a 4400 mAh lithium-ion battery inside that provides up to an additional 5 hours of surfing, using

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HyperMac Stand – the World’s First iPad Stand and Battery

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This HyperMac Stand for iPad from HyperShop looks surprisingly like the GroovyStand Dual I reviewed some time ago.  The HyperMac Stand is made of plastic instead of wood, and it has rubberized slots to protect the iPad.  It also has two slots that can accomdate the iPad in horizontal or vertical orientation, and it will hold a naked

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Charge Most Any Device with the mophie juice pack™ powerstation

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The mophie juice pack™ chargers I’ve seen in the past are for one specific device, but their new juice pack™ powerstation will charge most anything that’s charged with a USB cable.  Mophie says they designed it with Apple devices in mind – any generation iPod or iPhone and even the iPad.  They say “if you’d like

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Solar iPhone charger that even works indoors

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The SoliLight SoliCharger is a solar powered battery charging pack for your iPhone. In addition to keeping your phone charged, with the included USB adapter kit, it will also charge most other brands of MP3 players, cell phones, digital cameras, GPS units, etc. But what intrigues me most about this solar charger is the fact

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Mophie juice pack air Case and Backup Battery for iPhone 4

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Mophie has introduced the Juice Pack air case for the iPhone 4.  Just like the juice pack air case for the iPod touch, the iPhone 4 case combines a protective case with backup battery power.  Mophie says the air case will double the iPhone 4’s battery life.  The case is light-weight and low-profile, with a soft-touch

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Fuji EnviroMAX – Eco-Respectful Batteries

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As gadget lovers, most of us probably have used a lot of batteries in our lives.  Most batteries are harmful to the environment – and people, plants, and animals – because they contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium.  In Greensboro, our waste management department requires that used batteries be taken to our hazardous materials

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Carry an extra hour of talk time on your keychain

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The Battery Boost from Technocel is a portable battery pack with a built-in MicroSD card reader. It doesn’t offer a lot in the way of extra juice at 600mAh, but what it lacks in power, it makes up for in portability. Clip this little guy on your keychain and you’ll be able to add some

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Thin is in – DigiPower Jumpstart 1100mAh External Battery

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The new ¼ inch thin Jump Start Slim rechargeable 1100mAh Battery from DigiPower weighs in at 2 ounces. The Jump Start Slim features a brushed metal top, a high gloss black back that reminds me of an iPod Touch. It has optimized circuitry that allow for faster charging times from a computer or standard USB

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