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‘power adapter’ Stories

Killer Notebooks Uchigatana packs desktop power

, Oct 31st 2007 Discuss [0]

Not like say a Toshiba packs desktop power with comparable speeds, memory capacities and all that. This thing packs desktop power as in there is an LGA 775 socket with a desktop Intel processor inside the case of this laptop. This isn’t the first laptop on the block to give this ago, I have a Gateway that I hate with a passion because it has a desktop processor in it and overheated constantly and kept battery life at a mere half hour, maybe more if I was lucky. Apparently the battery issues with this laptop are pretty much the same, and they even had to beef up the power adapter to make it run, but they seem to have a pretty good solution for the cooling. Read The Full Story

Belkin’s low-cost UPS reviewed

, Oct 25th 2007 Discuss [0]

Over at Gear Diary Kerry Woo is unwittingly making me feel guilty about my computer setup - yes, I'm surge protected (well, not me personally) but seeing them review Belkin's Battery Backup with Flashlight reminds me that should the power go out it'll instantly take the PC with it.  UPS (uninterrupted power supplies) used to be huge, ugly grey blocks that lurked in the corner, but Belkin are making overtures for more visible areas of the house with a design that's both vaguely attractive and also includes a handy battery-powered torch.   Read The Full Story

New gadget powers your devices while you fly

, Jul 6th 2007 Discuss [2]

It never fails, whenever you're someplace far away from an outlet, your most precious gadget's battery fails you. The airplane can be one of those annoying places. Luckily Inflight has developed a cool new gadget that can save the day. Read The Full Story

When packaging sells a product: Energizer’s emergency charger

, Mar 20th 2007 Discuss [0]

Seventeen to twenty-five minutes ago, if you'd told me I was going to be writing about a portable emergency charger that runs on a couple of AA batteries I would've spat in your dirty face and tripped you head-first into the mud.  And yet here I am, about as cogent as I can get surrounded by all these damn owls, wide-eyed in admiration for a product's packaging.  Ellen over at Gear Diary has reviewed a tubby little device which, in one of those "cellphone battery is dying; how will I call the kidnappers now?" situations, could come in ever so useful for eking out a few more conversations; what grabbed me, however, was Energizer's genius idea to make the various charging cords accessible through a hole in the plastic blister-pack. Read The Full Story

eCoupled introduces what I’ve always dreamt of!

, Dec 30th 2006 Discuss [0]

ECoupled will introduce their wireless charging technology at CES, and Slashgear will be there! We will try to get pics and videos of the myserious new technology. eCoupled will users to charge all of their electronic appliances without wires. I have dreamt of something like this for a while now. I always thought, "perhaps we could charge devices over bluetooth." Now this is a possibility (not over Bluetooth, but wireless nonetheless) with eCoupled's technology. eCoupled's site doesn't have much info, just a press release and an email address, telling people to wait for CES, when the grand technology will be there for all to see. eCoupled is a subdivision of Fulton Innovation, and all the technology from eCoupled will be viewable at booth #68747 at Sands, at CES.

MacBook Pro Joins the Mile High Club

, Oct 25th 2006 Discuss [0]

After overhearing many a new Apple user gripe about their battery dying out on that red-eye to L.A., I would think that the release of their airline power adapter for Macbook and Macbook Pro would have garnered more fanfare. Perhaps its that, for $59, the new adapter neither actually charges your notebook nor works in a car. Plus, you have to check with your airline to ensure they have compatible ports before you fly. Another overly-priced, under-convenient product from Apple- and not even IGo has the solution to this one. Read the over-excited press release after the jump... Read The Full Story
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