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Griffin PowerDock 5 hands-on

Craig Lloyd — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 23:51:58 +0000

Earlier today we told you about Griffin‘s new PowerDock 5 charging station, and today at CES, we ended up getting our hands on the new device. Essentially, it’s a multi-device charging station that includes transparent plastic walls that help keep your devices organized and separated for quick and easy charging of all your mobile devices.

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Eton FRX3 hand turbine Radio and USB Charger Review

Chris Burns — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 22:24:02 +0000

It’s time to get ready for the inevitable zombie apocalypse now that we’ve passed by the Mayan end of the universe – what better way to do it than with your own self-chargeable AM/FM/NOAA weather ALERT radio, USB smart phone charger, and LED flashlight. This machine goes by the name Eton FRX3 and comes in

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Satechi unveils 10,000mAh Portable Energy Station

Rue Liu — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:43:49 +0000

Satechi has unveiled a new USB-based portable charging station that’s powerful enough to charge most all your mobile devices, even the power-hungry New iPad. The Satechi Portable Energy Station as it’s called packs a 10,000 mAh battery and offers both a 1 amp and a 2 amp USB port all in one small and lightweight

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myCharge extended battery lineup 2012 refresh hands-on

Chris Burns — Thu, 10 May 2012 03:33:01 +0000

The folks at myCharge have extended their product line again with a whole new series of battery packs for your iPhone, iPad, Android, and micro USB-capable products galore. We got the chance to take a peek at a few of them this week, with the myCharge Peak 6000 extended battery being the king of the

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Digipower ChargeCard mini powerpack for smartphones hands-on

Cory Gunther — Wed, 09 May 2012 04:21:15 +0000

Digipower has just announced a new mini power pack for smartphones here at CTIA 2012 called the Digipower ChargeCard. For those that have ever had their phone die on a business trip, at a moment they really needed a phone, or just the heavy smartphone user this is the perfect portable and small power pack

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Pan Charger boils your iPhone battery back to life

Chris Davies — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:06:25 +0000

Japanese firm TES NewEnergy has launched a bizarre new way to charge your cellphone and other gadgets: using a pan of boiling water. The idea behind the Pan Charger was prompted when CEO Kazuhiro Fujita saw footage of earthquake victims huddled around small fires, and wondered whether integrating a heat-powered charger element to a regular saucepan would

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Scosche goBAT II portable battery charger for USB gear ships

Shane McGlaun — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:15:57 +0000

Scosche has announced that it is now shipping the goBAT II portable battery charger and back up battery device. The little gadget is an external battery that has 5000mAh of power inside and has dual USB ports. That means that the gadget can charge two gadgets at the same time. The only downside to having

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PowerTrekk fuel cell charger charges gadgets anywhere

Shane McGlaun — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:03:21 +0000

PowerTrekk is a small and portable fuel cell that can act as a lightweight charger for people that are away from an outlet for long periods of time. The device is perfect for folks that like to camp or hike but want to keep their music player or smartphone going. The fuel cell converts hydrogen

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FlipIt! USB charger makes an AC sandwich

Chris Davies — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:29:10 +0000

With more gadgets wanting to get their juice via USB, and the contents of our hardware bags quickly outnumbering the AC sockets on offer, manufacturers are getting clever to ways they can extend what power ports are accessible at any one time. FlipIt! may have a silly exclamation point in its name, but it also

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WakeMate Bursts Into Flames Due to Issues with USB Charger

Evan Selleck — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:29:19 +0000

After reaching an important milestone, perhaps the most important one of them all for a new company, of sending out the first WakeMate units, it looks like Perfect Third Inc. is facing a serious issue with their USB chargers. A big enough issue that the device is reportedly catching on fire. The CEO of the

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Scosche flipSYNC Keychain USB cable and charger ships

Shane McGlaun — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:46:58 +0000

Back in late December 2009, I mentioned that Scosche would be showing off some of its new gear at CES. One of the new devices that it was showing off was the flipSYNC keychain USB cable and charger. Scosche has now announced that the flipSYNC device is shipping. If you don’t recall, the flipSYNC is

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Kiwi U-Powered Solar Portable Charger Makes Charging on the Go Easier

Evan Selleck — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:23:14 +0000

There’s no doubt that portable solar powered chargers are making a decisive introduction into the portable charging market. And for all intents and purposes, it’s a perfect addition to the market. And we’re fans of the “fans” that are getting released recently. While ActionTec managed to steal our hearts with a larger version of what

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Emerge Technologies unveils ETCHGNBW90 universal 90W notebook charger

Shane McGlaun — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:55:13 +0000

Emerge Technologies has launched a new line of universal notebook chargers with up to 90w of power that are aimed at users not only needing a new charger, but those wanting to charge multiple devices at once. The new charger promises to work with over 7,000 different notebooks. Both ends of the charger cord are

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