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As much as I love all the bells-and-whistles of my shiny new iPhone 3GS, I have to say that there’s still never enough battery life to get through the entire day of usage — on my terms. I always find myself having to turn off some feature, reduce the frequency of e-mail updates, or download…
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August 23rd, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: media players mobile tech technology
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Sanyo’s latest gadget is perfect for people who go on long trips as well as those who journey to places without readily available electricity. But even simple urban people can still benefit from having a portable solar charger. The Eneloop Portable Solar, as it is called, is small and light enough to be lugged around.…
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August 6th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: future tech gadgets mobile tech technology
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Sure, you can charge your USB gadgets with that boring old A/C adapter that the factory shipped with your electronics, but why would you want to do that if you could have one that looks like this?
These goofy looking Penguin chargers juice up any gadget that can plug into a USB connector.
You can…
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July 1st, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets strange + wonderful technology
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I’ve been waiting a really long time to buy some sort of box for concealing all my gadget A/C adapters and cords, and I think I’ve finally found the one that I want sitting on my counter. This has to be the best looking electronic gadget charging station – ever.
The Grassy Lawn Charging Station…
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June 5th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: design gadgets just plain fun mobile tech technology
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Ever find yourself out in the middle of nowhere with not a single drop of power left in your digital gadgets? Then you might just have to grab the new Freeloader Pro, a compact device designed to charge up your portable electronics with the power of the sun.
The pocket-sized solar charger has a built…
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May 30th, 2009
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author: technabob
filed under: gadgets mobile tech technology
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Let it be known that I am not the one responsible for that analogy. Battery Geek Inc., makers of said battery pack, are to be commended for such an exquisite and refreshing figure of speech.
So why is the SPPS200 200 Wh Portable Power Station the BMW M6 of battery packs? Because its little brothers,…
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January 8th, 2009
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author: lambert v.
filed under: computing gadgets media players mobile tech technology
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The iYo is a yoyo-powered induction charger for your iPhone. This is a concept charger by Swedish designer Peter Thuvander and is definitely the first yo-yo-based charging mechanism I have seen this week. This month, even.
As the inventor helpfully points out, “since solarchargers donĀ“t work at night or in Sweden half the year, this…
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September 19th, 2008
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author: karen m.
filed under: future tech gadgets media players mobile tech
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This nifty gadget from Italy’s Rotaliana combines a bunch of useful capabilities in one convenient box. The Multibook offers a lamp, clock and a handy organizer for your electronic chargers, all under the same hood.
Until you turn on the Multibook, it looks a lot like an ordinary book. But with a digital clock and…
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October 22nd, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: design gadgets
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Design firm ding3000 designed this slick, modern box which lets you turn that rats’ nest of cords and A/C adapters into a presentable piece of home decor.
Designed for German housewares company Konstantin Slawinski, the Charge Box SL12 was designed to conceal the most unwieldy and unattractive part of today’s gadgets. Your portable electronics sit…
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March 2nd, 2007
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author: technabob
filed under: design gadgets