So why is the SPPS200 200 Wh Portable Power Station the BMW M6 of battery packs? Because its little brothers, the 118 Wh and 130 Wh models, are the BMW of battery packs, that’s why. So why are they the BMWs of battery packs? Because they’re expensive. So why are they expensive? Because they can power your laptop, for up to 30 hours. Vrooom.

The SPPS 200 can power PC laptops for 20-30 hours, while MacBooks owners can expect 16 hours of extra runtime. BMW of runtimes if you ask me.

And that’s not all: As you may have guessed from the picture, you can adjust the output voltage of the PPS so that aside from giving your laptop the BMW of battery lives, it can also power and recharge your cellphone, your PDA, your PSP, your iPhone, your iPod and other mp3 players.

And that’s not all: You don’t even need to bring the chargers for any of those devices because the PPS comes with adapters that will fit with your gadget. You can check out the link to Battery Geek below for the BMW of supported laptops and mobile devices. And that’s not all: while Macbooks are supported, Battery Geek charges an extra $20 for the Macbook/Macbook Pro adapter. G4 and Powerbook adapters are already included with the PPS.

And that’s not all: The PPS weighs only 4.4 lbs. and is just over an inch thick. What’s the catch? The BMW M6 of battery pack prices, of course. The list price of the SPPS 200 is $800 (USD). Fortunately, you can buy it straight from Battery Geek for the BMW of discounted prices of $500. And that’s not all: when you buy the SPPS 200, you’ll get the BMW of freebies, a free leather & canvas travel case.

And that’s not all: Here are the BMWs of introductory videos for battery packs:

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Now you know the BMWs and the BMW M6s of the tech world. Next time we’ll take a look at the Scot Pollard of rap.

Update: a couple of commenters have pointed out that the spps200 may in fact be the Ford Edsel of battery packs. Apparently Battery Geek also has poor service. Caveat emptor.

The charging station lets you charge up to three mobile gadgets at once, and can be even be wall mounted with just a couple of screws. It’s got plenty of room for AC adapters, cables and up to a 10-inch power strip (not included) hidden behind its sliding front door.

The box measures 13″L x 3.75″D x 5″H and the slots can hold most mobile phones, PDAs, media players and other small electronic devices. It’s available in solid white, black and dark blue finishes from KangaRoom, and retails for $40.

Word is that the Centro is targeted at the lower end of the market, with a likely retail price around $99 (after service commitment with Palm’s initial partner, Sprint). From the looks of this picture, it’ll be the smallest Treo device yet to offer a full keyboard.

The specs for the mobile device are still unconfirmed, but most reports say that it’s a full 3G device, with EVDO and HSDPA support. In addition to the full tactile keyboard, the color screen reportedly offers touch sensitivity as well. The Windows Mobile device also includes Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity. While it’s no iPhone killer, the Centro is shaping up to be a pretty decent looking package for the price.

For those of you not familiar with the Decibel Scale, that’s somewhere between “Front Rows at Rock Concert” and “Threshold of Pain.” Unfortunately, this video of the phone in action doesn’t really capture just how load 120dB is.

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Featuring an array of five speakers, and “dynamic 3D sound,” the QKphone 911 suffers from a serious identity crisis. While it’s loaded with all the typical business applications of a Windows Mobile Smartphone, it’s also got a bunch of multimedia capabilities, including a weird media player with a dancing girl on it.

I can only imagine how obnoxious those horrible Crazy Frog ringtones would be on this device.

In a nutshell, Foleo adds a big screen and a full size keyboard to your mobile phone. It interfaces with your smartphone via a Wi-Fi connection and lets you share documents instantly and seamlessly between the two. Slated for release this summer, the Foleo is a simplified computer with companion versions of e-mail, web browser and document editors, designed to improve the usability and access to the documents on your Treo.

On the plus side, Foleo has a really nice 10-inch LCD screen, a svelte form factor, and weights in at just 2.5 pounds. Battery life is rated at 5 hours, and there’s no boot time for the system. Also, the Foleo runs on a Linux kernel, so Palm is promising easy development of 3rd-party applications for the device.

On the other hand, with a retail price of $599 ($499 after an introductory rebate,) I’m not sure there’s enough of an advantage of the Foleo over a low-priced laptop computer running already existing mobile device synchronization software.

The Retro Brick Mobile Phone may look like one of those old behemoths, but actually is packed with the features you’d expect in modern mobile devices. The phone is of the unlocked GSM variety and supports GPRS data services. It’s got a 2.2-inch full color touch screen, and can play both audio and video files stored on a TF memory card. It’s even got a 2-megapixel camera and a voice recorder on board. In addition, the Brick has a full PDA with calendar, calculator and a contact manager.

In keeping with that retro feel, the phone weights in at a hefty 280g (appx. 10 ounces) so you should be able to get some arm exercise when you carry this sucker around.

I’m really looking forward to the day that people walk down the street lugging these around instead of talking into space on their Bluetooth headsets.

The Windows Mobile 5.0-based device is designed for both productivity applications and media playback, and its hardware looks like it’s up to the task. With the EM ONE’s staggering 800×480 resolution, you’ll be able to browse the web without squinting this time. Just as importantly, you’ll be able to surf quickly, with both Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) and 3.6MBps HSDPA connectivity built in. The device is jam packed with goodies such as nVidia GoForce 500 graphics, a 520MHz PXA270 CPU, a 1.3 megapixel camera and Bluetooth.

The EM ONE will launch at the end of March in Japan for