Chargers Archive

  • AT&T announces zero draw anti-vampire charger

    AT&T announces zero draw anti-vampire charger

    AT&T's ZERO draw charger will turn itself off when it isn't actively charging. That is all.

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  • Scosche solBAT II solar powered charger actually decently priced at $30

    Scosche solBAT II solar powered charger actually decently priced at $30

    I’ll be damned. A solar charger with a 1500mAh capacity battery and 5-volt output from a relatively well known manufacturer priced at $30. That actually seems reasonable. The solBAT II from Scosche features a standard USB output port for charging most of your portable devices and it even comes with a little suction mount case for use in the car. So what’s the catch for $30?

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  • Cell phone charger wheel of karma alive and well in the hotel industry

    Cell phone charger wheel of karma alive and well in the hotel industry

    You’ve left your cell phone charger at a hotel, right? At least once. Plenty of frequent travelers leave their chargers behind all… the… time. If you’ve forgotten various phone and mobile device chargers in the past, you are entitled to partake in the wheel of karma known as the lost and found box at your nearest hotel. You can defer your participation to a later date or use it right away. Up to you.

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  • Samsung bringing its familiar charging stations to colleges around the U.S.

    Samsung bringing its familiar charging stations to colleges around the U.S.

    Well here's ones way to get your “brand” out there. Samsung will install its mobile chargers (you might have seen them at airports here and there) at 15 colleges around the U.S. That's just step one. Step two is installing said chargers at more than 50 colleges around the country.

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  • Stocking Stuffer: YoGen Mobile Charger ($40)

    Stocking Stuffer: YoGen Mobile Charger ($40)

    Did you know you can recharge your mobile devices without an actual power outlet? It’s true! You can use solar power, magic, or little alternators like this YoGen charger.

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  • Review: Energizer Flat Panel 2X Charging System for Wii

    Review: Energizer Flat Panel 2X Charging System for Wii

    Available starting today, the $30 Energizer Flat Panel 2X Charging System from Performance Designed Products is an inexpensive, quick, and cool way to juice up your Wii remotes. This is an inductive charging system, meaning that there’s no need to connect any cables between the charging pad and the remote. The NiMH battery packs slips into [...]

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  • Build your own battery powered USB charger

    Build your own battery powered USB charger

    Apparently Monday is DIY day here at CrunchGear, as we have another project for you. Battery powered USB chargers are nothing new — but building one yourself, that's something different. Using a few components from your local electronics store and a 9v battery, you too can solder together your own little frankencharger.

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  • Weird Accessory #8791: Kawaii Bear iPod Charger

    Weird Accessory #8791: Kawaii Bear iPod Charger

    What is that bear doing to that poor outlet and WHAT is that iPod cable doing to that poor bear?! This is the Kawaii Bear iPod Charger, straight from our friends in Japan.

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  • PowerPak wall charger doubles as portable backup battery

    PowerPak wall charger doubles as portable backup battery

    Here's an interesting idea: what if the part of the cell phone charger that you plug into the wall doubled as a rechargeable extended battery pack? That's actually coming in November with the $50 PowerPak from Technocel.

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  • CrunchDeals: Scosche solar charger for $25, plus an extra 15% off

    CrunchDeals: Scosche solar charger for $25, plus an extra 15% off

    scoscheScosche has dropped the price of its solar battery charger from $40 down to $25, plus you can get an extra 15% off by using promo code back2school until October 1st. The "sunVOLT" is a five-volt solar battery that holds a 500mAh charge and features little suction cups for use in the car.

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  • Emergency iPhone charger measures just 1cm thick

    Emergency iPhone charger measures just 1cm thick

    slim This thing's slim, I tell you. Slim. At just one centimeter thick, the "Ultra Slim (Card Type) Emergency Charger for iPod / iPhone" over at USB Fever might find its way into a few pockets when it's released on August 23rd.

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