Backup Battery Archive

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

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

    Posted on February 3, 2010 | No Comments
    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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  • Kensington’s new universal laptop charger, she is wonderfully tiny

    Kensington’s new universal laptop charger, she is wonderfully tiny

    Posted on January 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Just met with Kensington here at CES and they’ve got a universal notebook charger coming out next month that uses 30% less energy than conventional adapters and is, perhaps more importantly, very nicely sized at 4.5" x 2.2" x 0.8" – the photos don’t quite do it justice. I thought it was a larger external backup battery for a cell phone at first.

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  • Stocking Stuffer: Kensington Travel Battery Pack and Charger

    Stocking Stuffer: Kensington Travel Battery Pack and Charger

    Posted on December 10, 2009 | No Comments
    The general idea behind most of Kensington's products seems to be to perform one main task and then follow up with one or two secondary and thoughtful convergence features. In the case of the Travel Battery Pack and Charger for iPhone and iPod touch, you get a high-capacity backup battery that doubles as a horizontal stand for watching movies.

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  • Review: Dexim P-Flip Foldable Power Dock

    Review: Dexim P-Flip Foldable Power Dock

    Posted on December 1, 2009 | No Comments
    Short Version: Equal parts backup battery and iPhone dock, Dexim’s $55 P-Flip Foldable Power Dock serves as a nice daily desk accessory and then easily pulls double duty as a portable travelling companion. Review: Guess what? There are a million iPhone accessories. And it’s not easy to stand out in the crowd if you’re a company that [...]

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  • PowerPak wall charger doubles as portable backup battery

    PowerPak wall charger doubles as portable backup battery

    Posted on October 14, 2009 | No Comments
    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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  • P-Flip iPhone dock doubles as a backup battery

    P-Flip iPhone dock doubles as a backup battery

    Posted on September 22, 2009 | No Comments
    This is the P-Flip Foldable Power Dock. It comes in five different colors, costs $55, and pulls double duty as both a backup battery and dock for your iPhone or iPod touch. The backup battery has a 2000-mAh capacity, which ought to be good for almost two full charges.

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