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  • ITU approves standard for universal phone charger

    ITU approves standard for universal phone charger

    Posted on October 26, 2009 | No Comments
    The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), aka the telecomm branch of the United Nations, has recently approved a standard for a universal phone charger. The standard is based on the GSM Association’s earlier suggestion for a Micro-USB-based universal mobile phone charger. This is really good news for anyone who has been following the ‘universal phone charger‘ story. [...]

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  • Universal notebook adapter features retractable power cord, two USB ports

    Universal notebook adapter features retractable power cord, two USB ports

    Posted on October 9, 2009 | No Comments
    The war against the tangled mess that’s created by most notebook power adapters has been moving forward lately, with Emerge Technologies’ ReTrak universal notebook adapter.

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  • Kensington iPhone battery doubles as stand

    Kensington iPhone battery doubles as stand

    Posted on September 22, 2009 | No Comments
    Battery backup options for the iPhone and iPods, they’re everywhere! Seemingly in yo’ face at all times. This new one from Kensington is a little bit chunkier than most, but it’s got a flip-down USB connector, which means no extra cabling to carry around, and the whole getup doubles as a landscape stand for your iPhone or iPod touch.

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  • Qualcomm SSLS: eZone hitting the market in 2010

    Qualcomm SSLS: eZone hitting the market in 2010

    Posted on July 29, 2009 | No Comments
    Inductive charging is slowly making its way into the consumer market space and should hit its stride next year. We’ve already seen devices that utilize inductive charging with the Palm Pre and its Touchstone charger as well as Energizer’s Wii Induction Charging System. There are other devices out on the market, but those come to mind right off the bat.

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  • Sony outs two 400 disc Blu-ray MegaChangers

    Sony outs two 400 disc Blu-ray MegaChangers

    Posted on July 23, 2009 | No Comments
    We knew that Sony was working on Blu-ray MegaChangers since CEDIA 2008, but we didn’t know that it would take almost a full year to get our hands on ‘em. Anyway, here they are: the $800 BDP-CX960 and the $1900 BDP-CX7000ES. What’s the difference you say? Well, actually, plenty - not $1,100 worth, but there is a [...]

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  • Make It: Shampoo Bottle Charging Dock

    Make It: Shampoo Bottle Charging Dock

    Posted on July 7, 2009 | No Comments
    This wall mounted charging dock, made from an old shampoo bottle, is so very simple that you probably don’t need instructions on how to make it. In fact, the hardest part is probably remembering not the throw the empty bottle away when the soap finally runs out. But simple is, in this case, good, and I [...]

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  • Europe Gets Universal Cellphone Charger in 2010

    Europe Gets Universal Cellphone Charger in 2010

    Posted on June 29, 2009 | No Comments
    The movement toward adopting a universal cellphone charger — that is, one type of charger that’s compatible with all cellphones — is becoming a reality in Europe as soon as 2010. Several major mobile manufacturers, including Nokia, Apple and Research in Motion, have signed up for the universal charger initiative led by the Group Special [...]

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  • Power Shelf de-tanglifies your chargers

    Power Shelf de-tanglifies your chargers

    Posted on June 29, 2009 | No Comments
    powershelfThrough some bizarre law of the universe if you put two cables on opposite ends of an empty room and return an hour later, both cables will be tangled together in a knot. You can help to stem that tide somewhat by forcing yourself to adopt simple cable management techniques. There's nothing fun or sexy about cable management but it can be simplified by using things like these Power Shelves.

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