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Modern smartphones are expensive, relatively fragile and battery-hungry. Consequently, they're pretty much useless in any tough emergency situation. Todd talks to Christian Scheder of SpareOne about their solution to the problem. The SpareOne emergency phone is a mobile phone that runs off a standard AA battery rather than a rechargeable one more usually found in a mobile phone. While this gives
XPAL Power, Inc., is the maker of the PowerSkin line of cases for smartphones. They are shock-absorbing, battery-boosting, and compatible with both Android and Apple iOS devices. As you can see from the photo, the new line comes in some very eye catching colors! PowerSkin is showcasing its new line-up at CES 2013. The Pro Series are a line of
All smartphones drain batteries like electricity is going out of fashion but many external battery are bulky, fiddly or both. Gosh!'s new Parallel battery for the iPhone 5 might be the first that's both sleek and convenient. The Parallel comes in two parts, the battery pack itself, and a matching iPhone case that makes connecting the phone to the battery
About a month ago I retired my trusty Sprint Evo 4G (original Wimax version) and got a Samsung Galaxy S3. My initial impression of the Galaxy S3 was quite positive. I’ve spent a considerable amount of time now with the Galaxy S3, so I want to give a bit of an update on my experience with it. I drive a
I have a number of Apple products and I’ve been a bit of a fan in the past. Apple products of the past represented genuine value. Not only would the operating system continue to work well on aging hardware, but Apple products used to be repairable. I’ve had a Sprint HTC Evo 4G for about two and a half years.
VidaBox, makers of high-end Media Center computers and media servers, today announced a brand new product that brings charging capability to your Cat5 cables. There are actually two new products - the vPower Station and the vCharger. To my knowlege, VidaBox is the first manufacturer in this field, although there have been ways of extending USB via Cat5 around previously.
TP-Link had a large stand at The Gadget Show Live with a huge range of different products on show. Switches, ADSL modems, wireless routers, IP cameras, Powerline adaptors; you could easily build a complete home IT infrastructure using only TP-Link products. What caught my eye was a range of portable mini wireless routers, "nano routers", that were smaller than paperback