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Battery packs are ten-a-penny on crowdfunding websites but this one from Chargeasap caught my eye. It's a total beast of battery pack, packing in a beefy 20 000 mAh of charge and delivering power to four devices simultaneously at a total rate of up to 150 W. The Australian team behind Flash are using advanced batteries developed by Tesla, which
The Nintendo Switch is unique among the current generation of gaming devices, morphing between a console and a handheld. It's a novel idea implemented well and a key factor in my choice to buy one for Christmas last year. For gaming on the go, the internal battery lasts a couple of hours which is usually enough for a commute, but for
Eton's motto is "Empowered by nature" and in this case, it's powered by nature too, with a full range of solar powered gear. Scott gets charged up with Sharon Cook, Eton's VP of Marketing. First up is the Rukus Xtreme, a solar powered Bluetooth speaker with USB charging ports. Five hours of charging gets around eight hours of playing time
It wouldn't be CES without a fuel cell-based smartphone charger making an appearance, and as expected Swedish company myFC turns up with the JAQ, the world´s smallest pocket-sized fuel cell charger. CEO Bjorn Westerholm shows Daniel and Todd the colourful charger. The winner of a 2016 German Design Award, the charger consists of two parts; an inner replaceable PowerCard (orange)
The Tegstove is a portable gas stove that cooks food, powers gadgets and recharges its battery. Displayed at Gadget Show Live as part of the British Inventors' Project, the Tegstove uses thermoelectric generator technology to generate energy from widely available clean burning butane gas. The Tegstove is the perfect solution for campers and hikers who are well off the beaten track
If your house is like my home, there's a plethora of gadgets to be recharged overnight and a quick tally gives five devices to be plugged in on a regular basis, from phones to tablets to mi-fis. The good news is that Griffin might have the answer with new PowerDock Pro which both charges and organises devices at the same
Device chargers are the bane of modern life with a complete rat's nest of cables and connectors behind the average desk. Todd chats to Seymour Segnit from ThingCharger about their Indiegogo campaign for a cord-free charger. The ThingCharger plugs directly into a power socket, with the device's charging connector on the top of the unit, and pass-thru power outlets meaning