Duracell MyGrid USB Charger Charges Wirelessly, Gives Gear A Boost

Once you juice it up wirelessly atop a myGrid inductive charging slab, Duracell’s new $US35 myGrid USB charger will power pretty much anything that has USB, including smartphones (about four hours), MP3 players (~30 hours) and ebook readers (~100 hours).

The Lithium-ion rechargeable battery is tiny for travel-friendliness – it occupies the top left of the myGrid in the photo above – and can be charged via USB if you don’t have your myGrid handy. It’ll be available before the holidays for $US35 to extend all your new gadgets’ lives. [Duracell]