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The iPhone 4S Comes With A MicroUSB Charger (But Not In Australia)

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9:20AM October 6, 2011 | Alex Kidman

One of the most common complaints about Apple’s dock connector is that it’s proprietary. Don’t have your iPhone or iPad charger on you? You’re totally out of luck. Unless you live in the EU, that is, where the iPhone 4S will come with a MicroUSB charger — of a sort. More »


Gadgets

How Extreme Is The PowerMonkey Extreme?

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9:00AM August 31, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Powertraveller sent me a PowerMonkey Extreme — basically another in their long line of solar-powered big batteries for portable gear — to test. So I decided to give it a quick drowning. Video after the jump. More »


USB Wristband Charger Comes, Obviously, From Brando

7:40PM December 9, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Brando, master of USB stocking stuffers (both literally and figuratively, probably) introduces another one that’s a little useful and a lot dorky: The USB wristband gadget charger. It is, I guarantee you, exactly what you think it is. More »


UN Approves MicroUSB Universal Phone Charger Standard

12:00AM October 25, 2009 | Chris Jacob

The International Telecommunication Union, a branch of the UN, has decided on a standard for phone chargers that should finally cut down on a huge chunk of unnecessary e-waste. It’s about time. More »


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Tested. Kensington’s Mini iPhone Charger

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8:37PM September 29, 2009 | Chris Oaten

The mission. Fully deplete the battery in an iPhone 3G a long way from home to see if a Kensington Mini Battery Pack/Charger could keep it alive for the return journey. More »


Gadgets

Convert A Netbook Battery Into An iPhone Battery

10:20PM July 29, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Why would you hack your MSI Wind’s battery to add a USB port when you can just connect your iPhone or any other device to the netbook’s USB port? Well, just because you can. More »


Cameras

Energizer Energi To Go DSLR Charger Gives Paparazzi More Portability

5:40AM July 2, 2009 | Jason Chen

Need to hide in the bushes for eleven hours outside Megan Fox’s house while taking the occasional super-zoom shot? Need to recharge your batteries but have no outlet? Energizer’s portable charger clip is there. More »


Mobile

Why Can’t We Get A Standard Phone Charger Like Europe?

4:39AM June 30, 2009 | Jason Chen

Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, LG, NEC, Qualcomm, RIM, Samsung and Apple have all agreed to use the microUSB standard in their phones made for the European market. Why can’t we have that? More »


Lightning Review: Penguin United Quad Charge Station Juices Four Wiimotes at Once

5:50AM September 18, 2008 | Jason Chen

The Gadget: Penguin United’s Quad Charge Station, a device that sits in silence as you cram four Wiimotes into it and expect it to come out fully charged four hours later. It also comes with four rechargeable battery packs, which saves you money on AAs in the long run.

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Dance Charge Prototype Powers Phones By Your Furious Robot Moves

3:45AM June 25, 2008 | Jason Chen

Orange, a mobile phone provider in the UK, has just developed a couple prototypes of this Dance Charge mobile phone charger. You wrap this thing around your arm while you’re dancing and your kinetic energy will translate into electricity to power your phone. It’s like those flashlights that you have to shake before use, but much, much nerdier. Combine this with the fictional breast charger and you’ll be able to power the entire DJ booth with just your flailing limbs. How they got that one chubby doctor from Grey’s Anatomy to pose for promo pics is anyone’s guess. [Reg Hardware via Tech Digest]

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