Charging

Gadgets

Resistance Is Futile: You Will Buy This Animated Light iPhone/iPad Charger Too

7:30AM February 1, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

Call it tacky. Call it garish. Call it naff, if you must. Call it whatever you want, but this is the most unnecessarily amazing charger for iPhone and iPad ever created by humankind. It glows with electric blue light and it is animated! More »

Gadgets

Kick This Giant Green Mushroom To Charge Your Stuff

7:20AM January 5, 2012 | Roberto Baldwin

Giant mashable buttons are pretty great. A giant mashable button that I can kick to charge my devices? Well, sign me up for 10. I wanna be the Rockette of power management. More »

Mobile

Watch Bugs Unbelievably Charge A Smartphone

8:00AM October 17, 2011 | Casey Chan

This ad by Qualcomm is more impressive and less gross than I thought it would be — it uses bugs on miniature circus equipment to charge an Android phone with a Snapdragon processor. I’m guessing it’s an attempt to show off how low-powered the Snapdragon processor can be? Whatever, complex bugs are cool. More »

Gadgets

Use A Fake Wall To Create A Clean Charging Station

10:57AM September 15, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Here’s a simple DIY project from Kitesurfer that’ll let you charge your devices without the distracting clutter of power strips and wall worts. More »

Gadgets

Charge On The Go With The Powerbag

6:00PM September 13, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

The Powerbag is a backpack, a sling, a tablet bag and a portable charging station for your mobile devices. The convertible bag is also roomy enough to carry your books, clothes and other personal items. More »

Gadgets

I Want To Love This Inductive iPad Charger Mount, But…

9:00AM September 8, 2011 | Kwame Opam

iPort did a good thing in creating such an attractive, efficient wall mount that wirelessly charges your iPad. The only thing holding it back in my mind is that it’s so bloody expensive for what it does. More »

Mobile

Public Charging Kiosks May Steal Your Data

1:40AM August 19, 2011 | Brent Rose

You’re at the airport. You must send an important email. Your smartphone is about to die. Every outlet is being taken up by other idiots travellers. You spot a charging kiosk! You plug in! Now say goodbye to your data. More »

Science

Wearable Flexible Solar Panels For Soldiers Are A Stupid Idea

6:30AM August 16, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Some boffins at the Australian National University have developed wearable flexible solar panels for soldiers. You know, so they can charge their gadgets easily and be spotted by snipers from a mile away. More »

Mobile

Are Syrian Rebels Charging Phones With Batteries And Water?

9:00AM August 14, 2011 | Brent Rose

Syrian freedom fighters claim to have come up with a new and creative way of charging their mobile phones when they’re cut off the grid. It sounds too good to be true… and we think it is. More »

Computing

Spec Tweak Will Make USB Capable Of Charging Laptops

8:10AM August 11, 2011 | Adrian Covert

What if laptops (or any other device) didn’t need specialised AC adaptors? Well the USB Promoters Group just revealed a near-complete spec revision that would allow USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports to deliver up to 100W of power. More »