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If you’re like us, every one of your mobile devices could use a performance boost in one crucial area: battery life. Timbuk2 saw the exigency to keep phones, tablets, PMPs and cameras in the juice, and aims to meet that need with the Power Commute messenger bag announced earlier this year. And now you, dear reader can pick one up starting today for $199 from REI or through Timbuk2’s website. Before you rush off to part with a pair of Benjamins for the bag and its waterproof Joey T1 portable power source, however, read on for our hands-on impressions.

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My iPhone cases definitely do the job of protecting my smartphone, but I’ve come to realize that a pouch of some kind might be a good idea, because it would better protect the screen. Screens are vulnerable, even when you put on a screen protector, to scratches of all kind.

Evouni’s Nano Stand Pouch looks pretty interesting. It looks low-tech but it’s not. The smartly-designed pouch lets you store your phone inside of it, and you can use it as a stand in an ergonomic resting position. The pouch is made out of a Japanese fabric called Toray Ecsaine, a microfiber-like fabric with a suede-like texture. The pouch has a leather lining with additional structure to keep phones upright.

The pouch works for devices with screens of 3.8″ to 4.3″ (size L), so it should fit your new iPhone 5 when it arrives. There is also a version more suited for the iPhone 4/4S  and it works for smartphones with screens of 3.8″ and smaller. It sells for $29.80(USD).

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These Space Invaders reusable sandwich bags are not only awesomely geeky, they are also environmentally friendly. It’s a great way to indoctrinate your kids into classic arcade stuff – and PB and J sandwiches just taste better in a classic arcade packaging anyway.

While most of the aliens represented aren’t the original Invaders, at least one of them is, and the rest get the point across just fine. These bags have a washable, BPA free and food grade compliant lining on the inside which makes the bag more durable, while the white hook and loop velcro-like seal keeps your food fresh and safe.

The Space Invaders bags come from Etsy shop Random Sacks of Kindness who has a bunch of cool handmade sandwich bags in their shop as well. Much to my dissapointment, it looks like this one was sold, but you can bet they will list more and then you can wrap your sandwich up in a cool 8-bit design soon enough.

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It’s probably happened to you. You’re walking along with a briefcase or other bag and realize that it’s getting too heavy. You wish that you had taken a backpack. That’s the basic idea behind the Dror Backpack from Tumi. This expandable and transformable backpack will give you the best of all bag worlds – for a price.

The Tumi Dror Backpack was designed by New York based architect Dror Benshetrit. It can function as a tote, briefcase or backpack. It’s got loads of pockets, zips, both interior and exterior to help you manage your gear. It will carry laptops up to 15″ and comes with a media pocket. The front pocket has a slight angular profile, which is cool.

As you can see from the images, the Dror Backpack is quite flexible, but this transformable ability doesn’t come cheap. You’ll have to spend $595(USD) to buy one – and for that price you could buy several individual bags.

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Whether it’s a tropical vision quest, or a summer jaunt in Europe, the well-traveled gadgeteer faces one eternal scourge — power. Timbuk2 hears this, and has partnered with Joey Energy to bring you two new travel bags (the Power Commute and Power Q) with internal chargers. Okay, you don’t need to have the crunch of sand underfoot to benefit from one of these, in fact, dashing across town will also be a much more liberated affair, knowing that you don’t need benevolent weather, or have to pack a dedicated device. The power supply has been designed to deal with the rough and tumble of the outside world, and claims to power pretty much anything that charges over USB. The Joey T1 claims to be able to provide about two full mobile charges, and both of the new bags come laden with all the tech-hiding covey holes you’d expect, costing $199 when they launch in October.

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