Apr 17
A leaked set of what are said to be iPhone 6 cases suggest a number of significant design changes, including moved physical controls, while photos said to show a bigger … Continue reading
Apr 16
There are already portable battery packs that have solar panels for recharging. The Trinity is a new kind of portable charger that uses a different renewable source of energy: the wind. It recharges its 15,000 mAh battery through its built-in wind turbine. Although it’s quite promising, I don’t think you should support it just yet.
Trinity weighs just 4lb. and when collapsed it’s just 12″ long, so it’s fairly portable. It has three aluminum legs that can either stay in a tripod arrangement or lie flat. Inside Trinity is a 15W generator and its battery. The current prototype has a 5V/1A USB charging port, although inventor Skajaquoda is considering adding an additional 5v/2A USB port for more power hungry devices like tablets. Here’s where it starts to get iffy. Skajaquoda also added a miniUSB port that’s meant to charge Trinity’s battery… via an outlet.
Why would they add a way to charge the battery that doesn’t use the built-in wind turbine? If you’re going to plug it in to charge it you might as well get a conventional battery pack that’s much smaller. The only reason I can think of for the addition of the mini-USB charging option is that Skajaquoda isn’t confident about Trinity’s charging speed through the wind turbine. Commenters on the fundraising site are asking the same question: How fast does it charge through wind power? Sadly, Skajaquoda didn’t include that vital data on their Kickstarter page and on their pitch video.
Breeze on over to Kickstarter to find out more about Trinity. The device can be yours for a pledge of at least $249 (USD), but again I don’t think you should back the project yet. I’m not saying this is vaporware or a scam. It’s an interesting and promising invention, but at the same time there are important details about it that need to come to light before you plunk down your hard-earned cash.
[via GadgeTell]
Apr 11
Battery recalls are nothing new in the computer world. Over the last few years, millions and millions of batteries used inside notebook computers have been recalled due to fire risk. … Continue reading
Apr 07
We’ve seen a variety of new battery technologies over the years, the most intriguing of which being the prototype from Israeli startup StoreDot. The company has shown off the prototype … Continue reading
Apr 02
Modern day office executives and road warriors do carry plenty of gizmos with them, and there are moments of forgetfulness when you miss out on charging your smartphone despite having a full day’s itinerary ahead. Fret not, Cerevo Inc. of Japan has come up with a mobile rechargeable battery that is known as the EneBrick, where it can connect a USB-connected keyboard to a smartphone, tablet, or other compatible devices via Bluetooth, all the while juicing the connected device’s battery if you so desire.
EneBrick Mobile Rechargeable Battery Offers Versatility original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Mar 28
A few years back there were massive recalls in the notebook industry due to batteries that had issues with catching on fire. Lenovo was among the companies that had to … Continue reading
Mar 25
I am quite sure that the regular battery is not on anyone’s list of foods, and it would most probably cause you an acute case of poisoning should you actually opt to eat a battery. However, when it comes to an entirely new range of in vivo electronics that claims to be able to offer healing from within, it is worth sitting up to take notice. Materials scientist John Rogers has come up with a biodegradable, ingestible battery that might just be able to deliver healing from within.
Sick? How About Snacking On Some Batteries? original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Mar 25
There are several elements contributing the the HTC One M8’s ability to last all day in the field with minimal charging. One is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor’s ability to … Continue reading
Mar 24
When it comes to the average Joe on the street these days, he or she would most probably have at least one personal electronics device, ranging from a smartphone to a possible combination of a tablet, GPS navigation device and possibly a laptop to boot. However, there are times in life when we actually forget to juice up these devices of ours the night before prior to the next day at work, which means the batteries on such devices would begin to run low – and it might get in the way of your productivity if you do not find a nearby power outlet. I guess this is why peripherals like the BatteryBox has a niche to fill.
BatteryBox Offers New Lease Of Life For Drained Devices original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Mar 24
Gbatteries’ BatteryBox offers battery backup and enhanced life for MacBook and more
Posted in: Today's ChiliGbatteries openly state that they haven’t invented a new battery, what they have done to its new BatteryBox instead is tweaking the technology to control the energy flow within an … Continue reading
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