One of the ironies of CES, hosted here in Las Vegas, is that the largest and perhaps most spectacular gadget we could all be covering is nearly 80 years old, weighs 6.6 million tons, and supplies much of the electricity fueling the devices on display at the trade show.
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Electricity-generating windmills churn out free energy as long as the wind is blowing. So strapping one to the roof of your car where there’s always a breeze as long as you’re driving just seems obvious. The Transport Turbine—seen here as a 3D printed proof of concept—puts four small wind turbines on the roof of your car that generate electricity as long as you’re driving at least 25 mph, with minimal drag so as not to affect your gas mileage.
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How many times have you found your phone running low on battery when you need it the most? If you think that it has already been one too many times, then it’s time you got a portable battery pack, or maybe an Everpurse.
The Everpurse is basically a power bank of sorts. The big (and obvious) difference is it comes in the form of a purse. It has a charging pocket inside where you’re supposed to put your phone. There’s a dock connector at the bottom that connects directly to your phone, so you won’t have to deal with any cords or wires anymore.
Charging the Everpurse itself is convenient, too. It charges by induction, so all you have to do is put it on its charging mat and leave it while it powers up.
The Everpurse comes in iPhone 5/5s/5c, iPhone 4/4S, and Samsung Galaxy S3/S4 variants, and is available online with prices ranging from $189 to $329 (USD) depending on the fabric you choose.
[via Laughing Squid]
Technically there’s nothing really wrong with the charging cable that came with your smartphone. Except for that long cord you need to constantly wrap, unwrap, and more often than not, detangle. That won’t ever happen with the Thinium, though. It trades an annoying a cord for an ultra-thin transforming design that allows it to plug directly into an outlet.
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If you own a smartphone and actually use it on a daily basis, there’s a good chance you’ve always got a backup battery close at hand. But what about your MacBook? Instead of desperately hunting for a plug when its battery life dwindles, Lenmar’s new ChugPlug is designed to integrate with the MagSafe adapter giving you a few extra hours of precious power.
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Longer lasting, higher capacity, and cheaper rechargeable batteries could be in the pipeline as scientists finally figure out exactly what’s going on inside, potentially opening the door to increased electric … Continue reading
What’s the point of carrying around a backup battery that’s larger than the smartphone it’s designed to boost? It defeats the purpose of carrying a pocketable device in the first place. When it comes to backup batteries, slim is the only way to go, and with a set of pop-ports that keep its USB ports free of dust and crap, Paick’s Noble will easily slip into a bag or pocket.
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Laptops are supposed to be highly portable, right? But even with a built-in battery you’re never leaving home without its power adapter—and that’s usually a long cable with a hefty brick somewhere along its length. They’re hardly compact, but this laptop adapter from FINsix is.
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Electrical outlets are so unsightly. They just look out of place and disturb the flow of the room. Or so my wife tells me. They don’t bother me, but I can see how they might interrupt the design of a room. If only we could hide them. Well, we can. With Legrand’s Adorne Pop-out outlet.
These are like little pop-up books for your wall that give you electricity. When you aren’t using the outlets they just get pushed into the wall and are unseen. When you need one, just push and it pops out, exposing three outlets on its sides and top.
This is a great design that is sure to make your walls look nicer. They are perfect for minimalist homes. It sells for about $48(USD) from Amazon.
[via This Is Why I’m Broke]
You know the drill. Your smartphone’s battery rarely lasts a full day, but carrying around a clunky external backup sounds like a hassle coupled with a burden. Unless you’ve opted for Vorson’s Bookmark which packs a 2,500 mAh battery into a remarkably thin housing that’s just 4.7 millimeters thick. There are magazines thicker than that, so this should easily disappear inside your bag.
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