Gimme the Sun

Revive Solar Restore Exernal Battery Pack with Universal US Charging port for portable smartphones, e-Readers, MP3 players and most USB power devices is great for those who enjoy their life under the sun. Easy to use and bringing you on the go.

Duracell Instant USB Charger

It is no surprise that even Duracell has join the PowerontheGo bandwagon to give consumers power on the go. At less than $10, it is worth getting it compared to your devices built-in battery because it gives us the versatility to switch to other devices and yet, still usable.
Best of both world.

APC Universal Notebook Battery

APC has a track record of reliable products in power and battery and this 70Wh Universal Notebook Battery is no exception. Although it may be a universal notebook battery, the ubiquitous USB output from the notebook can be used to charge and power your other mobile devices like smartphones and digital camera.

Go Green, Buy Used

There are millions of used automotive sold every year at a price up to 50% off the show room prices due to depreciation, which can be as short a a year or two.


Similarly, we can buy electronics products cheaper and doing our little part for our Mother Earth by reduce (the amount of waste which are usable products), reuse (the usable products) and recycle (the product upon reaching its useful life).

More Power on the Go Products

Some of the search results from "Power on the Go" products. It ranges from electronics products to books, not in any order of popularity. Good luck with your search...

Built-in Battery in Mobile devices- boon or bane?

In today's fast paced, well connected and intelligent information age, we need to stay connected in our professional and personal life. To do that, we are using mobile phones to communicate, GPS to navigate and laptops to send emails and instant messages.

Only if we could do that 24/7 without the need to plug in to a wall socket plug for AC power source, we still need to rely on the mobile devices' built-in batteries. It becomes annoying when some manufacturer or brand like APPLE come out with products that these built-in batteries are not detachable to be replace. Thus, the demand of universal battery chargers had been on the rise over the last few years.

Universal Battery Chargers under US$20

With less than $20, we can buy battery charger that is universal for our mobile devices with option for interchangeable connector tips. Thus, with this universal charger, you could charge your Blackberry, your spouse's iPhone and your colleague's Android phone. Some even comes with tips for portable gaming devices.

This is especially useful when we are traveling, whether for work or for play, as it get rid of the excess weight to carry for multiple charging devices on the go. It is like the Swiss Army knife of charger.

Solar Chargers at $39.95 or less for most USB power/charged devices

Have you ever consider doing your little part in going Green by owning one single solar charger for several of your mobile devices, including your iPhone, iPod, mobile phones and even smartphones that uses USB connection to charge? Turn the sun's energy into useful energy in your mobile devices.

Here are some recommendation to go green with $39.95 or less.

iPad Chargers below $20

With the gain in popularity of APPLE iPad, here are some of the chargers available in the market at less than $20. Some of this, like Griffin Technology's PowerBlock and PowerDuo, can be used in iPhone and iPod too. As such, these are great gadget when you are using iPad, iPhone and iPod.

More external power banks

We as consumers are spoilt with choice when getting an external battery or power bank for our electronics gadgets. Here are some I saw this weekend.

Common Sights of Charging Devices in Public

At a 5 star hotel lobby, a video camera is left on the table to be charged by one of the tourist.

Outside the drop off zone of the airport, a mobile phone is left to be charged at the risk of being stolen.

Free Universal Gadget Charger

How does a free universal gadget charger for your mobile phones, PDA, digital camera and gaming devices sound to you?

The only thing is you cannot carry it around you and you have to leave your devices locked in it, hold on to the key that had been left attached to the lock, leave your mobile phone with many missed calls and risk your device being stolen in it.

Despite the drawbacks, compartment 1, 3 and 4 had been taken and I could have the mobile phone ringing in it with a familar Nokia ringtone.

Putting Apple under the Sun

Apple had filed a patent to incorporate their products with solar cells, ie, "solar cells on portable devices". This come at a time when going green is in.

I can't wait to see these "Green Apples" in the market, be it iPod, iPhone or MacBooks, lying under the sun to get a good tan and risk being stolen.

iPhone in Asian regions this year

It was reported (San Francisco/Singapore- Reuters) that Apple is to launch iPhone in 4 regions in Asia- Singapore, India, Philippines and Australia later this year. The spokeswomen decline to comment on its plan to bring iPhones to China and Japan.

There are already a handful of power bank for iPhone in the market, some of which are questionable in quality and performances:-

1. Morphie
2. Kensington
3. XPAL Power
4. PowerRush
5. Wagons
6. Tecyea

I'm sure there are more out there and would like to urge those who are using or have seen other brands to share information here.

I recommend WWI (Works with iPhone) products, especially when it comes to battery because it gives me peace of mind. Why get a Ferrari and fit it with inferior tyres?

Universal power banks/External batteries in the market

This blog is created to allow consumers to make informed choices for the availability of universal power banks, back-up batteries and emergency chargers in the market.

As such, I would hope to have the voices from consumers who have bought these products to share their views in the pros and cons of the products they have purchased and share this information with people who have not or going to invest in one of these products.

In addition, I would like to have technical questions about battery life, charging-discharging issues, products features to be answered here.

Below is a list products in the market (Source: www.laptopmag.com/2008/feb, Page 72 of US Laptop Mag, Feb 2008)with more to be updated:-

Works with AAs-
1. Energizer Energi to go Instant Cell Phone Charger- www.energitogo.com
2. Turbo Charge TB550 by VOXRED International- www.turbocellcharge.com

Rechargeable Devices- from AC adapter or notebook PC's USB port
1. IOGEAR GearJuice- www.iogear.com
2. iRecharge ERUSB1 by Cellboost- www.cellboost.com
3. Kensington Portable Power Pack for mobile devices- us.kensington.com

Hope to hear comments.