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Universal Phone Charger -- So What?
CablesmdemonThe Grouse thinks the world-saving new standard isn't so hot In February, seventeen of the world's biggest, big-boy cell phone manufacturers got their Voltron on, banding together under the...
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RCA Airnergy Pulls Power From Thin Air, Charging Your Phone With Ambient...
RCA's Airnergy Wi-Fi Powered ChargerRCACES may be over, but in our post-technalia hangover we're still discovering a few small wonders that flew under the radar last week, not least of which is this...
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Human-Fueled Chargers
Applied Innovative Technologies LightStorm CL1 and Easy Energy YoGenFrom left: Applied Innovative Technologies LightStorm CL1 $25; applied yogenstore.comGreg NeumaierCharge your gadgets' batteries...
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Orange's Prototype Power-Welly Boots Are Made For Charging
Party PowerThe Power Wellies use the heat of your feet to keep your cellphone charged. Gotwind.orgFirst the British invented waterproof Wellington boots; now they've invented a way to derive power from...
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Military-Designed "Bat Hook" Lets You Charge Your Phone from Overhead Power...
Bat HookDepartment of DefenseWhen you think about it, it's ridiculous to spend the effort lugging around spare batteries, hand-cranked chargers, piezoelectric gadgets, and all the other half-baked...
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Vibration-Powered AA Battery Charges Up When You Shake It
Vibration-Powered BatteryBrother IndustriesWhen my little flashlight or my electric toothbrush goes dead, some atavistic impulse leads me -- and I suspect I'm not alone -- to stare for a moment at the...
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Reverse-Engineering the Latest iPhone Charger to Create a DIY Portable...
Reverse Engineering the iPhone ChargerladyadaRemember the Minty Boost, the DIY battery-powered USB charger for your portable devices that fit neatly in an Altoids tin? It was a decent fix for those...
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Portable Fuel Cells Charge Gadgets On the Go
Power TripMTI Micro Mobion, myFC PowerTrekk, and Horizon MiniPAKBrian KlutchHydrogen fuel cells have exploded onto the market as convenient chargers for your handheld devices. Plugged in via USB ports,...
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Testing the Goods: Horizon MiniPak Portable Fuel Cell Charger
MiniPak Charger in HandHorizonA small hydrogen fuel cell that can charge your gadgets on the go As humanity goes wireless, the last pesky tether we and our gadgets have to escape is the power cable....
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Seven Major Automakers Agree to a Universal Charging System For Electric Cars
BMW Active-E Electric CarA 1 Series coupe converted to electric drive, the BMW Active-E will get 100 miles of driving range from a full charge of its lithium-ion battery packSeth FletcherA pretty basic...
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How Much Would You Pay to Plug In Your Gadgets?
Working in the CafeFlickr user ewedistrictAccording to a press release, Sony is fielding proposals for a way to charge users to, well, charge. The technology would allow building owners to require...
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Here's Why Apple's iPhone Chargers Are So Expensive
Apple Charger TeardownKen ShirriffHere's the the question: you can charge an iPhone with any AC-to-USB adapter. So how does Apple get off charging $29 for theirs? Ken Shirriff took one completely apart...
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How The PopSci Staff Prepares For A Hurricane
Kindle Paperwhite GlowsDan BracagliaMost of the Popular Science staff is based in New York City and the surrounding areas, which is great usually, but not so much today. Here's how we prepared for the...
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Hack Yourself An Emergency DIY Car Charger
DIY Car ChargerThe Big Book Of HacksOn the lam without your car charger? Splice some wires and be on your way.MATERIALS USB cable for your device Any 5-volt car cigarette lighter adapter Knife TapeSTEP...
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Make Your Own DIY Solar Charger
DIY Solar ChargerThe Big Book Of HacksKeep your gadgets powered even when you're off the grid. MATERIALS Plywood Jigsaw Drill Nails Hammer Two 1-inch (2.5 cm) wood slats 5-watt, 12-volt solar panel...
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Universal Phone Charger -- So What?
Cables mdemonIn February, seventeen of the world's biggest, big-boy cell phone manufacturers got their Voltron on, banding together under the flag of the GSMA (Groupe Speciale Mobile Association) to...
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RCA Airnergy Pulls Power From Thin Air, Charging Your Phone With Ambient...
RCA's Airnergy Wi-Fi Powered Charger RCA CES may be over, but in our post-technalia hangover we're still discovering a few small wonders that flew under the radar last week, not least of which is this...
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Human-Fueled Chargers
Applied Innovative Technologies LightStorm CL1 and Easy Energy YoGen From left: Applied Innovative Technologies LightStorm CL1 $25; applied yogenstore.com Greg Neumaier Stuck in the middle of nowhere...
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Orange's Prototype Power-Welly Boots Are Made For Charging
Party Power The Power Wellies use the heat of your feet to keep your cellphone charged. Gotwind.org First the British invented waterproof Wellington boots; now they've invented a way to derive power...
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Military-Designed "Bat Hook" Lets You Charge Your Phone from Overhead Power...
Bat Hook Department of Defense When you think about it, it's ridiculous to spend the effort lugging around spare batteries, hand-cranked chargers, piezoelectric gadgets, and all the other half-baked...
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