A startup called Nothing has generated way more buzz this year than you’d expect from a company that’s never released a product yet. But Nothing was founded by Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus, a company that knows a thing or two about generating press (not always good press, but at least people were talking). Now […]
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Energizer P18K smartphone with 18,000 mAh battery hits Indiegogo
Tired of carrying around a portable battery pack because your smartphone battery isn’t big enough to make it through the day? Last month Avenir Technology unveiled the Energizer Power Max P18K, a device that’s more battery than phone, at least in terms of volume. The phone features a 6.2 inch, 2280 x 1080 pixel LCD […]
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Amazon issues recall for 6 different AmazonBasics portable power banks (fire hazard)
Amazon sells a wide range of cheap, but generally decent products under its AmazonBasics brand. You can find AmazonBasics luggage, Bluetooth speakers, cell phone cases, and computer keyboards, just to name a few categories. But one product type you probably won’t find on Amazon.com today? An AmazonBasics portable power bank. Working with the US Consumer […]
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Hacked power bank includes an OLED display to show current
Most portable power banks that you can use to charge a phone, tablet, or other item on the go have a few LED lights that give you a rough idea of how much juice is left in your battery. But Everett Bradford wanted something a little different: a power bank with a small OLED display […]
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Zuri U28 is a 4,000 mAh power bank that’s also a phone (or vice versa)
Your smartphone is about to die and you don’t have time to stop and plug it into a wall outlet. What do you do? If you’ve got a portable power bank, you can plug in your phone and recharge it on the go. Or if you’ve got a cheap secondary phone, you could swap SIM […]
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Razer launches $150 external battery for the Blade Stealth laptop
The Razer Blade Stealth is a compact notebook from a company best known for making gaming hardware… and you can use the laptop for gaming. You’ll just probably want to plug in an external graphics dock to play bleeding edge titles. When using the laptop alone, you get a much more portable system that weighs […]
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$75 CS668 is an Android box, a Bluetooth speaker, and a power bank
There’s no shortage of Android-powered TV boxes coming out of China these days. I’ve kind of stopped paying attention, since there are plenty of better ways to stream videos or run apps and games on a TV. But the CS668 is one of the more unusual TV boxes I’ve seen… because in addition to letting […]
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Vensmile W10: Tiny Windows desktop with 64GB and a battery
The Intel Compute Stick has been making headlines recently, but it’s not the only option if you’re looking for a tiny desktop computer that can run Windows. For about the same price you can pick up a Vensmile W10 mini PC which has twice as much built-in storage, more ports, and the same processor. It […]
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Stackable power banks (for easy charging)
Need a little extra power to keep your smartphone, tablet, or other devices charged throughout the day? There are plenty of portable power packs on the market. But Koonhome’s power banks have one unusual feature: they’re stackable. This lets you recharge a group of batteries using a single power cable, and then just grab a […]
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Micromax X352 is a little phone with a big battery (to charge your tablet)
Have a smartphone that’s always running out of juice? You could carry around a spare battery (if your phone can use one), or an external battery pack. Or you could carry a second phone… the Micromax X352 is a small phone with basic functions and a big, 3000mAh battery. Not only does that provide long […]