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HyperMac external battery gives juice to MacBooks for up to 32 hours

One of the most annoying things about working on your laptop anywhere outside of your home is finding a power outlet. After a few hours, your laptop dies, and you have to leave the coffee shop with your tail between your legs. Sanho just announced HyperMac:...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Battery, Car Battery Charger, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-05-06

HTC Car Charger

Whether you're driving between work meetings or just running errands, you don't want to find yourself with a dead T-Mobile G1. Keep the smartphone powered with the HTC Car Charger, which simply plugs into your car's power adapter/cigarette lighter. It's also compatible with HTC's other smartphones. The HTC Car Charger...

Tags: Smart phones, HTC Car Charger, High Tech Computer Corp., car battery charger

Product reviews 2008-11-18

Griffin PowerJolt Car Charger for iPod

Griffin's PowerJolt is a USB power adapter that is suitable for the Apple iPhone, iPod, or any portable electronics device that is capable of being powered or charged over a computer's USB connection. The PowerJolt fits into your car's cigarette lighter, transforming it into a USB port. Unlike the XtremeMac...

Tags: Cable, car battery charger, Apple iPod, Griffin PowerJolt, Griffin

Product reviews 2007-07-27

Lights On 1.04 (Mobile)

Lights On is a software service which is able to automatically turn on and keep activated the screen light of the phone as long as the charger is plugged in or based on a timeout period. The screenlight will never turn off until either the charger is plugged out or...

Tags: Car, Phone, Mobile, Car Battery Charger, Tektronic SRL, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2007-03-14

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Whistler XTR195 Battery-Operated Radar/Laser Detector

Whistler XTR195I paid just under $50 for the little guy last black Friday at Radio Shack.It was to be used within the city and some highway. Suffice it to say it actually works.Readings and beeping of a 2/3 of a mile proved that it actually was a trap. I generally...

Tags: Engineering, radar, detector, battery, laser

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Jabra Stone

Not many Bluetooth headsets combine style and performance, and when they do, they stand out. Examples include the Aliph Jawbone Prime, the BlueAnt Q1, and the Plantronics Discovery 975. Jabra, a company that has been in the Bluetooth business a long time, attempts to come up with yet another headset...

Tags: headset, Jabra, Stone

Product reviews 2009-11-17

How the cordless Powermat charging system took my iPod touch hostage [review]

Unnecessary..... POS if you ask me!Cordless charging will work only whenit will be standardized and built into the various devices.what about solar-charging wireless?i've heard it was on the drawing boards...has anyone refined this 'green tech' to the point where it can be relied on?Oh, well... The transformer is such an...

Tags: Smart phones, hostage, iPod touch hostage, cordless Powermat, Powermat, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPod, phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Poll: What kind of camera equipment do you need when traveling?

Travel CamerasI carry DLSRs for vacation memories and a small point and shoot for when I don't want attention drawn to myself.RE: Poll: What kind of camera equipment do you need when traveling?I have a 'bridge' camera - smaller than a DSLR, larger than a 'point and shoot'. It's a...

Tags: camera, camera equipment, DSLR

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Battery preservation and 'Desktop Mode'

Second battery.Apple could make a separate 'battery conditioner/charger' device. This conditioner would then cycle the battery and bring it back to specs., while your laptop has the fresh one for use. How about this...Fully charge the battery. In software, disconnect the battery from the computer. This would require...

Tags: Engineering, desktop, battery

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Sprint lures two from Verizon; new 'unlimited' plan seals deal

Gone to Sprint!As a 21 year VZW customer and my wife as a 16 year VZW customer, our bills with data on our phones and 400 minutes for me and unlimited and text for hers, our bills were $270/month combined (mine with a 6% discount on a business plan). ...

Tags: GPS, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Verizon Communications Inc., VZW, Sprint Communications

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

PowerBAR 3500 mAh Solar Battery Charger for HTC Touch Pro2

There will be times when your smartphone is low on battery and you won't be near an outlet, but that doesn't mean you're in for a dead device. A portable accessory like the PowerBAR 3,500mAH Solar Battery Charger will allow you to charge your phone from anywhere, and even better,...

Tags: Smart phones, Engineering, HTC Touch Pro2, HTC Touch, High Tech Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2009-08-31

Nokia 1661 - black (T-Mobile) - Prepaid

As a rule, prepaid cell phones from the major carriers stick to the basics. Just consider the Nokia 1661 from T-Mobile. The candy bar handset won't win any design awards and its feature set is built solely on communication. But unless you're going to keep it only for emergencies, we...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, T-Mobile, phone, Nokia 1661, handset, Nokia Corp., flashlight, soft key, toggle

Product reviews 2009-08-26

Plantronics Discovery 975

The Plantronics Voyager Pro earned our Editor's Choice award earlier this year for having the best sound quality of any Bluetooth headset we've tried. However, the Voyager Pro was marred by its slightly bulky and unfashionable appearance. The new Plantronics Discovery 975, on the other hand, is a much more...

Tags: charger jack, Discovery 975, headset, Plantronics, Discovery 925, Plantronics Discovery 975

Product reviews 2009-08-20

Camping with your Mac 2.0 (HyperMac mini review)

Mini ChargersThe Belkin Mini Surge Protector with USB Charger gives you 3 AC outlets along with the 2 USB outlets, all in one plug-in device, and the plug actually swivels so it will mount horrzontally and vertically... invaluable little device for any wired traveler.Don't need another external batteryI mentioned this...

Tags: Engineering, Camping, HyperMac, Mac 2.0, battery, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

Camping with your Mac 2.0 (HyperMac mini review)

In June I wrote about some essential gear to bring while camping with your Mac. This is a follow-up based on a camping trip I took with my family this month to Olympic National Park in Washington. I thought I'd share couple of tips from a recent...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Car, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Battery, USB, Apple MacBook Pro, HyperMac, Engineering, Notebooks, Smart Phones, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Novero TheFirstOne Bluetooth headset

Just when we thought there couldn't possibly be more companies making Bluetooth headsets, Novero proved us wrong with its first headset, appropriately named TheFirstOne. It's not bad for a first-time product--it's attractive, comes with a slew of accessories, and fares quite well in regards with performance. Perhaps our only gripe...

Tags: LED Indicator, headset, Novero TheFirstOne Bluetooth headset

Product reviews 2009-08-13

Samsung Mondi SWD-M100

Editors' note: The Samsung Mondi is designed for Clearwire's WiMax markets. At the time of this writing, service is limited to Las Vegas, Atlanta, and Portland, Ore. Customers also can access Sprint's WiMax network in Baltimore. WiMax is not yet available in the San Francisco Bay Area, so our review...

Tags: Keyboards, Mobile operating systems, WiMAX, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Handhelds, Mobile applications, Wireless and Mobility, battery cover, Samsung Mondi, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-08-13

Review: Mophie Juice Pack for iPhone 3GS

A guest blog post by Vic Orly: The iPhone 3GS is awesome except for one thing: its battery life, or lack thereof. My battery experience had been awful. Recently, I was on a flight from Chicago O'Hare to San Diego with my new 32GB...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Battery, Juice Pack 3G, Smart Phones, Engineering, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Poll: How important is the quality of the built-in camera when buying a mobile phone?

They're all basically toysPhone cameras are handy for an occasional "grab" shot, but I sure wouldn't use one as my main camera on a vacation trip.RE: Poll: How important is the quality of the built-in camera when buying aAn onboard camera in a cellphone is of little importance to me....

Tags: mobile, camera, phone, cell phone, pic

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 (Sprint)

The Sprint Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 mobile router shares the same hardware as the Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot with different branding and slightly different service and pricing.At $100, the device is actually more expensive than it seems when you factor in the required data plan by Sprint....

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Wi-Fi, Novatel Wireless, Sprint Communications, Sprint Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200, router

Product reviews 2009-07-28