Sanyo’s Eneloop Rechargeable Battery Powered Bike

Sanyo’s new application for their Eneloop range of rechargeable batteries is their bike series – a fairly standard electric bike where the battery is charged up while you cycle and the power is released by pressing a button on the handlebars. At this point the bike goes into ‘all-wheel’ mode, i.e. both wheels will be… Continue reading Sanyo’s Eneloop Rechargeable Battery Powered Bike

CES 2010: Powermat Announces Powerpack – Replacement Batteries for Cell Phones

Cordless charger vendor, Powermat, just launched an update to their product line – the Powerpack which is a replacement battery for your cell phone, so that you won’t need to wrap your cell phone in a Powermat-compatible sleeve or tack on an adapter. Powerpacks will be available for devices from Nokia, HTC, BlackBerry, Samsung, LG,… Continue reading CES 2010: Powermat Announces Powerpack – Replacement Batteries for Cell Phones

FreeLoader Portable Solar Charger – Power Your Electronic Gadgets via the Sun

We recently reviewed the iTech SolarCharger 906, and here’s another similar portable solar charger, the FreeLoader. Like the iTech, the FreeLoader can either be charged up via the Sun’s rays or from a more conventional power source. It has a 1000mAh Li-ion battery to hold its charger and comes with 11 adapater tips to supply… Continue reading FreeLoader Portable Solar Charger – Power Your Electronic Gadgets via the Sun

Dell Latitude Z is thin, light and packed with new features

Dell has a new laptop line – the Latitude Z, which touts thin and light along with its standout feature: wireless charging. Currently, only 1 model is available, the Z 600, but it is chock full of cool features. For starters, this a 16″ 1600×900 screen and the claim is that at 4.5 pounds, the… Continue reading Dell Latitude Z is thin, light and packed with new features

Solar Vest – Practical Fashion Statement?

Someone here has clearly lost their mind when designing this gizmo – a solar powered vest that charges your gadgets; simply attach your gadgets to the wires in your pockets and you’re good to go! Whilst this does look shockingly unstylish, it is very practical so you might be interested in getting a bit of… Continue reading Solar Vest – Practical Fashion Statement?

Powerstick V2 Portable USB Charger by Ecosol

Buy Now! Here’s a product we first featured back at 2007’s CES show. Since then Ecosol has updated their Powerstick product which is a portable USB charger. It’s an energy cell that is a bit larger than a USB stick, that can be used to power your portable devices. For example, it can fully charge… Continue reading Powerstick V2 Portable USB Charger by Ecosol