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MoPods Cell Phone Straps
7, Sep 2006
We’ve seen some weird and wonderful mobile phone accessories in our time but MoPods really take the biscuit. Why? Well for starters these funky little wearable characters live in transparent domes. But more importantly, they spin and flash when your mobile receives a call or text.
Yes, we know it sounds a bit silly but MoPods aren’t half as daft as those Bluetooth headsets favoured by middle-management morons. And if you hate missing calls, MoPods are infinitely more imaginative than a deafening ‘I’m wacky, I am!’ comedy ringtone. (And that includes the 24 CTU one, the theme from Grange Hill and the music from Austin Powers. Yawn).
The idea is to wear your MoPod as a kind of charm-cum-collectable on bags, belts, clothing, keyrings, or even mobiles. With several characters to choose from including a penguin, kitten, monster and devil, MoPods are destined to become must-have mobile accessories amongst fashion-conscious phone fans everywhere. In fact our good friends in Japan (always first with the coolest peripherals) have already gone completely MoPod mental.
It goes without saying that MoPods come in handy if you’re in a noisy pub or sitting on a clattering train, but they also make brilliant desktop/work companions – especially if your phone is in silent mode. Having said that we can’t be held responsible for the consequences of wearing a flashing, spinning penguin in a board meeting.
More than anything, MoPods are impossibly cute companions that are also extremely practical – and you can’t say that about your average collectible thingamabob.
The price of a any single MoPod is about $9.30.
- In: Cool Gadgets
- Tags: cellphone, cute, gsm, mopods, phone straps
Charge your mobile phone on the go. The SideWinder is the world’s smallest, most powerful portable phone charger. It weighs just 2.5 ounces and is more powerful than a plug-in charger. A two minute charge gives you more than six minutes of talk time and even more standby time. Keep charging and talk indefinitely. The SideWinder comes with a Nokia main cable and 4 adaptor tips to fit the most popular phone models from several major manufacturers: Nokia, Audiovox, Kyocera, Motorola, Sony/Ericsson, and Samsung.
The price of the SideWinder Hand Powered Emergency Cell Phone Charger is $24.95
– If you want to buy a SideWinder Hand Powered Emergency Cell Phone Charger…
- In: Cool Gadgets
- Tags: cellphone, charger, emergency, hand-cranked
Solio The Universal Hybrid Charger
6, Aug 2006
Solio, the Universal “Hybrid” Charger is powerful enough to charge all of your handheld electronic products at home or on the move, anywhere under the sun. It works by absorbing power from either the wall socket or our very own Sun storing this energy within the Solio’s own internal battery.
Solio is the universal charger of the future because it can use free energy from the sun which is good for the environment while saving you money on electricity costs. In addition to this, Solio limits your need to purchase and carry around multiple chargers for all of your gadgets; Solio is your one stop charging solution for all of your products from cell phones and iPods, to digital cameras, game players, GPS and even Fish finders!
One hour of sun will give you enough juice to play your iPod for about an hour. When fully charged your Solio can store enough power to charge a typical cell phone or an iPod Nano at least two times. Have you plugged into the Sun lately?
Just the facts
– Charging Solio’s internal battery takes 8-10 hours of direct sunlight
– Solio will charge your device at the same rate as your conventional charger
– Using the included wall adapter, solio will fully charge in approximately 4 hours
– A fully charged Solio will completely charge an average cell phone at least once
– When charging a cell phone directly from the sun, 60 minutes of sunlight will provide approximately 10 minutes of talk time and four hours of standby time
– When charging an iPod directly from the sun, one hour of sunlight will provide one hour of play time.
– Solio can store energy for more than one year
Tech Specs
– Rated Output: 4 -12V, 0 – 1 Amp (max)
– Weight: 156 grams (5.6 ounces)
– Internal Battery: Rechargeable 3.6 volts, 1600mAh lithium-ion
– Wall charger: 6v / 420 mAh Global travel adapter with US/UK/EU/AU/NZ adapters
– Dimensions (closed): 120mm x 65mm x 34mm
– Temperature Range: -20?’?°C to 55?’?°
The price of the Solio Universal Hybrid Charger is $99.95.
– List of the compatible devices that can be recharged with Solio…
– If you are interested in buying a Solio Universal Hybrid Charger…
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- Tags: camera, cellphone, hybrid charger, ipod, solar, solio, universal