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The Cable Wars: Distress with Wires

Jayvee Fernandez — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:18:34 +0000

See the photo above? Those are 1/5 of all my cables.

This might sound like a light topic, but truth be told it isn’t. With people changing phones every four months, buying new devices whenever a sale comes, and racking up new wires and cables, it is becoming increasingly difficult to tell accessories apart:

The most distressing thing are miniUSB chargers that really don’t have a standard miniUSB tip. Case in point would be the BlackBerry, that seems, at first sight, to have a standard USB charging end, but in reality, the tip is much wider than a regular USB cable.

These cable manufacturers — they should invest a little more in putting in some easy to read labels on the wiring. Lumix does this — their camera chargers have a white strip stuck around the cable saying it’s for a Panasonic camera.

Nokia — don’t get me started. As much as I love their phones, they have different types of chargers per set of phones. Old chargers (fatter round ends) won’t work on the newer ones (smaller tips).

Can all cables come with their own velcro strip? It’s already past the year 2000 and still some manufacturers don’t take this into consideration.

Why do all of these cables have to be in black?! For Pete’s sake, only Apple (and now, HTC) have chargers that have different colors other than black.

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FreeLoader Solar Charger at USD $49.99

Jayvee Fernandez — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:57:07 +0000

Take a loot at this photo. Makes me wonder how it actually works. Where’s that cable connecting to the iPhone to the freeLoader coming from? Ah well. Matters not. It’s a cool piece of solar power technology. The FreeLoader is a portable solar charger that allows you to charge your gadgets when you’re away from the nearest wall socket.

The device works as a pure solar power charger via its solar panels or you can also charge the battery by simply plugging it into a USB port allowing you to use it immediately after a quick charge. Of course, it takes longer to charge using the sun’s energy — roughly 8 hours.

Here is a complete list of devices that work with the FreeLoader:

* Nokia phones old 3.5mm jack and the new 2mm jack
* LG Chocolate, LG shine and Prada phones
* Samsung A288 and D800 current series phones
* Sony Ericsson K750 and K800i current series phones
* Nintendo DS Lite
* iPod (compatible with most iPod devices including iPhone and iPhone 3G)
* 4mm jack for Sony PSP, Tom Tom, most digital cameras, PDAs, 2-way radios
* Mini USB for Motorola, Blackberry, Qtec, Smartphone, iMate, most digital cameras and Bluetooth headsets
* USB female for PDAs, mp3 players, most digital cameras and most devices which can be charged through USB

The solar powered FreeLoader is available for SD $49.99.

[image courtesy of ThinkGeek]

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Jumpstart Sport Charger: Portable, Classy

Jayvee Fernandez — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:19:17 +0000

Say hello to the Jumpstart Sport: yet another portable charger for your mobile phone when it runs out of juice in the most unexpected places. What I like about the charger is that it fits like a charm around your mobile phone emulating that piece of decor you always wanted to dangle. Here are some of the other features:

photo c/o Precison PR Mindspring

A rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery pack that comes with cable and connectors for a series of popular cell phones, for smartphones including the iPhone or Blackberry, handheld game devices and even portable GPS devices. Users will never have to run out of power through the course of a day.

Recharged using a supplied AC wall charger or a USB cable.

Unique battery gauge on the device shows instantly how much power is remaining.

A fully charged Jumpstart Sport holds its charge for up to one year, and can charge a device in only forty minutes.

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