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Hand crank charges iPhone, develops muscles

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 5th, 2013)

You never know when a major storm will knock out your power and leave you without juice for your phone. Battery packs like the ones from Mophie will let you charge for a short time, but if you are without electricity long enough, you will have to think outside the box to power your ...

Eton FRX3: Emergency power for your iPhone when you need it the most

by Steven Sande (Jan 21st, 2013)

If there's anything that nature teaches us, it's that our highly technological society is just an extended power outage away from complete chaos. Last fall's Hurricane Sandy left many on the East Coast of the US without power for weeks. No power at the home or office means no power for your ...

Goal Zero's Sherpa 50 Solar Recharging Kit powers your tech off the grid

by Steven Sande (Dec 4th, 2012)

A month after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the eastern seaboard of the United States, there are still thousands of people without power to their homes. Fortunately for many of those people, they've been able to charge smartphones and tablets or run appliances temporarily thanks to Goal ...