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Would you like a charge with that?

Posted on 20. Sep, 2006 by Jonathan Cherry in Uncategorized

As the world becomes more mobile, the need to have mobile devices charged on the run is developing into a ‘why didn’t I think of that’ business model, that has countless possibilities here in SA.
Here are a couple of charging ideas, which have recently caught our eye:

From cellphones to iPods, cameras, laptops and stun guns; all of these toys need juice to work, and lugging around a silly charger for everyone is a right pain.
Splashpower is a wireless device charger that works with multiple gadgets and charges them all at the same time. That’s right – wireless charging. Just bring your phone close to the pad and its getting a powerup.

See: Splashpower

Mobcharger (picture related) is a disposable emergency charging pack that connects to your low-battery cellphone and can give you up to 90 minutes of talktime, or 480 minutes of standby. Estimated to cost around $10 (R75) its a handy survival tool – just in case Koeberg starts playing up again.

See: Mobcharger [via OhGizmo]

Chargebox from the UK is a set of lockers designed to charge batteries of phones and other mobile devices.
Something which will work well at airports – ChargeBox has six lockers with each locker containing four different
chargers. The user picks the appropriate locker for their device, opens
the door and attaches the device to a charger inside. Payment is then
made either with a GBP 1 coin or by sending an SMS to a specific code.
Once payment has been received, the door can be locked and charging
begins.

See: Chargebox [via Springwise]