GETTING ON THE GRID

Duracell’s charging pad eliminates messy cords.

STILL MORE POWER PACS

There are a score of portable power packs available today for reviving your dead or dying cell phone, iPod, music player, game machine, Blackberry, etc. We’ve written about a couple in previous columns, but we particularly like a sleek new black one from Kensington.

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HOW GREEN ARE YOU?

This company makes a wind-powered recharger that works with many cell phones, digital cameras, PDAs, older iPods and other 5-volt rechargeable devices.

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GETTING A CHARGE OUT OF THINGS

Portable power for cell phones, Blackberries, Apples and other assorted fruit is becoming a must-have. Fortunately, there are dozens of companies eager to provide.

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GETTING ALL CHARGED UP

We recently tried out the new PowerAid Mobile from US Modular, a backup battery that comes with five adapters that fit cell phones, iPods, Treo PDAs and many other devices designed to take their charge from a computer’s USB port or a wall outlet.

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