Surge protection may not be anything to get excited about but trust me, after the second lightning strike at our cabin in three years (and close to $20,000 in damage this time around), you had BETTER protect your precious electronics. Now ezGear is bringing some style and innovation to surge protection with the ezSpace Wall [...]
Tag Archives: Power Gear
T-Mobile to Ship Free Battery Upgrade to G1 Users?
Since I have been carrying a G1 for about a week, I have been scouring the net for all of the info about the G1 I can. This includes adding some of the better sites to my Google Reader. Was checking up my feeds this morning and came across a post on Phandroid.com that it’s [...]
Review: Tekkeon myPower ALL MP3700 Battery
Looking for a way to extend the run time on that Eee PC or Acer Aspire One that you got for Christmas? If so, then the Tekkeon MP3700 may be just the ticket for your power hungry ultra mobile device. Weighing in at 15.4 oz, the Tekkeon MP3700 is light enough that it won’t weigh [...]
Review: Mophie Juice Pack Keeps You Connected All Day
So here I am on vacation in Aruba. The sun is warm, the waves are a bit rough and the WiFi is horrid. Seriously, the WiFi here brings me back to the good old days of dial-up, and they weren’t such good old days. As a result of the anemic WiFi I have found myself [...]
Devotec Solar Charger Review
If there’s one thing that I know about all of the mobile electronics I’ve got, its that power is a problem. I’ve got more device holders and power cords in my car than I know what to do with, AND I have so many that I had to get a goo-jam that increased the number [...]
Review: Brunton Solaris 26 Foldable Solar Array and Solo Portable Power Pack. Al Gore Will Love You For This One
With all the news lately about the price of oil, and our oil addiction, it is nice to be able to do a review that not only involves a very cool piece of technology, but is also environmentally conscious. I actually got the idea for a review like this one a few months back when [...]
Review: Ted Baker Charging Kit from Proporta
I actually received Proporta’s Ted Baker Charging Kit by mistake when asking Proporta for the Gadget Bag. I offered to review it for them, and they accepted!  So, what makes this charging kit special? Let’s take a look. According to Wikipedia, Ted Baker is a clothing store in the UK; they are known for [...]
Tributaries T12 Turns on the Power
Tributaries, makers of high-end audio-visual equipment, have put out their latest power management product, the T12. This power strip offers a massive 12 outlets! Now assuming you aren’t drawing so much power that you are blowing circuit breakers, this power-strip has one extremely helpful feature: 8 of the outlets have the ability to rotate 90 [...]
The Proporta Laptop Battery Review
One of most laptop’s main limitations is their battery life, which can usually only be relied upon for a few hours. This hindrance is never more evident that when traveling, because finding a place to recharge in airports and train stations can be a major challenge. On January 1, 2008, carrying extended batteries will become [...]
The BatteryGeek 130Wh External Battery Pack Review
I have had my MacBook Pro for about 6 months now, and for the most part I have been very happy with it. The one issue that has been with it from the beginning is battery life. While it may be quite a powerful laptop, the 2.5hrs battery life (I have seen less more than [...]
Acer America Corporation Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Previous Fires
I just received information on an Acer Notebook battery recall, and figured I ought to pass the news on to you. If you have - or know someone that has - an Acer laptop, then you might want to take a look and see if your battery is affected. And yeah, I know that this is a picture of [...]
The Seidio Treo 700 Battery Comparison
Like many other Palm Treo owners who are trying to get through the day without constantly recharging, I found that the stock 1800mAh battery was not lasting nearly as long as I needed. The first solution I tried was the Seidio 2400mAh extended battery ($39.95), which helped a lot during regular daily usage. But once I got a hosted exchange account – [...]
The Belkin TunePower for Zune Review
So far I have been averaging about 11 hours of battery life from my Zune; and while that’s decent, it doesn’t inspire confidence for those long stretches of time when tunes are desired but there is no ready power source available. Well, Belkin has a solution, and it’s called TunePower. According to Belkin, “TunePower keeps [...]
The Belkin Clamp-On Surge Protector Review
As you are a reader of Gear Diary, it’s pretty likely that your house is something like mine–an impossible flood of electronic gizmos, gadgets, and geegaws, both portable, and not, but all requiring a simply astonishing amount of plug-in space for wall current.� Around our stereo area it can get bad, sure; the receiver, TV, [...]
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