
OhGizmo! Review – Duracell Instant USB Charger

By Andrew Liszewski It’s no secret that advancements in battery technology have not kept pace with advancements in gadgetry. Smartphones equipped with giant LCD displays that are capable of playing movies, surfing the web, GPS’ing your location, taking photos and even occasionally making calls are great and all, but they’ve made the ugly downside of poor battery life even more of an issue. Now sure, it would be fantastic if companies like Duracell stumbled across some miraculous solution to the problem in their research labs, but for the moment external backup batteries like their Instant USB Charger are the next best thing. I had a chance to try it out, and you can read my full review after the jump. The Duracell Instant USB Charger is essentially a rechargeable lithium-ion battery …




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RuudvdKlugt (Ruud van der Klugt) : now that's packaging http://bit.ly/d7mAHj
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Tw_Hard_Boyz (Tw ) : hahaha olha esse fone http://www.ohgizmo.com/2009/06/10/dx-skullcandyionized-snow-goggles/ (@yuuii live on http://twitcam.com/1ez0a).. Updated : 2010-07-31T01:27:36Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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ROBRADYdesign (ROBRADY design) : Oh yea- we do like clever packaging design. Bravo @Panasonic. http://bit.ly/d7mAHj.. Updated : 2010-07-31T01:21:07Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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Gadget_Sage (Gadget_Sage) : At $139, is the new Kindle 'cheap?' - CNN: OhGizmo! (blog)At $139, is the new Kindle http://url4.eu/6c8ye.. Updated : 2010-07-31T00:53:45Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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Snova34z (Alfonso Boxill) : RT @GiantGizmoNews: Announcing The Winner Of The IDAPT i3 Universal Desktop Charger! http://bit.ly/9BMxNj.. Updated : 2010-07-30T20:06:49Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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