Need a reason to drop a few more dollars on the geeky things you know and love? Today’s gadget won’t be one that fulfills only lust, but utility as well. The USBCell is so ingenious and simple in design that it pains me to think that I didn’t coin this up first. But I digress, the USBCell… Basically, it’s a nickle metal hydride battery with a removable top cap that exposes a standard USB plug. Pop it into your ever plentiful USB port and...

“What color uses the most energy on a mobile display?” It’s something I’ve honestly never really thought about. Ok, I’ve actually thought about the differences between an all white/light and black/dark background, but never as deep as individual colors. One man by the name of Jeff Sharkey was curious enough however, to go and put individual colors to the test on OLED screens. The results were actually pretty revealing in the sense that...

The inevitable part about any gadget is that it is going to die. Batteries just don’t last forever. Even on some of today’s most electron frugal devices, a full day is really stretching it. Luckily things called outlets and USB ports meander around us to save the day. Though as many of us know, actually finding a power source while on the go can be quite the chore. That’s where Sony’s new portable USB power supply comes in. Joining the arsenal of...

Wireless charging is all the rage these days. Seems these crazy kids can’t be bothered with wires even when giving back precious electrons to their gadgets they love oh so dearly. Solution: charging devices such as the Palm TouchStone. Palm is hardly the first to coin the idea, though to my meager memory, they were the first smartphone manufacturer to ship a phone with such a device. Regardless, Palm isn’t doing so hot in the hardware department. Notably,...

Image: AmadeusPhotography I try as hard as I can to make my carbon footprint as little as possible. Though I’m not some living with the animals, wearing loincloths type of extreme. Still, every little bit counts. Along that same path, an all electric bike would be a pretty neat way to traverse our little blue marble floating in space and time wouldn’t it? If I had to pick my all electric ride, I’d pick the MotoCzysz E1 without hesitation. Why? Oh,...