Ever since I got my new phone – the HTC Sensation XE (which I love to pieces) – I’ve had the problem of stupidly poor battery life. Apparently this is an age-old Android problem where many smartphones don’t have the battery capacity to provide a decent level of charge. With me, being a bit of a …
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Apr
05
2010
Freeloader Pico – Cheap, portable solar charger
I was wondering around my local Maplin store and stumbled across a new gadget taking advantage of the sun. Now if you read my blog frequently, you may be aware that I’m a big fan of solar gadgets. I love the fact that I can get free electricity for my gadgets with help from cheap(ish) …
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Apr
10
2009
Why bother on a high capacity laptop battery when you can get a car inverter?
My laptop is fantastic – it’s dual core with 2GB of RAM and is powerful enough for most of the tasks I need it for. There’s only one downside – the battery. It won’t last more than about 1.5 hours even on a good day. Hopeless – even for watching a short film. So I …
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