Hand Crank Charger

Sounds a bit cheesy, but could be a life saver in an emergency.... Think Worse Case Scenario !!!

Just plug your gadgets into this handy hand crank charger and get to cranking. The SUPERBattery from Datexx lets you juice up your electronic gadgets anywhere, anytime by harnessing the power of your arm strength.

In emergency hand crank mode, the SUPERBattery should give you about 2 minutes of talk time on your phone for every 6 minutes of cranking. My arm is getting tired just thinking about it, but it is probably a good idea to keep something like this in your emergency kit if you go camping or even in the back of your car - just in case you run yourself off the road this Winter. As an added bonus, the SUPERBattery includes a built-in flashlight, just in case you’re stuck in the dark.

Of course if you’re not in an crisis situation, can pre-charge the SUPERBattery with the included AC adapter, giving your devices up to 4 hours of juice on a single charge. The kit includes a hand-cranked 600mA rechargeable battery pack, and adapters for over 1,200 different mobile devices including media players, cell phones and handheld video games.

You can find these over at Compact-Impact for just under $30 USD.

New Solar Backpack Charges Your Gadgets

A company called Reware plans to start shipping May 1 a new, $199 solar power-capable tote bag that charges your gadgets as you walk around in the sun.

Called the Juice Bag, the back pack enables you to plug in any gadget using a car lighter adapter. A flexible, waterproof solar panel generates 6.3 watts in direct sunlight and somewhat less when it's overcast, according to the company. It charges a typical cell phone or music player in between 2 to 4 hours.

The pack features concealable backpack straps, a removable shoulder strap, a briefcase handle, an external mesh water bottle side pocket and exterior gadget pocket. It comes six colors: black, grey, green, red, yellow and camouflage. A special padded compartment is designed for a laptop. The pack is 15" wide, 18" long and 4.5" deep.

Reware plans to start selling accessories for the bag starting at the end of May. Optional accessories include storage batteries, which gather sunlight energy that you can use to charge gadgets later. Different versions of the storage battery will be available for larger electronics, like laptops, and smaller ones, like mobile phones. They'll also sell a connector cable for wiring together two bags, and a twin socket for charging more than one gadget at once.