The new little "Black Book"...This one powers of all of your mobile devices

[BillP]

Product review of the little "black book" that can charge all of your mobile devices (UPB10) by O'Reilly

http://www.oreillynet.com/windows/blog/2007/05/windows_mobile_weekly_roundup_37.html

APC product page link:
http://apc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=UPB10

[BillP · Accepted solution]

Here is another [review of the UPB10|http://www.suntimes.com/technology/ihnatko/899220,CST-FIN-andy17.article#]...this time from writer Andy Ihnatko a technology writer with the Chicago Sun-Times.

*The other solution is to simply take your electricity with you. I've used APC's UPB10 Mobile Power Pack for a good while (apc.com). It works a treat for phones, media players, and games. It's a thin, shirt-pocket-sized battery with a USB port. Once you've charged it up, and it'll serve power to any USB-powered device you plug into it; you'll go from a dead phone back to normal operations in just the time it takes for you to thank God you didn't pack the phone's charging cable in with the checked baggage. It lists for $70, but Amazon stocks it for $45.+*

Granted, the ability to charge your phone no matter where you are is a bit of a letdown compared to wet T-shirt contests. But at least your current spring break activities don't come with a risk of acquiring either an embarrassing tattoo or a lifetime of alimony payments.*