Before heading out to CES, Phil hopped on the ZenAndTech podcast to discuss the method to his madness in how he properly prepares himself and his electronics before heading out the door. This discussion made me realize that I am always hunting for power, and that most of the time I am looking for an extra place to plug in a device that charges via micro-usb. With this in mind I went out looking [Read More...]
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What we have here is an excellent video walkthrough of a couple of Verizon Galaxy Nexus accessories that should be available in the morning — the navigation vehicle mount and the spare battery charging kit — from forums member Aatrek.
Note it’s a “Navigation vehicle mount” and not a “Car dock” or anything. It’s a hunk of plastic that the phone sits in, that’s all. No contact charging, no Bluetooth audio. [Read More...]
An OTA for the Lenovo ThinkPad (see our hands-on) went out for a while today, included was a firmware update for the battery. Lenovo says they have halted the update, but just in case — use the OEM power supply and cable while applying. According to the official Lenovo support forums:
Battery firmware update was included in the OTA released today. The battery firmware update is applied after your Tablet restarts.
If your [Read More...]
We can imagine many of you have run into a situation where you desperately need to charge your phone in the car on the way home from work. The problem? That guy in your car pool has already claimed the cigarette lighter plug. What you need is a workaround. More specifically, you need a Bracketron Dual USB Charger. This guy is barely over $ 10 to pick up but it’s [Read More...]
