Alternate Power Sources for Portables

I know.. i'm late again.. stuff IRL (in real life) rides again!

Lotsa stuff goin' on out here.. as i'm sure you've noticed in your own life.

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So.. gettin' right down to it...

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Wouldn't it be *great* if there were *other* sources of power for charging phones, tablets, and laptops besides the wall socket and the lighter socket in your car..?  Well there are!  Yeehah!  An' i'm just the kinda guy to tell yah about 'em.

Where do you get power to charge your nifty devices if the power you normally use goes out!?

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Well, not to worry.. Ol' Doc CPU is here to help yooz wit dat... (sorry.. waxed Jurzee there for a bit)

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Anyway .. it could happen .. most likely due to a power outage as a result of a thunderstorm.. or an ice storm or heavy snowstorm in the winter.. or even flying saucers over power stations!  Yup.. extraterrestrials need power too!  ;-)


So what are your options..?

Well.. good news!  There are several!

1 > Solar power > I actually have one such device that has multiple adapters for several portables; specifically for smart phones, because the solar panel's surface area is approximately the size of 2 covers of a medium sized hardbound book.  But there are *numerous* types of solar power chargers of different configurations.  For example...

Laptop

Tablet

2 > Human power > What if there's no power to charge from the wall, and it's a dark cloudy day..?  Well then .. that's where good ol' elbow grease comes in handy...  That's out there too!  Once again.. a pic is worth a thousand words.. Thusly...

3 > And.. if there's no sun or elbow grease .. Wind!  Yup.. there are actually *wind-powered* chargers!  As you can see...

4 > Concert power!  Yup.. a T-Shirt you can wear to concerts that by way of piezoelectric action.. converts the vibrations from concerts into electricity to charge your cellphone!  Niftykeenareeno!

Here it is right here...

IMPORTANT NOTE: with all the variety of gizmos.. you would be well advised to make sure what the basic electrical charging requirements are for your devices with respect to voltage and amperage. That's most easily found with a Google search for a manual if you no longer have one, or going to your device manufacturer's website to look for the model number's specifications.

Okay.. so.. those are some alternatives out there. There are others that are in prototype stage as you read this.  Such as.. Voice.. so that as you speak into your phone, you are simultaneously *charging* it!  How cool is that!?  And another .. Fuel Cell charging, using a Zippo-like gadget.. for up to 14 full charges!  A face mask that uses the air you exhale to charge a phone.  A heartbeat or pulse charger that actually uses body functions to charge a phone. Also *heat* by using a camping style frying pan that has a USB plug in for transferring the heat energy converted to electric to charge your phone.

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So .. like they used to tell me in the Navy.. "That oughta keepya busy for a microsecond.."  And that was a compliment.  Because they knew i'd be back real soon wanting to learn more stuff, to get a bunch more input .. so i could continue to get the smarts!

So until next time Computin' Pals.. stay tuned .. Next Blog update will have more good stuff .. 

"Fall and Winter Anti-Static Tips" .. to keep your devices from bein' fried!

And please.. feel *free* to spread the word and share the Ol' Doc's Blog.. ' one o' the few things in life that *are* free anymore .. enjoy!

And keep on Computin'!

Ol' Doc CPU

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