external battery pack Archives

Review: Intocircuit Portable Charger 26000mAh External Battery Pack

Posted on July 1, 2018

I’ve been testing and writing about external battery packs for mobile devices for years, but the typical model is only good for three or four charges of a smart phone, at most.

What’s more, if you want to recharge multiple devices at once, you’re simply out of luck!

But now there’s something a lot more powerful than the typical portable charger.

Put simply, the Intocircuit Portable Charger PC26000 is a high power / high capacity external battery pack and charger that will charge multiple devices all at the same time. [Read more…]

Review: Omnicharge Smart & Compact Portable Power Bank

Posted on July 12, 2016

I test and review a lot of portable power banks on this blog, and most of them turn out to be pretty good. Some are even great.

But every now and then I find one that simply blows me away. And I have just found another one. [Read more…]

Q&A: How’s the best way to keep my iPhone charged up during a 3 day camping trip?

Posted on August 27, 2015

Question from Eileen J.: Hi Rick. My husband and I are planning a three day camping trip in the Alabama woods for a little over a month from now.

I know I’ll end up spending a lot of time Facebooking and playing games on my iPhone while we’re there because I always get bored after just a couple of hours.

My problem is my phone’s battery always dies on the first day and I don’t have a way to charge it back up. Can you tell me the best way to keep it charged for the entire three days without having to spend an arm and a leg?

We’ll have a usable cell signal where we’re going, but we won’t have an electrical outlet to plug a charger into or handy access to our vehicle for using a car charger. Thanks for any advice you can give me.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Review: CoolReall 5000mAh Portable Charger External Battery Power Bank

Posted on April 18, 2015

coolreall-5000ah-portable-charger Portable chargers/external battery packs make it easy to keep our mobile devices charged up and ready for use during times when we can’t plug them into an electrical outlet or car charger.

I have tried a number of different models, and most of them work quite well, but some I like better than others for various reasons.

I recently had the opportunity to check out a CoolReall 5000mAh Portable Charger External Battery Power Bank, and I came away quite impressed. [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I maximize the battery life of my iPad?

Posted on January 27, 2014

Question from Ken F: Hello Rick. I bought an iPad 2 to use when I’m out in the field doing wildlife research for the non-profit group that I work for. I chose a tablet over a laptop because when I’m in the field I need to use it for up to 48 hours at a time without recharging the battery and without turning it off.

I need to know if it’s possible to make my iPad’s battery last that long? And if so, how can I make it happen?

Rick’s answer: Ken, the iPad 2 has a decent battery life right out of the box, and there are indeed things you can do to make the battery last as long as possible. But I think stretching it out to 48 hours might be out of the realm of possibility.

That being said, I do have a few suggestions for you: [Read more…]