battery
You’ll be hard-pressed to find someone driving a plug-in electronic vehicle in Canada, and it’s not because the temperatures are too cold to accommodate them. According to a new report by Clean Energy Canada, Stuck in Neutral: Tracking the Energy Revolution 2017, “In 2016, just 0.6 percent of car sales … Read More
Let’s cut to the chase: BatteryBox ($220) doesn’t charge your MacBook, it powers it. What does that mean? Say your MacBook is at 76% charge. If you plug it into a BatteryBox, said BatteryBox will keep your MacBook at 76% charge, bypassing the battery. The fewer cycles your battery goes … Read More
Modern frustration #29843: phone dying. And it happens oh-so-easily. All night, you’re listening to music, texting, and using the GPS, and when you call an Uber it dies. Frustration in a nutshell, especially if it affects your passenger rating. You can’t count on your phone battery improving anytime soon, so … Read More
If you have an Apple USB wall plug and are looking for a convenient battery, check out the Nomad ($40). It fits over a regular Apple wall plug, thus giving you 100% extra battery life for your device.
Something to add to your every-day carry: a TravelCard ($40). We featured it back March when it was fundraising on Kickstarter, and I’m happy to say it’s every bit as great as I hoped. Here’s an essential truth about Smartphones: it’s always handy to have more juice. That’s why I … Read More
