Battery Charger

A remarkable new battery and ultra-charger combo from Hong Kong's Desten Group claims 400-km electric vehicle top-ups in 4 minutes, 40 seconds, transferring energy at nearly a megawatt without excessive heat and lasting more than 3,000 cycles.

Unlike thermoelectric camp stove/chargers that rely on live fire, the new Gen Stove powers up electronics with waste heat from LPG-fired cooking. It provides an easier, more universal solution for cooking and charging simultaneously.

Phone power banks can be a lifesaver, but it’s a pain to carry around what basically amounts to a second phone hanging off the bottom. Bezalel has now unveiled a power bank that sticks to the back of your phone and charges it up wirelessly.

Swiss company ABB has launched its Terra High Power DC fast charger, which can put out an impressive 350 kilowatts, charging at nearly three times the rate of Tesla's Superchargers. It'll enable super fast car charging – but only once cars are ready to handle it.

Ovo Energy has launched a suite of domestic energy products, including a V2G charger that gives EV drivers the flexibility to draw electricity from the grid when it's cheap and sell it back during peak demand hours. And if users get the balance right, they could effectively drive their EVs for free.

We've seen water bottle-lanterns. We've seen lantern-flashlights. We've seen modular lanterns. The all-new Playful Base from Japan's Root Co. fits all three categories, providing multiple functions in a sleek piece of hardware.

​Shopping for frequent flyers can be difficult: Due to sheer necessity, they likely already have everything they need to navigate the inherent challenges of air travel. Here’s a selection of innovative gifts and gadgets that should surprise and please even the most well-equipped of travelers.

Slovenian shop Noordung does a few interesting things with its new e-bike, including designing a curvy take on the traditional diamond frame and integrating a boombox into its removable battery pack. This bike provides pedelec motor power, blasts music and charges your gadgets.

Just a couple of weeks ago, we looked at the Lantern, a handheld flashlight/lantern designed to bring serious versatility to your lighting arsenal. The Touch 1K from Salt Lake startup SeTaTec is a very similar handheld, albeit with a bit more smarts.

Solar panels come in a variety of guises designed to appeal to consumers looking for ways to fuel electronics on the go. Prominent among these is Solartab, a portable solar charger and back-up-battery. So how does it perform?

For the cellphone user who goes through phones quickly and always needs a charge, Enlighten's Better Re lets you get some more use out of your old phone's battery, by allowing it to slot into an adjustable external battery charger for your new phone.

Smartphones are more powerful than ever, but they still have an annoying tendency to run out of juice just when you need them most. Plan V could get you out of such a fix, as it's a small and light keyring-based device that can be used to charge your smartphone from a 9-volt battery.