Review: Macally iPhone Charger
Posted: February 23rd, 2010 | Author: Shawn | Filed under: gear | 3 Comments »
This is going to be a super short gear review. If you have an iPhone or iPod, the Macally PowerLink charger is crazy sweet. It’s a standard USB charging cable, a 2gb USB thumb drive, and an emergency battery all in one thumb sized package. The battery option will jump an iPhone battery up about 1/3. Which is pretty important considering my damn phone battery struggles to last through one full day. That’s heaps of useful for something that takes up zero space in your bag.
I originally saw this charger on Gadling a few months ago and have been using it exclusively ever since. I make a point of having only the most efficient gear in my pack, and this little thingy definitely meets my standards.
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// shawn
Edit: This baby is $36 at Amazon.
While gathering up my travel gear for my upcoming trip I quickly realized that I had a logistics issue. You see, I like to have a guide book on hand for each country I visit. I don’t cling to them for direction, but they can be handy for general referrals and seeing what else there is to do in an area. In some cases you can cover a region with one good Lonely Planet, but not always. My trip will hopefully encompass a lot of regions and countries. Also, to add to the issue, I don’t really know ahead of time which regions or countries I will go to. So this gives me the following problems:
One of the big gear decisions I had to make leading up to my trip was choosing the best computer for my situation. Here are the categorical thoughts I took into consideration while researching the best travel notebook. My needs are likely not the same as yours, but it may help you to see what all I took into consideration.
