There are plenty of novel device chargers out there, but some of them stand out thanks to their originality. The BOLT is a portable USB charger that also acts as a back-up battery for any USB-charged device. Built-in fold-out power prongs make it easy to carry around – as long as you don’t mind carrying around a somewhat bulky thing with lots of corners.

BOLT eliminates the need to carry both a wall charger and an extra back-up battery for your devices. Designed by FLUXMOB, the BOLT contains a 3000mAh Li-Ion battery that charges up as it charges your device. When you’re ready to hit the road, unplug the BOLT and take it with you as a back-up battery.

The designers say that BOLT is the world’s smallest combination wall charger/backup battery. A set of indicator lights on the device let you know how much juice it’s storing. Although it depends on what type of device you’re charging, BOLT can take the battery from totally dead to fully charged in a couple of hours. An iPhone 5s can be fully charged in less than two hours and the BOLT can provide 1.5 charges when it’s carrying a full charge itself.

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What would you give – particularly on those stressed-out mornings when you’re running late – to be able to charge your smartphone in a mere half minute? An Israeli startup called StoreDot has developed a prototype that does exactly that, even if the battery is completely dead.

The secret used in the amazing charger is called quantum dot technology. It relies on microscopic nanocrystal batteries made of semiconductor materials. StoreDot calls their version of the technology “nanodots,” and they hope to completely change the world of mobile device batteries. The technology is much greener than current mobile batteries and, amazingly, also costs less.

As of yet, as seen in the video above, the StoreDot device is big and bulky, and nowhere near ready to be used in a phone. But the external charging capabilities are enough for us – we’d love to get our hands on a prototype, no matter how clunky and cumbersome it might be. According to StoreDot, we’re about a year away from seeing this technology built inside phones, and another two years away from seeing it get powerful enough to last a whole day. By 2017 or so, we should all be carrying around smart devices with quantum magic happening inside them.

(via: TechCrunch)

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If you’ve been reading Gajitz for a while, you know that there is no shortage of kinetic phone chargers that give you battery power in exchange for your own muscle power. But the Siva Cycle Atom is a bit different: it attaches to your bike, and it’s compact enough to be thought of as unobtrusive.

The generator mounts onto just about any bicycle in a matter of minutes. When you start cycling, the kinetic energy you generate is harnessed in the lightweight gadget to either directly power your gadget or to be stored in a detachable battery pack. You can charge just about any device that is powered by USB – even attachments used by the bike itself. Charge while you’re riding, or take the detachable battery pack with you to charge your gadgets when you get to where you’re going.

The Siva is perfect for people who want to bike to work or school more often but miss the convenience of charging their device in the car on the way to their destination. The team behind the gadget is dedicated to the cause of renewable energy, so for every ten Atoms sold they’ll donate one to someone in need.

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With our cell phones, e-readers, MP3 players and various other mobile gadgets, most modern homes are filled with insane amounts of device chargers. It will be a fantastic day when all gadget manufacturers finally start cooperating and all of our things use the same kind of charger. Until then, the Powerstick Charger is a pretty good compromise.

The Powerstick is a sweet little device about the size of a stick of gum. It comes with six different connectors to power almost any device you need charged. It can be used at home or when you’re on the move – all you have to do is plug it into a USB outlet to charge up first.

Not only does the Powerstick give you juice whenever you need it – it also comes with two, four or eight GB of memory so you can conveniently tote around movies, music, photos, files and whatever else you’ll need. And besides being convenient, the Powerstick is eco-friendly, using far less material than the amount that would be required for multiple wall chargers. The Powerstick is intelligent enough to take power from your USB port and provide power to your devices only when needed, thanks to its processor.

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One of the major drawbacks to owning an iPhone is that you want to use it for pretty much everything – and that results in your battery wearing down alarmingly quickly. The Mophie Juice Pack can save you from the frustration of being away from a charger with no juice. The tiny little gadget fits on your keychain but can give your iPhone a much-needed power boost in almost no time.

The Juice Pack charges via an integrated USB connector. When your iPhone or iPod needs a shot of power, you plug the Juice Pack in and let it transfer its power over to your device’s battery. It charges super-quickly and super-efficiently, so you won’t need to stand around waiting for half an hour before making that important phone call (by which we mean finishing that really hard level on Angry Birds).

One of the best parts of this design is the fact that the charging cables are integrated into the device, so there’s no need to fumble with yet another USB cable in your backpack/purse/pocket. Hidden LEDs indicate how much juice you’ve got left. The Juice Pack lasts for over 500 complete charging cycles, making it a pretty good deal at just under $35 – especially if you really can’t live without your iPhone for even a few minutes.

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