I'm all about finding new, eco-friendly ways to power my gadgets. We all need to do our part, right? And although there are a few exciting options in the wild now, I think I may have just found something that satisfies my urge to be green, as well as the need for it to be esthetically pleasing. In short, my dream charger. Shown off yesterday at the 1.618 Sustainable Luxury Fair in Paris, France, Read more

Most chargers require an outlet, and solar chargers require direct sunlight, but a new concept developed by RCA will soon charge your gadgets via a WiFi connection. Unlike the Case-Mate Hug, which uses a wireless signal and magnet to juice up your cell phone, the RCA Air Power will absorb excess WiFi signal and convert it to power. The exact science behind it seems a little confusing, but the Read more

Growing tired of wasting energy on vampire power suckers, AT&T introduced its new eco-friendly ZERO charger today. Just in time for a Spring gadget overhaul, this charger senses when a cell phone is not plugged in and shuts down automatically. The ZERO will stop pulling power and eliminate power waste (just like the concept Switch Outlet that lets you manually turn off the power that flows to Read more

I'm so over being on the go and having my iPhone lose its charge — normally the battery life is long enough to last through a day of normal use, but from time to time I find myself in need of a charge. The Mophie Juice Pack Air ($80) is the thinnest rechargeable iPhone case on the market, and is available in four colors. It's a hard, protective case that houses a rechargeable battery to give Read more

I've become a big proponent of netbooks. They're light, easy on your back, and you can pack them along in nearly any bag. So if you're traveling light this holiday season with more than one netbook user, save some luggage space and pick up this iGo Netbook Charger ($50) — which allows you to charge almost any netbook with its packable adapters — rather than toting all your netbook power Read more

I use my iPhone for most things — scheduling, phone calls, photos, email — but one old-school goody I won't give up is my Moleskine day planner. No matter how many calendar entries I keep in my iPhone, I like to have an on-paper record of my schedule, too. Then this happened: I was running late for a connecting flight and grabbed a bottle of water at an airport newsstand before racing to the Read more

Imagine being at your friend's house and being able to borrow their cell phone charger, whether they had the same phone or not. Or not having to ever get a new charger because you got a new phone! That's going to become the reality in Europe, as major cell phone manufacturers — including Apple, Nokia, Samsung, and BlackBerry maker RIM — have just agreed to start using a standard cell phone Read more