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LiPower Review!
The MARS-1000 Pro is a BIG box of battery power! Power Stations are exciting. You can easily carry power for gadgets and appliances. You can run TVs or refrigerators. Power stations are great for work and play.
Here’s what’s new from LiPower! Continue reading “LiPower MARS-1000 Pro Portable Power Station Review – BIG BATTERY!”
It’s one of the most exciting aspects of mobile production. The pro-sumer audio market is rapidly improving, the tech is getting better, and prices are falling. As we get better microphones though, we also want to see better growth for accessories. It seems silly to mention, but it matters if we have good options for cases and chargers. A good wireless mic system all on its own might be more challenging to use if we don’t have gear to support those products.
The RODE Wireless Go II are making enough of an impact however, it’s encouraging to see solutions like this third part charge case from ZGCine.
RODE’s solution is excellent, and these little mics have largely taken over most of my YouTube and podcast production. The included pouch in the box though doesn’t deliver much peace of mind for protecting these mics. This is doubly troublesome if you use RODE’s magnetic mounts. The magnets snap together aggressively enough they can crack the magnets.
Soon after the Go II launch, I invested in a hard case to better store the mics and keep them from snapping together. It also gave me a slightly larger sleeve for cables and accessories.
The RODE mics and receiver have solid battery life, and it’s not difficult running for hours when out in the field. One reason why professional gear uses swappable batteries though, if you do start to run low, you can quickly pop out some AA’s and get back into shooting fast. If you run the battery low on a rechargeable transmitter, it’s a little harder to charge it back up WHILE you’re shooting.
The Go II are really fun for field work, but you do have that little gremlin in the back of your head when it comes to power. If I need to charge them up in the field, I’ve got to charge three discrete gadgets, and most of my portable batteries only have two USB ports.
Enter ZGCINE… Continue reading “Support Your RODE Wireless Go II in the Field: ZGCINE ZG-R30 Charge Case”
Keep a family of gadgets charged on the go! Juice up finnicky laptops and tablets! We can always use MORE POWER! RavPower sent over a (not THAT) BIG battery that makes sure you can ALWAYS plug in to an outlet!
Continue reading “RavPower Portable 80W AC Power Bank: MORE TRAVEL POWER!”
Omars AC Power Bank Review! When you need BIG power, and you need an AC plug, AND you need to take it on an airplane! If you’re the person who needs to support a family of gadgets, this bad boy might be the power solution for you. Let’s take a look at a BIG battery, and if it’s the right fit for you (and your luggage).
Continue reading “Omars AC Power Bank: 96Wh, 90W Output, AC Plug, Ready to Fly!”
THIS THING IS HUGE! Do you need to power a gaming laptop while on the go? This might be your jam! A crazy 53,600mAh capacity, outputting up to 250W, and with a pair of international outlets for all cables, chargers, and connectors. It’s a MONSTER. Let’s check it out!
Chargetech IndieGoGo Plug page https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pl…
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Continue reading “Chargetech Plug Pro 54K Battery Review – Mother Of All Batteries”
Back in October 2014 I reviewed the IntoCircuit 11200 mAh Power Bank. Today we are looking at IntoCircuit’s 13000 mAh Power Bank.
Not much has changed aesthetically for the IntoCircuit power bank. The body of the battery has a nice brushed aluminum finish which measures 5.1″ X 0.9″ X 3.1″.
It might be a little too bulky to keep in your pocket, however it will fit nicely in your backpack, messenger bag, or purse. At the end of the power bank you will find a durable rubber face with a 1 Amp USB charging port, a 2.1 Amp USB charging port, and the MicroUSB port to recharge the power bank. Instead of a “four dot” capacity readout, you get a nice LED status bar showing your power bank’s charge percentage!
Also on board is an LED flashlight that does a pretty good job lighting up the night. The Intocircuit 13000mAh power bank comes with a nice velvet bag to keep the aluminum finish from getting scratched.
Continue reading “Gear Review: IntoCircuit 13,000 mAh Power Castle Portable Battery”
Back in November of last year I reviewed the Ravpower Lipstick charger and I am here to give you my longterm update on this awesome yet inexpensive portable charger!
I use this everyday for all of my gadgets and the Ravpower is always in my backpack or messenger bag ready to charge my device.  On one occasion, while riding my bike super-fast like Evil Knievel, I pulled the Ravpower out of my pocket to use the flashlight, as the headlight on my bike had run out of juice, and I dropped the Ravpower! NOOOOOO! It went skidding across the street kind of like that flat stone you skipped across the lake in the summer. It missed certain destruction from a car by about a foot or so.  I thought to myself  “Self, I have a feeling it’s done…” Continue reading “Longterm Review: RAVPOWER Lipstick Charger and Flashlight”
I’m stoked to see more gadgets like this.
Getting files on and off our tablets and phones can be painful. As much as these devices claim autonomy, often we still need to resort to plugging them into proper computers. Wireless drives afford us more flexibility in handling our mobile data, allowing us to build portable clouds, and providing us easier solutions for sharing media with other people.
Let’s take a look at RAVPower’s entry into this gadget class with the RP-WD01.
More info on RAVPower devices.
The RAVPower Wireless Card reader on Amazon.