Do you live in Florida, Texas, or anywhere else along the Gulf Coast?  Do you live in a area that is prone to power losses?  Would you like a way to charge your devices that lasts a long time or is suitable for emergency use?  If so, then the Medis 24-7 Power Pack is for you.

The Medis 24-7 Power Pack is not just battery powered charger, it is the first consumer fuel cell based charger.  Yes you heard that right, it’s a fuel cell.  The Medis 24-7 Power Pack is not a battery, and it doesn’t use any batteries inside its light case.  Instead, it has a fuel cell which uses borohydride.  The Medis 24-7 Power Pack is considered safe to bring in your airline carry-on, so you won’t have to worry about it being confiscated by the TSA. Continue Reading

I’m not a very big cell phone text (aka SMS) message user. I can count on half of one hand the people who I message on a regular basis. However I know that heavy users of text message develop their own shorthand way of talking. This is because SMS text messages are limited by the cell phone company to 140 characters. So abbreviations are a must if you expect to do any serious communicating. Here’s a cool site that gives you a list of many known SMS abbreviations - or you can use their dictionary translator to type in regular words and see what their SMS abbreviation might be. KEWL!

SMS Dictionary

Over the weekend a press release announced the HOP 1800 which is a rather ugly prepaid $10 phone that did not have a display screen. This budget phone will be sold in retail outlets. It set me wondering why anyone would pay $10 for a phone with no display screen, no camera, and no SIM card. There are at least two better deals - both $10 or less and sold by AT&T via their web site. Both are brand name models (Nokia and Pantech), include a SIM card and one has a camera.

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