#portable-power

#portable-power

For years, the idea of "energy independence" belonged to a narrow group of early adopters. Previously, reliable off-grid power meant involving professionals for electrical installation, a custom battery bank, and a web of wiring forms, thus rendering the project beyond an affordable reach for most people. Today, as mobile living, remote work, and outdoor lifestyles are creating new paradigms, so is the market.

The good news was that I had a jump starter in the trunk of the car. The unit was a and is a 3,000A unit that's built to start engines ranging from small and huge -- gas engines up to 9 liters, and diesel engines up to 7 liters. Fully charged, this unit should be capable of up to 45 jump starts. There's a light built into the front.

Jackery, the home battery company, is back at CES with a solar-powered Gazebo it swears you'll be able to buy in the second half of the year, starting in California. With an expected price of between $12,000 and $15,000 before adding any battery storage, you might want to save a few bucks and build one yourself from solar panels and power stations that Jackery, and many others, will happily sell you.

Technology moves fast, but 2025 feels like a distinct era. This year brought gadgets that challenged convention rather than followed it. From keyboards that fold into phone cases to power banks that communicate through light, these innovations prove that great design starts with questioning what we've accepted as normal. The products ahead represent a shift in thinking about portability, interaction, and what our devices should actually do for us.

Portable chargers occupy that weird space between essential and forgettable, living in bags until phones hit red battery warnings. Most focus exclusively on capacity and charging speed while looking like every other rectangular black slab available. They serve their purpose well enough, keeping devices alive through long days, but they offer nothing beyond that single function and tend to blend into the background of everyday carry items.

Last year I did the thing I'd been dreaming about for a decade: I bought a van. After twenty years of tech journalism, creating a mobile test platform for remote work was just as exciting as having an adventure vehicle to pursue my outdoor hobbies. For that I'd need lots of battery capacity to power it all. Originally I wanted to buy an EV to use as a giant rolling power plant for all the gadgets I own and get to play with as a product reviewer.

See at Amazon The 60,000mAh capacity translates to 192 watt-hours of stored energy which means you can charge an iPhone 17 more than 10 times over or keep a 3-watt LED lamp running for over 42 hours straight. That's the difference between fumbling in the dark during a blackout and having reliable lighting for nearly two full days. The dual USB-C ports deliver 60 watts and 27 watts respectively so you can fast-charge a laptop and a smartphone at the same time without sacrificing speed.

Power outages during storms, camping trips without reliable electricity, tailgating events that need a blender for frozen drinks, remote work setups in RVs, or simply keeping your essential devices running during emergency situations... These scenarios share one common frustration: being disconnected from power when you need it most. A portable power station solves this problem by providing reliable electricity anywhere and gives you the freedom to charge laptops, run small appliances, or keep medical devices operational during blackouts.

The age of true mobile freedom has finally arrived-T-Mobile's T-Satellite means you can send texts from the backwoods, the beach, or a canyon with zero cell service and no extra hardware, ping out your location with ease, and use multimedia messaging. But to turn that messaging lifeline into a full-fledged remote workstation, you need gear that's lightweight, reliable, and built to perform off-grid. That's where this premium toolkit comes in.

The GOOLOO GP4000 jump starter elegantly solves this dual-crisis scenario with a device that's essentially two lifelines in one compact package.