Designer Qian Jiang has come up with a cool and innovative concept for batteries. When your batteries are flat, simply wind them up and you’re gadgets are good to go agin.

Head over to the Yanko Design website for more photos of the Wind-Up Battery.

This vest, described as a “fusion of fashion and technology”, allows you to make sure that all of your precious gadgets are fully charge when you are on the move.

The CVFR-S09 Solar Vest is designed for your comfort and convenience. It comes with big storage pockets for holding tools or camera equipment and includes a battery pack + cables and connectors for all of today’s popular portable electronics. The vest’s canvas is soft but durable and the stitching is second to none.

The vest’s 4 solar panels are laminated to be truly weatherproof, so you don’t have to change this vest just because the weather is bad. You can also detach the solar panels and place them in sunlight while you are working inside a cave or shaded terrain.

While you walk outside, the four solar panels on the back of the vest absorb solar energy and store it in a high-capacity battery located in the front left pocket. When your cell phone or other gadget needs power, just plug it into the battery and let it charge. Simple as that!

Features:

• Primary Function: Solar Battery + Charger Vest for Portable Electronics
• Four Solar Panels (Capacity: 8,800mAh, Solar panel: 6W, Voltage: 3.7V)
• Inputs and Ports: AC Input Port, USB Power Input, DC Output 1, DC Output 2
• Switches: On/Off, Voltage Adjust
• Light Indicators: Green: Power more than 80%; Orange: Power between 30% and 70%; Red: Power less than 30%
• Connectors: 8 Power Connectors & 7 Device Connectors
• Color: Black and brown
• Pockets: 8 front pockets, 1 back pocket
• Zipper and Velcro fastener
• Portable Battery Charger Dimensions: L:120 x W:70 x D:22 (mm)
• Solar Panel Dimensions: L:135 x W:60 (mm)
• Vest Dimensions: L:600 x W:600 (mm)

The Solar Vest – Solar Battery + Charger for Portable Electronics is available over at the Chinavasion website. The price has been set to $140 USD.

This USB 2.0 compliant 4-port hub doubles as a solar charger. Six included adapters allows you to charge just about any cell phone, MP3 player or other digital product available.

This solar charger can be recharged through direct sunlight, AC power or car power. It is convenient for you to take along with when you are out on business, on travel, on a long journey on bus or ship, etc. It is a portable, environmentally-friendly, lightweight, durable and versatile solar charging product.

Features:

• Portable and convenient power back up for your devices
• Use the sunlight to charge your mobile phones, PDAs, MP3 players, MP4 players, PSP or NDS Lite
• Built-in lithium battery can be recharged by sunlight, AC power and stored
• USB 2.0 4-Port hub
• Fully compliant with USB 2.0 specification
• Backwards compatible with USB 1.1
• Plug and play
• Supports Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OSX and Linux
• Dimension: 64 x 64 x 16mm (approx.)
• Weight: 54g

The USB Solar Charging 4-Port Hub is available over at the USB Brando website for $20.

The new in-car power splitter with USB ports from mobile phone accessory market leaders Santok offers multiple charging and power solutions for mobile phones and gadgets.

If you need to power more than one piece of electrical equipment in your car, then here is a clever solution. This in-car charger splitter converts a regular cigarette lighter socket into two 12v sockets and, in addition, also has two USB charging sockets. This allows up to four electrical items to be charged simultaneously. So, if you need to power your Sat Nav and charge your phone at the same time, you can now do so easily.

The splitter unit has a jointed arm that can be angled into a convenient position, so it’s versatile enough to fit in virtually any car. In addition, there’s a user-replaceable fuse as an extra safety feature.

The In-Car Splitter with USB Ports is available from the Santok website (no word on pricing).

Last week’s iPod Shuffle resemblance is nothing compared to this mini charger. If you take a quick look, it’s hard to see if this is the Apple player or some other device.

Anyway, it looks like quite a handy accessory. It features a 5-pin mini USB and it’s compatible with Nokia, Motorola and Samsung cell phones and with PDA phones.

The Smart Charger Strap is available from the GizFever.com website for $4.99.

This handy power inverter, cleverly designed like a coffee cup to fit nicely in your car’s cup holder, coverts the DC power from your vehicle into two 120-volt AC outlets.

Perfect for powering or charging TV’s, DVD players, game consoles, cell phones, and other portable electronics. This coffee cup also has a USB charging port providing 500mA of power.

Features:

• 200 Watt inverter with 2 AC plugs and USB power port
• Provides 120 Volt AC power from any cigarette lighter socket
• 200W continuous/400W peak
• Fits into standard cup holders
• 18″ cord
• Overload protection and low battery shut-off
• Power 3 devices at once
• One year warranty
• Dimensions: 6″ tall x 3.5″ dia

The Coffee Cup Power Inverter is available from the ThinkGeek website for $29.99.

(Via Techfresh)

The nice looking Fueltank charger from the American tech company Callpod allows you to simultaneously charge two small electronic devices without the use of an outlet.

It contains a rechargeable lithium ion battery which has more than 7 times the capacity of a standard mobile phone. Proprietary voltage regulator technology senses the amount of power required to charge your devices. LED fuel capacity indicators display when charging indicator button is pressed.

Features:

• Rechargeable power for two devices simultaneously
• Indicator lights display battery capacity level
• Charge your devices multiple times without refueling
• Weighs less than 8 ounces and is perfect for traveling
• Works with thousands of mobile devices such as iPods, cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, PDAs, digital cameras, navigation units, mp3 players, digital readers and portable gaming systems

The Fueltank will soon be available from the callpod.com website for $59.95.

(Via Acquire)

This lightweight power bar works as a backup battery when you quickly need to get some extra juice for your iPod, PDA, cell phone etc. You can also use it as a flashlight.

Features:

• Rechargeable Lithium ion Battery (2200mAh, 3.7V)
• On/Off switch
• Power level indicator
• Capacity: 2200mAh, 3.7V
• Input: DC-5V
• Output: Standard 5.6V/450mA
• Overcharge protection
• Charging adapters for iPod, SonyEricsson, USB male, Samsung, Motorola, mini 5 pins, Nokia, etc.
• Dimension: 102 x 24 x 23mm
• Weight: 67g

You can get the USB Power Bar with Flashlight from the USB Geek website for $32.

The “Mini Kin Green Power Generator” is a small wind-powered rechargeable battery pack that allows you to get some extra juice for your iPod, PDA, digital camera etc.

It straps onto your arm, bicycle, boat, dog – if there’s room you can pretty much strap it to anything. The wind turns the propeller, which in turn powers the turbine and creates enough energy to power up your rechargeable gizmos.

All you need to do is plug the battery unit into your iPod, mobile phone or PDA and you’ll soon have enough of a charge to see you through the next phone call or playlist. Perfect for the little green person inside all of us and it’s incredibly satisfying to say that your mobile is wind powered!

Features:

• Clip it on and let the wind do the rest.
• When your phone needs that extra bit of juice just 60 mins attached to this charger can provide you with up to 150 mins of call time.
• This adds practically nothing to your carbon footprint, unless you charge the battery pack using the USB connection.
• Size: 12 x 8 x 3cm.

Compatible with:

• MP3 Players (including iPods).
• PDA’s
• Blackberrys
• Most models of digital camera.
• Mobile phones: Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG, Motorola, iPhone.
• Anything with a mini USB input.

You can get the Mini Kin Green Power Generator for for £29.99 (about $47 USD) over at the I Want One of Those website.

This fully working ballpoint pen also functions as a cell phone charger. It requires only one AA battery to provide your flat battery with an extra 100 minutes worth of power.

It comes with 5 different adapters for various mobile phones, such as Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, etc.

Product Specifications:

• Charge your mobile phone by 1 piece of AA alkaline bettery or NI-MH rechargeable battery
• Useful ball pen
• Special design, modern style, compact and portable
• Charging time: approx. 100 mins
• Standby time: approx. 20 hours
• Talk time: approx. up to 2 hours
• Size: 146*20mm
• Weight: 45g

The One Battery Mobile Charger Pen is available from gadget4all.com for $19.

This 4-port USB hub sits in your car’s cigarette lighter and allows you to connect and charge your MP3 player, GPS, PSP, Nintendo DS or cell phone – all without having to sacrifice the actual lighter function.

Features:

• 1 lighter socket splits into 4 USB Charging ports plus ONE lighter socket
• Sleek Surface
• High power output (2000mA)
• For Track and also fro small car (12V ~ 24V input)
• Changeable car fuse type

Compatible with:

• iPhone
• iPod Touch
• iPod Classic (3, 4, 5 and 6G)
• iPod Nano
• iPod Mini
• iPod Shuffle
• PSP / NDS
• HP iPAQ
• and more…

The Car Charger with 4 USB Ports and Cigarette Socket ($30) is available at USB Fever.

Here’s a clever little piece of equipment that will collect all of your precious handheld gadgets at one place, and charge them for you at the same time.

Now you have a choice of space-saving designs that recharge cell phones, PDAs, MP3 players, and games via a surge-protected power strip concealed inside.

The Mahogany Charging Station is yours from $99 over at SkyMall.

The Solio Magnesium is a solar powered charger that combines the most efficient solar cells with a powerful internal battery to collect and store power.

It’s engineered to meet the demands of the serious adventurer. Whether you are on holiday, camping or at a festival the Solio Magnesium has a rugged, environmentally friendly shell that offers a solution to powering virtually all hand-held electronic devices. The Solio Magnesium stores 40% more power than the flagship Solio Classic.

The Magnesium can accept power from either a socket or sunlight; it then uses this energy to charge gadgets at the same rate as if they were plugged in to the wall. The energy is stored in its rechargeable battery and will hold the charge for up to a year. A fully leaded Solio Magnesium will charge the average mobile phone approximately three times. One hour of sun will power an iPod for an hour or provide 25 minutes of talk time on a mobile.

Technical Specification

• Nominal DC output: 3V 3A
• Maximum wattage: 9 watts
• Battery: Rechargeable Lithium Ion 3.7V 1A
• Dimensions (LxHxW): 120 x 34 x 63.5 mm
• Temperature Range: -4F to 131F (-20C to 55C)
• Weight: 6.38oz

The Solio Charger is available from the official online store for $199.99

Yes, it’s another example from the never ending stream of hand-cranked gadgets. This specific model features a radio with speaker, a 3-LED flashlight and a charger for your mobile phone or PDA.

Features:

• Streamline body Design, Novel, Beautiful, Comfortable Hand Feel, Useful, Essential goods for family life and traveling.
• Adopts mechanical device to generate electricity with precise construction and high working efficiency.
• Battery-less, Green Environmental protection.
• Adopt three extra-bright LED lights as light source, nature and smooth, durable. For more than ten thousand hours, high efficiency and power saving.
• Blink and Siren Functions. As the best helpful tool when meeting emergent situation on outdoor traveling and camping.
• Auto scan radio with loud and clear speaker, and easy operation.
• It is made with emergent lighting, charge Mobile Phone, Siren, and USB power source functions.
• Can charge Samsung, Siemens, SonyEricsson, Nokia, Motorola or other PDA Phone.
• After fully charged, the flashlight can work 6-8 hours continuously or hand winded for one minute, it can work over 10 minutes.
• Dimension: 146 x 63 x 44 mm
• Weight: 215g

The Hand-Winding Charger, Radio and Flashlight is available over at the GizFever.com website for $25.99.

Solar-powered chargers have become quite popular lately. A fact that the manufactures of Hello Kitty products has noticed, so they decided to come up with their own white and pink model.

It’s small and very convenient to carry in your bag so that you can charge your mp3, mobile phone wherever you go. Let’s help to save the world’s energy in Hello Kitty fashion! You can charge your i-power, or other devices such as cell phone, MP3 players, as long as you put the i-power device under the sun!

I-Power is equipped with large 1200mAh Lithium battery. You can charge your i-power to full capacity with sunlight (about 6 hours) or use DC power (about 1 hour). You can charge your 3C (Computers/Cameras/Cell Phones) products with i-power at any time! Using the USB interface, you can charge your cell phones, digital cameras, MP3, MP4, PDA, and various other products. I-Power also comes with LED to lighten up the environment, it is capable to provide the lighting for 48 hours straight.

The Hello Kitty Solar-power Charger measures 5 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches and it’s your for $159.99 over at DreamKitty.com.

(Via Crave)

This portable charger uses solar energy to allow you to charge your mobile phone, digital camera, PDA, MP3 player or other handheld device.

The power from a USB port or AC socket can be used as an alternative to using the sun as your source of power. It takes about 60 minutes to fully charge the device, which also features a LED flashlight in the front.

The Multi-Purpose Solar Charger is available from Mobile Brando for $25.

The colorful Greenhouse Eneplug allows you to charge your USB powered devices directly from any AC outlet, without the need for a separate adapter.

The Greenhouse Eneplug ($47) measures 42 x 65 x 22 mm and is available in green, orange, pink, white, black and yellow over at the Geekstuff4u website.

This fun MicroSD card reader, in the shape of a ladybug, comes with two bonus features; a cash note verifier and a cable for charging mobile devices.

As it is powered by rechargeable Lithium battery cell, no new battery is needed when the cash note verifier is run out of battery.

Features:

• Compatible with T-Flash/MicroSD
• Supports: microSDHC
• Integrated with a USB Charging cable
• Featured Cash Note Verifier
• Built in a recharge Lithium battery for the cash note verifier.
• Support Vista/XP/2000, Linux, Mac 9.2 and Mac OS X or higher
• Dimension: 26 x 35 x 56mm (approx.)
• Weight: 20g

You can get the 3-in-1 Ladybug MicroSD Card Reader over at USB Brando for $16. Available colors: green, red and white.

(Via Geeky Gadgets)

This device from Freeloader is the smallest and lightest battery charger in the world. It allows you to recharge all your AA, AAA NiMH and NiCd rechargeable batteries via your computer’s USB port.

Freeloader Battery ChargerPop up to two batteries into the fast battery charger at any one time and charge via the USB port on your PC – it takes three to four hours to reach 75% full charge. Clear LED indicators show the charging status of the USB battery charger, as well as your battery power levels, while tough, rubberised casing stays protected and looks good in the process.

Main Features

• Recharge batteries via any USB port
• Smallest and lightest battery charger in the world
• Recharges all NiMH and NiCd AA and AAA batteries
• LED charging and battery power indicators
• Tough, rubberised casing
• Recharges batteries in 3-4 hours via USB
• Team up with the Freeloader Solar Battery and charge batteries in 1-2 hours (cable provided)

The Freeloader Battery Charger is available from the Gizoo website for £12.95 (about $25 USD).

This 4-port USB charger sits in your car’s cigarette lighter and allows you to connect and charge up to four different USB devices. There is also a DC port with many adapters, so that you can charge your mobile phone too.

Features:

• Connect 4 USB devices
• Charge your mobile phone
• LED indicator
• Total power: DC 1.5wtow(max)
• Input voltage: 12V to 24V DC
• Output voltage: 6V DC
• Over loading protection
• Short circuit protection
• High temperature protection
• Size: 95×50x30mm
• Weight: 45g

The 4-Port USB Car Charger costs $12 over at gadget4all.com.

(Via Ubergizmo)