
All the great things we can do with our phones take up a lot of battery power, which means more frequent use of electricity to charge it up. It's important to know how to make that battery last as long as possible. Here are seven ways you can get the most from each charge.

Power all your gadgets with the best solar chargers on the market.

Solar cell phone chargers are getting more popular but many are still often a little pricey. You can shave a few dollars off the price tag and create your very own solar gadget charger in just a few easy steps.

We've seen some excellent ways to charge cell phones with renewable energy (think wind charging tents to using pedal power when you cycle). But so far most have been exernal. Now, cell phone companies are now working on internal methods for cell phones, making them self-charging with renewable energy. But how practical is this? Look deeper into this issue.
::via sister site Treehugger.com


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