Sharing the Power, When You're Options are Limited
Filed in archive Opinion , Peripherals , Samsung , Smartphones by Rico Mossesgeld on November 30, 2006

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An upcoming disaster has made me why sharing the power helps smartphone and PDA users Maintain a Mobile Lifestyle Despite Disaster.
In a few hours, Typhoon Reming (you guys probably know it as a Durian) will pass by. The forecast says it will be stronger than Milenyo, a tropical storm that passed by two months ago, knocking out a third of my country's power grid. I'm bracing myself for yet another week of no power.
Once again, after the storm has passed, I'll be going to malls
, coffee shops, and hotels to look for the energy and connectivity crucial to my freelance career. So will many others. Power sockets will be in high demand; first come, first serve.I'm currently reviewing a Samsung SGH-D830. Like the Z560, a USB port (aside from the good ol' wall socket) can power it. Too bad the Sony DSC-T50 I'm also evaluating isn't capable of that. It would've been an interesting way to share one plug among three gadgets: my laptop plugs into the wall, while the smartphone and camera get power from its USB ports.
Of course, why go all fancy and make a laptop a glorified charger, or buy a wall socket-USB adaptor, when a simple extension cord will do? However you decide to share the power of a single plug, make sure you aren't overloading it!
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