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Totally Cool Tech Weekly Podcast #405 – Tech-Tastrophy

Listener feed back from: Anna Hopkins – I heard your podcast today, and I have a tip for you. Most bricks and dongles are black, so I use a Silver Sharpie. Write on the brick or the dongle (or find someone who can print small) the name of the item on the power supply. This prevents me from accidentally throwing out bricks and makes it easy to locate the correct supply. 

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This Week’s Totally Cool Tech: The Emergency Preparedness Kit – $159; The Companion (for your auto) – $32; The WEZA – $300 (home/travel); The Wegan 150w Smart AC Inverter W/ USB Slot And Holder – $38 (home/auto)

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Today’s Totally Cool Tech: Microbe Powered Fuel Cells (via Technology Review )

Microbial fuel cells, which use electrodes in dirt to power a small motor, have long been more or less a laboratory curiosity. Because they generate such a small amount of power, developing them to charge devices would not be practical in places where electricity is readily available. However, Lebônê Solutions, a startup based in Cambridge, MA, aims to use microbial fuel cells to provide power to Africans who are off the grid.

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