You'll want a cellphone charger that works without electricity, such as one used in a car.

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Genius has its price, especially when it comes with landing lights, and did I mention the cellphone charger?

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Or maybe, from the quasi-high-tech vending machines that have become ubiquitous in airport terminals, a cellphone charger or video game.

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The U.S. wireless industry association said that American consumers would likely see a universal cellphone charger sooner than expected, due, in part, to a recent European initiative.

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We also covered several off-grid devices that we'd like to have in the event of another storm of Sandy's magnitude -- Nokero's compact SunRay Pro solar charger, Berkey's super-versatile and effective water filter and Eton's hand-crank cellphone charger.

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