But if there was a fabric that could sit in our emergency bag and power up a flashlight or a walkie talkie, it would be irresponsible not to have that.

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It's just what the name says: a backpack-like bag that provides power to charge all of your gadgets while you're on the go.

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That way I can pull it out of my bag, press the power button and it jumps back to life.

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Covered in solar panels, a fully charged bag has enough juice to power a typical laptop or small electronics.

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He has a bag loaded down with laptops and power adaptors, a semi-sadistic editor, and a 3-figure budget.

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Alexandra Crabb, a Boston PR consultant and and native Mainer says if there was a disaster that crippled electronic devices, Power Felt is what we would want to have in that bag.

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While the speakers pushed out gobs of volume, all of the power was pushed using an external amp and mixer stuffed in a messenger bag.

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For the executive venturing to extreme locales, where power resources may not be readily at hand, there's the solar-powered laptop bag, built by Voltaic Systems.

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Working with companies like Reveille, Telemundo, Dots and Bag of Misfits, Paula and Infusion Development have developed a search tool that will power a Web-based casting process for reality and scripted TV and Web series, as well as advertising and anything that requires unique individuals on any screen.

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