It looks like Verizon is offering a few nice accessory bundles for Pre Plus and/or Pixi Plus owners. There are two bundle deals listed and you will either spend $9.99 or $14.98. Both prices will get you a Touchstone Charger and a Vehicle Power Charger. And the higher priced option will also include a Case. more »

In keeping with the Palm deals today, we can also share a link to Best Buy who is currently offering the Touchstone charging dock at a nicely discounted $19.99. The Touchstone is available for local store pickup as well as shipping. Of course, that second option will add another $3.99 to your purchase price. But more »

Bluelounge has recently introduced the Refresh, a charging station that will allow you to simultaneously charge three of more devices and/or gadgets. According to the item description, the Refresh will allow users to “charge two iPod/iPhones simultaneously while also charging a Blackberry and a bluetooth headset for instance.” Basically, this appears to be a nice more »

With a few exceptions, despite all the advancements in computer technology there is one place where the industry hasn’t seemed to make huge leaps forward: batteries. Apple made some interesting advancements to the batteries in the new 17″ MacBook Pros, but that was more in dealing with how the energy is stored and used. There haven’t been too many batteries pushed out to consumers that really pushed the boundaries of what we’d expect. A major issue I find is how long it takes to change the damn things. Having to wait hours for a netbook or laptop to fully charge can be extremely frustrating for the impatient.

In a few years that may change, thanks to a new battery material developed by researchers at MIT. The material could lead to batteries that could power laptop or other devices in seconds rather than hours. It can do this by allowing the electrically-charged ions travel through the material much faster than they possibly could in our current batteries.

There’s reports that through 50 charge/discharge cycles that the batteries with the new material show no real drop in capacity. That’s very good news for those of use who are always afraid of the lifetime of a battery.