A “Green” Charger
Let us first talk a little bit about how batteries work so we can understand the new solar cell phone charger. Battery chargers put energy into a rechargeable battery by transferring current through it. The currents charge absolutely depends on the technology and the size of the battery. The widespread use of nickel cadmium batteries that power most of our electronics today has made battery chargers a must which has made finding a battery charger very easy. You can find battery chargers at a number of stores including Walmart, Target, and about any other convenience store in the nation.
Energy Star, which is a government program that promotes efficiency, has statistics that show that 230 million products us battery charging systems in American homes and businesses. They also estimate that if we used more energy efficient chargers that Americans could save over 1 Billion kilowatt hours of energy per year.
Scientists point out that even MORE energy can be saved if we can harness the power of the sun to recharge batteries. The fact of the matter is that there are solar battery chargers out there that recharge cell phone batteries.
There are many different types and brands of solar cell phone chargers. Most people think of huge solar panels on rooftops when they think of anything solar that charges anything. Because of this people are shocked to find out that the size of a cell phone solar charger is about the size of a cell phone! Prices start around $100 dollars for solar cell phone chargers.
What are the advantages? Solar battery chargers are great for when you are camping or on a road trip. Instead of having to find a plug and be ties to a cord that limits you, you can be free with a solar battery charger that will work anywhere where there is sun light. There are even some models that charge with any light source, including light from a lamp. Probably the best advantage to owning a solar cell phone charger is that it is free to operate. After paying the cost for the unit you don’t pay a dime to charge your cell phone! Think of how much money you spend a year on the electric bill charging your cell phone. It would be sadly surprising. Not only will this save you money to charge your phone but it will also lower other bills you have to pay for electricity use.
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Bluetooth Chargers
Did you know that many cell phone chargers will work with Bluetooth headset devices? Often if you buy an LG cell phone the cell phone charger will also work with an LG Bluetooh headset device. The same goes for all other types of brands of phones and chargers. Well what do you do if you somehow lost your charger or get a new headset?
Typically if you buy a new Bluetooth headset a new charger will be included with the headset. Sometimes we get questions from readers that bought a headset on ebay or got one from a friend that did not come with its own charger. There are options for you if this is the case.
The first option is to hop on the Internet and search for your specific brand of headset. Often at big sites like LG and Sprint will have an online store where you can buy accessories. The down draw to this is that usually these bigger sites want you to buy a whole new headset. This simply is not practical. We find that the best way to get a replacement headset charger is by getting on auction sites like Ebay and Amazon and searching for chargers. We cannot stress this enough but make sure you search for the EXACT model of your headset. Too often people just put in broad searches like “LG Headset,” instead of making it specific like “LG 9800 VX Headset.”
Another option is to search our links on the page and check out the accessory dealers. Many of these dealers have specific parts for sale like Bluetooth headset chargers. Another great place to look for spare bluetooth headeset chargers is an actual cell phone store. Often someone will bring in their broken headset to a store and also give the store back the charger. Alot of cell phone stores have spare parts just sitting around so you might get lucky and be able to find the exact headset charger you are looking for.
Sadly, if you cannot find a charger for your Bluetooth headset you may have to break down and buy a new one. No need to fear however because headsets have gotten very cheap as of late. You can find deals online and in stores where you can find a decent headset for around $20 dollars. For some people $20 dollars is worth not having to run around a million places hoping to find the charger they are looking for.
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Standardizing the Phone Charger
Do you ever wish that cell phone chargers were universal and that all cell phones could use the same charger? I hope everyone who reads this shouted “yes!” This has been one of the most frustrating issues we have dealt with here at cell phone chargers guide. What is this new charger that will make the world a better place you might ask? The answer is simple, USB.
USB Connection
What is USB? USB stands for Universal Serial Bus. You are probably already familiar with USB as it is already a part of your current computer. Many things use the USB interface such as newer printers, jump drives, ipods, and portable hard drives. USB has been in use for the last 8 years and truly is a standard port that most people have if they have bought a computer in the last 8 years.
How does USB standardize chargers? USB cell phone chargers are awesome because they usually come with the new phones that are coming out. There are two options on the new chargers to charge with USB. The first way is that USB charger can plug in the wall jack and then it plugs into your phone. Easy enough right? Well even better you can take the usb cable out of the charger and plug it into your work, home, or mobile laptop computer and it will charge your phone! This standardizes phone chargers because you can plug your phone usb cable into any computer or usb wall jack. The charger is definitely standardized by moving to USB technology; however the plug connector into the phone is still not standardized. Even though you are using USB you still have to have the right USB cable that has the right connector for you phone. We are sure this standardization is coming very soon.
Another great feature about USB cell phone chargers is that by having the ability to plug your cell phone into your computer you can now control your phone’s software through the computer. Companies like verizon send software with your new phone so that you can upload music files, pictures, and even videos to your phone from your computer saving you phone minutes and time. All the new phones that are coming out on the market have this type of software so that you can truly and finally get the most out of your phone. Today’s phones need more functionality because phones are much more than just phones these days. They are our day planner, scheduler, and communication portal to the world.
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