Giveaway: Win one of five Technocel Battery Boost packs

Seeing your phone run out of battery power usually only happens when you need it most. Right when you need to call home that you’ll be late, or if you need to call a hotel after your flight was canceled. Thankfully, there are quite a few battery backup products on the market – but the one we love the most is the Technocel Battery Boost.

This tiny battery pack features a built in MicroUSB charger plug, retractable USB port and a built in MicroSD memory card reader! We reviewed this fantastic battery pack last year, and were so impressed that we included it in our “best of 2010” lineup.

Now we are giving you the chance to win one of these for yourself – and all you have to do is leave a comment telling us your best “dead battery” story.

  • To enter, simply leave a comment answering the question posted above.
  • The comment must be left before Monday February 28, 2011 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
  • You may enter only once.
  • Five Prize Winners will be randomly selected to receive one Technocel Battery Boost.
  • Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.
  • The total value of each prize is approximately $29.99.
  • Click here for the complete official rules of this giveaway.

Review: Technocel Battery Boost

In our neverending quest for the best way to keep your gadgets powered, we came across the Technocel Battery Boost. This compact battery pack can hook on to your key chain, and includes a 600mAh battery pack, a retracting USB plug and a MicroUSB card reader.

The charger cord is MicroUSB – which means it’ll work on almost every recent mobile device with the exception of anything from Apple.

Obviously, 600mAh is not a huge amount of power, but it is enough to provide an hour or two of talk time on most phones, or several hours of music.

The charger plug is on a flexible cable, and stores neatly inside the unit itself. To charge the Battery Boost, you simply plug it into any USB power source or one of the USB ports on your computer. Its card reader slot is the perfect place to store important files, or as a place to keep a backup of photos you made on a trip.

The Technocel Battery Boost is one of the most innovative power products I’ve seen all year – and at just $29.99 it is also one of the cheapest. Better yet, Sprint is currently selling it for just $23.99! At this price, you’ll have a great stocking stuffer for anyone that travels with their smartphone.

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