We’ve all had it happen to us on at least one occasion. We go out and suddenly have the need to use our mobile phone, either to make a call or to send a text. And what happens? We realise we have forgotten to charge it up and it is on the verge of dying on us.
If this happens in a situation that is not an emergency it can be annoying enough. But supposing you really need your phone to make an urgent call and it hasn’t got enough power left to let you do it?
This is where emergency phone chargers come in. They allow you to plug your phone in and charge it up just when you need it, and there are lots of different ones you can buy as well. Everyone who has a mobile phone should have at least one, because they have lots of distinct benefits to them.
For starters you can buy chargers that plug into the cigarette lighter in your car. This is perfect if you drive because you can leave the charger in your car and charge up your phone on the passenger seat whenever you need to. All you have to do is plug it in and you can charge it while you are driving.
But supposing you are out and about on foot and you don’t have the luxury of a car to use?
One solution is the Power Monkey. There are various different types of this particular item on sale, but the basic gist is the same with each one. The idea is that you charge up your Power Monkey and carry it with you whenever you have your phone. When your phone battery dies you plug it into your Power Monkey and it recharges it for you. What’s more it can do this three times.
This is undoubtedly an indispensable unit to take with you on holiday and when you are camping, among other reasons. It is the most expensive of the better chargers but it does give you a better service and a more reliable charge.
You can get much cheaper battery operated chargers as well that work on a similar basis. Charge up the unit, take it with you and then use it to transfer the charge to the phone when you need it. This is one of the best inventions to hit the streets since… well, sliced bread.