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Ask Slashdot: What Interesting Things Can I Power With an External USB Battery?

Posted by timothy on from the charge-other-usb-batteries-recursively dept.

New submitter expert464 writes: I just purchased an external USB battery for the main purpose of charging smartphones. I've also thought of using it to power a USB lamp and charge a bluetooth speaker. What other things am I missing that would be useful and/or interesting to power when not near an electrical outlet? Have a question for Slashdot's readers? Take a look at other recent questions first to see if someone else has had a similar question. And if not, ask away! The more details and context you include, the more likely your question will be selected.

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  1. Re:What? by war4peace · · Score: 4, Insightful

    He bought something he doesn't know what ELSE to do with. But fine, be a jackass.

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  2. Re:What? by Powercntrl · · Score: 5, Insightful

    He bought something he doesn't know what ELSE to do with. But fine, be a jackass.

    I've seen some idiotic "Ask Slashdot" stories, but this one probably takes the cake. To use the ever-popular car analogy, it's like asking "I just realized my car has a 12 volt electrical receptacle in the dashboard, what sort of things can I plug in?"

    Yet another "Ask Slashdot" that can easily be solved by Google.

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  3. Some more incredibly vague questions for you by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Hey everyone, I just bought a bottle that I can attach to my bike so I can drink water while I'm riding my bike. What other drinkable liquids can I put in it?

    Also I just bought some AAA batteries for my TV remote. What else can I put them in?

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