7 Cool Ways to Charge Your Cell Phone in a Pinch

We rely on our tech gadgets for so many things that we feel lost without them. Where would we be, for example, if our cell phones (gasp!) ran out of juice in the middle of our day? It’s not always possible to recharge them via standard means like a travel charger or car charger accessory, so it helps to have a plan B, just in case. Here are 7 cool ways you can charge your cell phone in a pinch:

1. It’s possible to generate a minimal charge on a depleted battery by warming it up a bit first. This helps to excite a sufficient number of electrons within the battery to make at least one emergency phone call. Placing the battery within your hands will generally do the trick.
2. You can charge your cell phone via a USB cable through any laptop, PC or other device which has USB ports.
3. For a real-life, last resort MacGyver-style charge in a pinch, you can use a standard USB cable in lieu of one designed specifically for your phone. It requires stripping the wires at the end of the cable to the external device, and connecting them directly to the battery terminals – black to negative and red (or white) to positive.
4. Cellboost offers disposable power solutions that can provide a one-time charge to your device; which may be all you need for it to pay for itself in an emergency.
5. XTG Technology developed a solar-powered alternative for charging your phone. Why not take advantage of Mother Nature when you’re on the beach in Maui and your phone charger is on your desk in Cleveland?
6. A hand-cranked emergency phone with cell phone charging port like this one, can be the difference between being in touch or being isolated during a power outage.
7. If research at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea is developed, you may soon be able to just talk your way out of this low battery dilemma. They’ve devised a charging method comprised of a sound absorbing pad and strands of zinc oxide which will transform the sound waves from the user’s voice into an electrical charge.

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