Having a dead cell phone battery in the middle of a city, surrounded by batteries you can't use, is a bit like being the sailors in the Rime of the Ancient Mariner: "[Batteries], [batteries], every where, Nor any drop to drink."

At least that was the problem until now: Energizer just released a gadget that seems like it will stave off any battery issues next time your phone is dead and you're not near home. Called Energi to Go, the new device is a battery pack that can plug into most cell phones, charging up the phone's battery almost instantaneously off a pair of Energizer e2 lithium batteries.

Via Detroit Free Press