Why choose backpacks with chargers? These types of backpacks not only help you carry your things but can also be used to charge your electronic gadgets such as your smartphone. There are three types ...

Fledgling social enterprise Rethaka sells backpacks for school kids that do a few things at once: Made from recycled plastic bags, they first of all address the plague of waste from that material. And ...

I'm always on the lookout for ways to keep my gadgets charged when I travel. That usually refers to my phone when I'm at conventions, where service is terrible and my trusty iPhone battery dies ...

Not long ago, a backpack was a simple device, one made for carrying books, small personal items, and other stuff. Then, something changed, and backpacks started evolving. Now it's not at all uncommon ...

When Innocent James completed his chores after school, he would light a kerosene lamp and lay down to read his books. There was no electricity in James’ part of Arusha, a region in northern Tanzania, ...

It isn’t just a power plant, either. The Powerbag is also a well built, incredibly well designed backpack with lots of internal pockets (more external would have been helpful) which rides on your back ...

An interesting new backpack concept called the Trek Support has started its life on the community Quirky website. The idea of the backpack is to allow you to easily charge all your gadgets and devices ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Kurt Schlosser on Aug 13, 2016 at ...

Mobile devices have changed not only our lifestyles but has even changed the nature of our work. Some are no longer tether to any desk, office, or even city while others have some amount of freedom to ...