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I have to admit that this post is way overdue but better late than never. A full three months after the end of the 2008 CES we would be crazy not to thank our sponsors. Without these three companies we would have gotten nowhere while out in Vegas.

Pentax - We were thankful to be hooked-up with a Pentax K-100D Digital SLR. The pictures were fantastic, storing photos on a SD card made posting extremely convenient, and the zoom lens helped us get some great close-ups even when not up front. Just check out the great photo galleries. Now we are left drooling for the K200D.

Energizer - Energizer? Yup, Energizer. If you learn one lesson after your first trade show, it is that you can never have enough batteries. In the past we have been burned by buying after-market computer batteries but because of the major cost difference between the manufacturer models and OEM models, we continued to search for a high quality solution. This search led me to Energizer and their line of rechargeable computer batteries. Personally I went for the ER-L385X extended battery for my Sony VAIO, and it could not be happier.

Sprint - Last but certainly not least would be Sprint. Without a whole bunch of mobile broadband cards there would have been no way for us to offer our non-stop coverage from up and down the Vegas strip. I think we may have had every single card, all EVDO Rev. A from the Sierra Wireless ExpressCard to the Pantech PCMCIA card.

So, thank you to these sponsors and we hope you, our readers, benefited from them supporting us.

The Turbo Charge, Cell Boost, and others are all looking to solve the battery life plague—that ever electronics device is currently limited by poor battery life. Computer, cellphones, and gaming machines would all be more powerful if we had better batteries. According to market research group Roper ASW, 20 percent of consumers lose cell phone power at least once a week. Energizer is entering the mix with Energizer Energi To Go, portable battery-driven devices that supply power to the majority of today’s devices.

The new cell phone chargers can power 80 percent of the cell phone brands available in the United States--there were 170 million mobile phones in use in the U.S. last year. The MSRP for Energizer Energi To Go Cell Phone Charger is $19.99, and includes the reusable charger, the phone tip connector and two Energizer e2 Lithium AA batteries.

The Energizer Energi To Go Audio Power Pack powers the iPod while the Gaming Power Pack powers gaming systems including PSP, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. Both four-battery power packs will retail for $29.99 each, and will include the reusable charger, a smart tip and four Energizer e2 Lithium AA batteries.

Energizer Energi To Go products will be available nationwide on September 1.

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