The role of mobile electronics in daily life has steadily increased over the past decade. In this time and age, smartphones, MP3 players, and portable gaming systems are all considered to be essential pocket utilities, right alongside your keys and wallet. With this dependence on mobile electronics comes a dependence on their battery life.

Unfortunately for us, the advancement of battery technology hasn't quite kept up with that of other hardware. Thus, many consumers, smartphone users especially, find themselves tied down to a midday battery fill-up. The chore of carrying multiple chargers and constantly searching for outlets is undoubtedly a hassle.


The Choiix Power Fort hopes to provide a solution to the chronic dead battery issue. The Power Fort is a pocket sized rechargeable battery that outputs power through a USB port. Because the majority of mobile electronics either arrive with a compatible USB cable or charge off of a USB variant (micro and mini cables are included in the package), the Power Fort should be compatible with a huge range of portable electronics. Full specifications, from the Cooler Master website, are:


It's easy to understand why a product like the Power Fort would be extremely useful, but did Choiix follow through with solid execution of their good idea? Continue on as we find out...