Sony Cycle Energy USB Portable Power Supply Review

The Sony Cycle Energy includes two AA batteries for a total capacity of 1120 mAh. You can charge these batteries by plugging the battery into the included AC adapter, when the batteries are charging there is an orange light, when it goes out, they are done. When charging a device the light will flash green, and turn off when the battery is depleted. This will charge most portable phones and music player to about 75% full, you can do this by plugging your USB charging cable into the port on the battery. The best use of this in my opinion is to charge PS3 controllers while still playing.

Battery plugged into AC adapter ^

AC Adapter^

Opened case, included batteries shown^

Everyone knows that situation when you’re playing a game on your PS3 and you controller is about to die, but you’re not ready to stop playing yet. That is where this is extremely useful. Just plug you’re charging cord into the battery and into the controller. It takes about thirty minutes to charge, and including the charging time, you can gain about another two hours of playing time before you need to plug your controller into you PS3 to fully charge.

My last use for this handy product is to charge your rechargeable AA batteries. You can put batteries in the battery holder and plug this into a wall and it will charge them. Though it does take about four hours to charge, making it very inefficient compared to other battery chargers.

I would recommend this product to anyone who has a PS3, and a few portable devices. I use this daily and don’t know what I would do without it. This is available for about $20 on Amazon. As always, if you liked this post, and want to see more, subscribe via E-mail, Google, or Yahoo on the right.