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Patriot Power Cell

Designed to make sure you smart devices are never
without power.

By Rand D

While watching TV and this product caught my inter-
est, so I did a little investigating before jumping
onboard. What really caught my eye was this is a so-
lar power device which I could use as an emergency
power back up while traveling. Although I have sever-
al other power banks, they all rely on being pugged in would truly help if I got into a position where I
and charged before travel. That is where a power need emergency assistance.
bank, solar charging phone bank, or in this case the
Patriot Power Cell come in handy. There are 4 blue LED meter lights to inform you of
the state of charge, each represent the state of
The Patriot charge holds enough power in its com- charge. Therefore, when I only have one light left,
pact unit to charge my iPhone 3 – 6 time or charge I know the bank has 25% battery left. The Patriot
my iPad 2 times. Although one charge would be suffi- has a high rating for water-resistance and will
cient for an all day or even a weekend trip. All this withstand splashes as well as rain. It is also de-
depends on how much I use the device during this signed to protect against drops. The batteries are
time frame.
lithium polymer and have passed TSA regulations.
Built into the Patriot power cell are 2 USB ports so I Three are other power cells out there with more
can charge two devices at once. A few times I have power, but just how much do you need? The Patri-
changed my iPhone and iPad at the same time.
ot has a capacity of 8,000 mAh, charge time of 6
To make the Patriot power cell more appealing, it al- hours, via USB charging/40 hours in the sun. The
so has a LEC flashlight – it is bright too, so you will USB output is 1A 5V DC, /2.1A, and the service
not be left to find in the dark. Besides having a con- life of this device is 500-time charging, 5-6 years.
stant flashlight mode, it also has an SOS setting. This

KardiMobile EKG Monitor office for further re-
view.
By Rand D
The KardiaMobil is
I’m keeping a eye on my health when the Kardi EKG moni- about 3 inches long,
tor crossed my radar. It was available for home purchase small enough to car-
with not prescription. ry in my pocket, but
it stays on my office
The Kardi is a simple heart rate tracker, such as the FitBit
desk.
is that actually takes an ECG, a picture of your heartbeat..
Once you place your
KardiaMobile use ECT to identify if I’m in atrial fibrillation.
fingers on the device, the assessor then transmits to
Within seconds, the device can then send me a automated
the Kardia Pas on your smartphone to give me my
response to let me know if my heart rhythm is normal of if
results in about 30 seconds.
I’m in atrial fabulations. It records a image strip that be-
longs to me, but I can chose to send a copy to my doctors

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