Energizer’s EnergiStick gives your BlackBerry a little more life

Here’s a feeling I’d like to avoid for the rest of my life. You’re at a trade show, cruising the expo hall floor, calling and messaging to make appointments. You meet with people, exchanging contact information. While grabbing lunch you watch a quick video you saved on your SD card. Then, come mid-afternoon, disaster strikes. You’re almost out of battery. It’s no surprise, really. Your backlight has been on constantly, which slowly eats away at battery life. You’d go camp out next to an outlet and plug in for a while, but gosh darnit you’re just so busy. This is the exact market Energizer had in mind when it created the EnergiStick, a new addition to its Energi To Go line of products.

Engadget stopped by the Energizer booth at CES last week to check out the new line of gadget power devices, and ended up really liking the EnergiStick. To which I say: who wouldn’t like it? It’s a small unit that carriers a quick charge for your BlackBerry. It’s not a full charge or anything close, really, but it can provide you an extra 30 minutes of talk time and up to 40 hours of standby time. It does not specify how long it can power data services, but I’d guess somewhere around the 30 minutes of talk time. While the EnergiStick can’t bring a dead battery back to life, it can give a second chance to a low-power BlackBerry. It works with both micro USB and mini USB ports, so you can get one for older and newer BlackBerry models. The only problem, as I see it, is that I’ve only been able to find it in mini USB format. You can get more information, including places to purchase at energistick.com. The in-house store is sold out, though I did find it on Amazon for $15.