Hello BikerHen

I have the expedition PowerMonkey (I think) which is nice & rubber covered & also has a little solar panel. I use it to charge my iphone, my husband's Samsung phone. In addition I can use it to power my camera (but not charge it as most cameras will only charge a battery once it is out of the camera), also mini speakers - oh yes, and of course my Garmin 705 (in fact, you could probably set it up so you could charge it on the bike!!). One of the best things about it is that it holds a charge for up to a year so you can keep it in your handbag as an emergency. Fully charged it will charge up most mobile phones about twice - and you can also make calls whilst it is charging. There is a little screen on the PM which shows you how much charge it has.

It's extremely flexible - there are loads of tips (monkey nuts) available for all different kinds of devices. Mind you - it comes packaged with loads of tips too.

So - I can charge the PowerMonkey via the mains (also comes w/ plugs that work all round the world - but are v compact), via the car (I bought a really cheap USB/cigarette lighter charger), and from my computer using the usb charger, oh yes - and using the solar panel (seems pretty efficient).

If/when I buy an iSlate I might even look into the Gorillas - or maybe the PowerMonkey will be enough. I definitely recommend it - I like the company too - their website has a section entitled 'Coming Soon' - oh the price of being an early adopter . . .