Thank you to everyone that entered into the Anker Astro Mini giveaway. The lucky winner was Charlie Zegers. Keep your eye out on the Tech For Anyone site for future giveaways.

Smartphones and tablets are great devices to have around but when they run out of power and you have no way to charge them, they become dead weight. An external battery is a convenient way to ensure that you have enough power to make a call or send an email. Anker is a brand that I have used in the past with my own portable devices. Their external batteries are convenient and easy to use and are compatible with just about any device that can charge over a USB port. The Astro Mini is a very compact and small device that can charge a device long enough for those emergencies when you really need it.

I’m currently giving away to a lucky reader a brand new Anker Astro Mini battery pack. This contest is open to anyone that lives within the United States (sorry about that readers outside the US). The prize will be shipped directly via the Anker Store through Amazon. The contest runs until October 3, 2014. Just use the simple entry script below to try and win it. The contest winner will be contacted within 48 hours of the contest close. Winners name will also be posted to this blog post. So be sure to enter and good luck!