Battery life sucks. This is a common complaint I always hear about people's mobile phone. I'm in that camp. Using my phone to check email, update social media sites, and uploading photos on Instagram really drains my phone battery quickly; especially now that my phone is a couple of years old, the battery seems to run out faster and I can't even last until the end of the day on one battery charge! Powerocks is the solution when I don't have access to an outlet; it is a portable charger that provides the extra battery power when I desperately need it.


Portable batteries are not a new concept but Powerocks now has a new line of stylish, light, and easy to carry portable chargers called Super Magicstick. It is pretty small and light so is very convenient to carry around everywhere in my purse.

This is what comes in the box. You get an instruction guide, a USB cable, a pouch and the Powerocks Magicstick. I love how it comes with a soft pouch to carry your Magicstick in. It makes sure that it doesn't get scratched or it doesn't scratch anything!

To use your Powerocks Magicstick, you first need to charge it.

 A red light at the end tells you that it is still charging up. 

Once it is done charging, it turned a blue colour. Ready to use! It took about 2 hours for it to completely charge.


Super Magicstick provides 2800mAh of power - enough for two full charges for your smartphone or other mobile devices! It's especially great to use when you are traveling! We all know we need to take those pictures for Instagram!

I love my Super Magicstick and now carry it around with me everywhere I go so that I'm never caught with a dead phone ever again. If you are interested in getting one yourself, you can buy them online from Bestbuy or Futureshop or www.powerocksusa.com, www.powerocks.com, www.amazon.com and hundreds of Canadian retailers, mobile carriers, and online stores, including Wireless Wave, Telephone Booth, Costco’s Wireless Etc., Canadian Tire, Bell, Rogers and Telus stores. They also have bigger Powerocks if you need even more power!

Giveaway!

One lucky reader of mine will win their very own Powerocks Super Magicstick! Here's how to enter; do one or all of the following:

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Giveaway ends on November 15th, 2013 and open to Canadians. Good luck!

EDIT: Congratulations, Marisa!

Disclosure: I was sent a Powerocks Super Magicstick to review. The opinions expressed in this post are entirely my own and have not been influenced in any other way.