Power reach

The charging cable is designed to both charge the Joey and charge your devices. The included micro-USB cable can be used to power up the Joey, or to send power to your phone, tablet, Bluetooth headset, or other micro USB-using device. LED lights on the pod at the end of the cable indicate when the Joey has a full charge. It's compatible with outputs from 500 milliamperes to 2,500 mA, and can quick charge most phones to around 50 percent in 20 minutes.

It's not hard to imagine the Power Commute becoming a tech junkie's favorite accessory. The Joey T1 is apparently only available to manufacturers by its parent company, and is not sold separately by Timbuk2. Timbuk2 sells it for $199 as part of the Power Commute Messenger bag, or for the same price in the Power Q backpack.