Electric vehicles are the main market for Romeo's power technology. based lithium-The ion battery pack starts. But the company is also using its knowledge. How to make portable battery packs for individuals. On Thursday, it launched a solid and durable military knife. 2-pound bar-The company says it can quickly form equipment. Charge your smartphone 10 timesOr, with the right connector, there are 10 smartphones at a time. The company says it can also quickly charge tablets, laptops and small drones like wall chargersLike a wall. "The socket in your pocket," said Dion isselhart, chief product officer of the company. The knife itself takes two hours of wall time to refill. According to Romeo, the device, approved by the Transportation Safety Administration, can be carried on the plane and charged twice to most laptops, at least once to any laptop. The equipment is a vent-Free, cooled by what the company calls the "secret sauce" thermal management technology. "No vents mean better dust and water resistance," said Romeo. There are dozens if not hundreds of top-ups-But Romeo says its combination of features will make the car different. The price of the device on early orders was $199 and will rise to $299 by December. russ. Mitchell @ lattims