Everyone seems to have some kind of battery powered gadget these days. Our gadgets demand that we all return to the wall socket to keep the batteries charged up. For those of us who don’t want to end up stranded without access to a power jack and a gadget with a dead battery, Toshiba has released the Dynario methanol powered fuel cell on October 22, 2009 that promises to keep many of our gadgets going without need of a socket. The Toshiba Dynario’s debut retail price is 29,800 yen ( $328.00), it runs off of 50ml cartridges of highly concenrated methanol fuel. The cartridges are priced at 3,150 yen ($34.00) for a pack of five. With a quick 20 second charge from a fuel cartridge, the Dynario yields enough power to charge two normal cell phones. While the initial price is not very economical, the release of the Toshiba Dynario is an important step for this technology. For those who value their gadgets enough to warrant purchasing one, the Dynario is only available for purchase in Japan through Shop1048, Toshiba’s direct order website. Initially, only 3000 Dynarios were produced and Toshiba will evaluate the public response to the Dynario before determining how and if to offer further such products.