I think this would be amazing if it were solar-powered. In Florida when we have hurricanes, we are without power sometimes for weeks. This could easily be sold en mass to disaster-relief workers, or even for consumers who want that kind of backup for during and after disasters.

One of the higher kickstarter levels includes solar panels, so I'm guessing it is possible.

"The BRCK works much the way your cell phone does"

That about sums it up. Amazed this got onto kickstarter.

Could you elaborate?

80% of it's functionality is already in the majority of android mobile phones with the exception of ethernet.