In a way, its strange how grocery stores have turned into one-stop shops for running most of your errands. Some of the larger chains now incorporate pharmacies, banks, dry-cleaners, childcare rooms, and other non-food-related resources within their walls.

Recently I was meandering down the hardware aisle in a supermarket, and noticed that they were selling portable chargers for cell phones designed to give you a little bit more juice without having to plug the phone in.

Well, to me that proved that grocery stores now truly are “supermarkets.” I mean, if I can buy cell phone accessories there, the sky’s the limit.

And speaking of portable chargers, Motorola Canada today announced the availability of its version of the product.

MarketNews.ca described the $59.99 product as a device “that provides back-up power to its cell phones while on the go.” It connects using a mini USB plug, and once charged up (yeah, you do have to charge the charger) provides “from one to two full battery charges to a handset. It can also power a compatible Bluetooth headset up to a total of 10 charges.”

It seems like a sign of the times that such products are available. And, until cell phone batteries are enhanced with much greater charge lives (maybe with methanol cartridge fuel cells?), a portable charger seems a handy thing to carry around.

Seen any other cool, new cell phone accessories out there? Let me know.