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| Source: GP Batteries. |
The sole Official Battery Partner for the biannual SEA Games, GP Batteries, has introduced a special edition lithium ion-based powerbank for the upcoming SEA Games. The premium product features a silk-screened 28th SEA Games Nila Logo with the official designation of Official Battery Partner.
The powerbank has a 10,400mAH capacity that is ideal for smartphones and tablet PCs. Its two outputs allow two devices to be charged at the same time with LED indicators to display the battery usage. Retailing at S$49.90, the GP Batteries SEA Games Special Edition PowerBank also comes with a micro USB charging cable.
GP Batteries has also dressed up charging stations at five MRT stations for the occasion. The charging stations at City Hall, Orchard, Tanjong Pagar, Ang Mo Kio and Kent Ridge now look like the SEA Games PowerBank for those in need of an emergency power boost.
Minsoo and Emily Seo have come up with a USB charging cable that charges iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones roughly twice as fast as ordinary charging cables.
As they explain on their Kickstarter page, USB cables automatically
try to communicate with the attached device while providing limited electric energy, whereas their DouBBleTime USB charging cable has a switch that limits the cable to charging only, shortening charging times substantially.
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"A simple yet
ingenious special chip inside the switch talks to your computer saying, ‘I’m not a phone; I’m not going to sync, so give
me maximum charging energy.’ This message allows the cable to bypass the
capped out maximum power a USB can output and connect straight to the
mainboard. The special chip also provides over current protection (OCP) and short
circuit protection, which guarantees the safety of both your computer and
device while charging," say the Seos on their Kickstarter page.
The second wave of backers can get their choice of a Lightning or Micro USB cable for US$18, with US$5 more for international shipping.
View the associated video here. The Kickstarter campaign ends May 23, and is already heavily oversubscribed.
