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Baseus Launches The Ultra-Thin Blade 100W 20000mAh Power Bank
Consumer electronics brand Baseus has today launched their new ultra-thin Blade Series laptop battery pack boasting 100W fast charging and a 20,000mAh capacity. Baseus Blade Series Power Bank The Baseus Blade power bank is designed for laptops and acts as a backup for those who work on the go and…
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HyperX Announced Chargeplay Quad 2 Charging Station for Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons
HyperX has today announced its new ChargePlay Quad 2 Charging Station for Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons. HyperX Chargeplay Quad 2 The Chargeplay Quad 2 has been specifically designed for the Nintendo Switch and offers improved charging times for Joy-Con controllers in a compact and clean design. The charger from HyperX is…
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BMW Reveal ‘Solid State Battery’ – A New Design Which Never Loses Capacity
While it seems that EVs will undoubtedly represent a major factor in the medium-term future of automotive design, there are clearly still more than a few factors that need to be resolved before they’ll receive the backing of everyone. There is, of course, the question of ethics when it comes…
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USB-C Charging Standard Officially Mandated into EU Law!
Representing an initiative which would hopefully look to reduce e-waste, earlier this year the European Union (EU) proposed a new law that would require any technological product sold in the region to require a USB-C charging port (or some form of compliance) right out of the box. – The overall…
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US to Join EU With New Mandated USB-C Charging Standard?!
Earlier this month the European Union officially voted to bring in a new law that would officially require all portable tech products sold in the region to offer a mandated USB-C charging standard. – In other words, if it had a battery that could be charged, it had to be…
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UK Government Has No Plans to Join EU in Mandating New USB-C Charging Standard
Earlier this week, and after months of speculation, the European Union finally confirmed that it was going to make it a legal requirement (as of late 2024) that all tech products sold within the region should include support for the USB-C charging cable. Whether this came by a standard port…
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European Union Mandates the USB-C Charging Standard!
Over the last few years, the European Union has made more than a few overtures toward looking to standardise (as much as possible) charging systems within portable tech devices. Primarily driven by a wish to reduce overall electronic waste, back in April things in this regard took a big step…
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Apple to Finally Dump Lightning Port in Favour of USB-C by Late 2023?!
While Apple has continued to press forward with its proprietary Lightning charger connection port, the writing has been on the wall for more than a little while now that, sooner or later, and by either choice or mandate, they would eventually have to transition or at least offer out of…
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EU Votes to Make USB-C the New Connection Standard (Bad News For Apple?)
By and large these days, USB-C has, pretty much, become the new unofficial standard of charging cables for the vast majority of smart devices and general technology products. It should be noted though that while this type of connection is widely used, it’s certainly not yet mandated that this is…
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Apple Made an Extra $6.5 Billion by Scrapping iPhone Accessories
Back in 2020, Apple announced that as part of a supposed environmental move, moving forward, they would no longer supply their smartphones, and similar tech products in general, with accessories such as chargers or earphones. In other words, when you opened the box, all you’d likely find is your iPhone,…
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Apple to Fight EU Proposal For Universal USB-C Phone Chargers
The European Union has been making strong indications for over a year now that it was, at the very least, considering implementing new laws that would specifically look to target the reduction of electronic waste. One key factor in these proposals was the requirement for all smartphones sold in the…
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Security Firm Finds Huge Flaw in Fast Chargers!
If you own a number of devices in your household, the chances are that you may use some type of ‘fast charging‘ product to help get all the batteries topped up as quickly as possible. Following a report via TechSpot, however, a disturbing new security flaw has been found in…
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Apple’s 2020 iPhone Rumored to Be Sold Without A Charger
It’s been well documented in recent years that phone chargers represent quite a significant portion of ‘redundant’ waste technology. I mean, if you’re a regularly upgrader of your iPhone, the chances are that you probably have more than a few chargers stuck in drawers that barely see the light of…
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European Union Wants All Phone Chargers to be Standardised
With many smartphones and tablets transitioning over to USB-C, we’re at a point now where, largely, one cable can fit the vast majority of your devices. There is, however, one pretty notable exception to that rule. Namely, Apple’s Lightning adaptor. Even I’ll admit, it is somewhat frustrating as an iPhone…
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Tesla Driver Goes Viral After Charging Up at a Strangers House
Some people may have certain (mis?)conceptions surrounding Tesla drivers. Specifically, that as they own an electric car (one of the most fashionable and expensive brands around), that it might give their keepers a ‘holier than thou’ approach to other people. Well, in a report via Jalopnik, a driver in Florida…
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