Finding the best Magnetic USB Cable
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Magnetic Micro USB and Lightning Cables seem to be a thing, so in this video I try to find the best one. CLICK 'SHOW MORE'
After trying over £70 worth of cables - my pick is the WSKEN Mini 2. It is available in either Lightning or Micro USB versions and can be purchased from one of the links below.
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You know that this video is old when he doesn't talk about Usb type-C
once you get to type-c territory you're better off getting a good wireless charger and a compatible phone
Wireless chargers use up more power to charge your phone and your device as to use the power from the battery during charging witch is not good for the longevity of the battery
@@breelyra5377 Switch doesn't have wireless charging
No, it was in 2019
@@p.legacy fuck off with your spam
"This isn't the cable you're looking for"
Me: "This is isn't the cable I'm looking for"
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@@jackiepeng3026 Is there sum ting wong with you?
Jackie Peng Are you dumb why would somebody let a stranger in RUclips make a charger for them
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I had the first version of this cable. It only worked for a day and then somehow died. I hope they've improved it in this new version.
4:17 to solve the protrusion, buy a case that matches and is flush with the bottom.
Good idea!
how can i solve the protrusion i get in me trousers every time a watch a techymoan video?
Solution, watch techmoan instead of techymoan. You won't get any protrusion but your wallet might get more limp
+Insect on Acid moan.....
David Grishko Apple said that remove your case while charging
I think the biggest selling point for magnetic charging cables is you can leave the small plug in your device, reducing the number of times you connect and remove the charger from the port, reducing wear in your device.
I swear when I had my headphones on. You sound similar to James may
Or Gordon Ramsay
Oh cock
Damn he sounds like JAMES MAY.
This is actually the best product ive seen on the internet any time recently that i want.
With this and the clever cable with oled it would be a pimped out charging setup
+RandomAccessVideo hold on an OLED cable?!
Like, a cable with a tiny OLED screen on it? Christ that is pimped out xD
RandomAccessVideo what's the name of this cable? I searched 'clever charging cable + oled' nothing came up.
Yes, as I bought it from amazon before, and tested its magnetic, it showed that magnetic strong, but can not pull out use too hard. As this mini2 cable I tested it many times and easy to use, and I found a good price on other links: www.amazon.com/dp/B06XDP16F9. Any body if find it can be helpful for you, you can buy it test.
I want to buy more adapters in the future.
2022 update plzz
His table made my screen really unsatisfyingly dirty...
Seriously tho
Dylan W ikr
Missed out on a good Star Wars reference at 3:54!
That was a Star Wars reference.
Ya gotta wake up pretty early to beat the Techmoan man!!!!! New super hero. Faster than a 33 LP....Smarter than Curta calculator , and brighter than a captain TOAD figurine lamp. LOL
I'm a giant fan, Han shot first and everything, but I didn't catch it. What is it?
"These are not the droids your looking for" - Star Wars
"This isn't the cable you are looking for" - Techmoan
Are you daft?
I really love this idea. the reason I'll be buying it is to eliminate damaging the jack in my phone/tablet. I tend to use my devices with them plugged in and am always bending the cable end and have broken the jack in my tablet. Thanks so much for bringing this to my attention!
I love it when you're researching a purchase, and one of your favorite youtube channels that you know you can trust has already done the research for you.
I've own this type of cable since about 4 years now, definitely best cables I've ever had, I honestly bought about 15 cables, about half I gave them away to my parents, rest of them are all over my house, car, work, backpack, bicycle... Lately I've had the adaptors to fail, after constantly use, eventually worn out, I just got so surprised when I find out that the cables are so damn expensive now! Almost $20 for 1 cable... I've bought mine if I remember correctly 5 cables with 10 adaptors for about $60. For some reason they are selling them with two adaptors 1 USB and the other one iPhone... That's just stupid. Anyway, I've seen cables for about $4 now, I am definitely going to try that out. Maybe by now the cheaper one got better.
I'll be interested to see your wireless charging reviews, especially for iPhone. I'm sure apple will introduce wireless charging as the 'new' thing on the iPhone 7, lol.
>2 years later
>you were basically fucking right, but wireless charging is seen differently
The coins is the UK are magnetic?
The "Copper" ones are, as their weight in copper is more then their value
you guys still have copper coins. We got rid of 1 an 2 cent coins years ago. Nobody misses them filling up their ashtrays anymore.
***** Yeah I'm in Australia. They were phased out because they cost more to make than their face value at the time. Ironically several yrs later as copper prices rose they became more valuable.
Adding to what others have said, the 1p and 2p 'copper' coins have been copper-plated steel since 1992 (technically they were actually bronze) and the 5p & 10p 'silver' coins changed from cupro-nickel to nickel-plated steel in 2011. All types remain in circulation.
Australia does do a fair amount of sensible things in every imaginable vein, far before (or if ever) anyone else.
What's the Music in the Outtro? Sounds amazing...
Track is stfu
+Ass Burgers i havent seen that kind of comment in a long time... seems like it died down
I've seen a bunch of them lately, I was surprised people were still doing it !
Muchas grassy ass.
I thought I opened Ashen's channel accidentally...
Runze Liu lol same here
No brown couch tho
Lol.
you missed one of the important parts which is whteher the magnets can hold the phone if you hang it in mid air (or if it falls of your table, whether it disconects and hits the ground or not)
it will
it will hold or disconnect? are all of them the same strenght?
Hopefully it disconnects. That's half the point of the magnetic connectors. Rather a bounce than tearing out the USB connector from the phone.
Well I do hope you buy a phone above 20 bucks if you want to have a phone that doesn't rip its own USB connector out once it hangs from the charging lead. I love having a connector that can save my phone from falling from the nightstand because I pull on the cable by accident. Rather than it ripping the phone from the stand without the cable on it and it dropping to it's death I rather have my phone hanging just above the ground, if I were at all lucky.
A phone with a magnetic connector that's faced away from the way the cable pulls will still get thrown off of the nightstand. Heavier phones will still disconnect unless you have some kind of super-locking connector.
Falling isn't such a big deal. Tripping on the cable can really tear at the connector though.
Reducing damage to the devices' connector is the whole reason Apple invented Magsafe.
I need on that fits in my case, I work at a dirty dusty job and ports get dirty and stop working all the time
But I thought your name was Technoman. My life is a lie.
We've all been there buddy. lol
MalleusSemperVictor I used to think that too it's OK
xerotolerant lol that's what I saw too
@@cappntone for kids
+Techmoan did you ever get one of those cpl stickers for the ddpai m6 plus ?? if so did you find it did the job or not ?
I did and it works - I need to take the car out at night to see if it affects the night time quality though - then I should make a short follow-up video.
Excellent thanks for the reply , will be waiting to see the follow up video. Great recommendation too , I bought one because of your video and I could not be happier with it. So thanks :)
You can get an other magnetic USB cable at www.gearbest.com/chargers-cables/pp_452835.html?vip=565130
Only $4 (include international shipping fee)
Thank you for introducing me to this type of product. I think that it will help with a problem that I have. With more than 60% hearing loss, I use headphones. A lot of headphones. After replacing them a few times per year, I happened upon Bluetooth headphones without the breakable cables. However, the BT sets are not without problems. Since I need to charge them daily there is noticeable wear on the micro USB connector. I believe that the magnetic coupling can help solve my problem. Testing will tell. Thanks again, Cherry
Update: I received my three WSKEN Mini 2 kits. I inserted a plugs into two headphones and one into the phone. The three kits allow me to have a cable for my charging station at my desk, one for my car and one for work. I do love the way that the cable magically (magnetically) snaps onto the device.
The only problem so far was that one of plugs was very loose in one of the headphones with a worn USB socket. I made a fix with a couple of tiny dots of hot melt glue to help keep the plug anchored in place. The glue is only on the surface surrounding the USB socket and is hidden by the flange on the plug.
Thank you again for introducing this product to me.
Wait, Apple has not only made a needless proprietary version of a USB cable, but they also have device recognition for it?
Jee-zus, man, here I was thinking I'd settle for an iphone if it came with a decent plan, but naw, that's alright, I'll take literally any android phone ever made - heck, I might spring for those silly Ubuntu phones they make now. Or downgrade to my half-broken HTC EVO...
That's actually not that uncommon. Lots of devices will complain if they don't detect an adequate charger - and Dell used to sell laptops that wouldn't even charge if they didn't have an official charger.
***** Eh, I suppose Apple's not the only offender. I can't recall and specifics but I have owned lots of stuff that's pretty proprietary. Hell, I've had SOFTWARE that didn't run without a piece of gear plugged in - and this wasn't some security device for encrypted data management or anything, just two DAWs. One just had a dongle, but the other had an entire proprietary interface that it supposedly needed the on-board hardware to do magical things only ProTools could do - even though any investigation of it proved it to literally just be an ordinary middle-of-the-road i/o with no other out of the ordinary hardware. Either way, program wouldn't boot unless you had their special expensive blue box plugged in.
So in the end I guess it's just Apple stealing yet another old idea! *badum-tiss*
TheRev The Dell laptops in question often used the PA-9 or PA-12 chargers, and were from the Pentium M era. Historically in fact, Dell have pulled more proprietary shenanigans than Apple!
*****
Only Dell product I own is the keyboard I picked up at a thrift store...
lightning cables are reversable tho, pretty nifty. Altho it doesn't help in the dark since you still need to find the port anyway lol apple should just make em magnetic duh why they havent is beyond me, it works great on my macbook
The only issue I personally found by using these magnetic chargers is 1 they seem to be get weak over time and 2 if you trying to use a phone and charge at the same time they tend to become detached quite easily
🔵 Did you experience this with the 'WSKEN' particularly?.......
Or are you talking about magnetic cable couplers in general?
I just realized this video is made by techmoan
I didn't even know that something like this existed
Apple invented it. It's called the MagSafe connector and it's used on all their MacBooks..
Actually...deep fryers invented it decades ago, before Apple, a magnetic detachable safety power adapter.
i think these cables would have huge potential if a successful company like Anker were to design these and sell micro, usb-c, and lighting as a 3-in-1 to quickly be able to switch out if you have different devices.
WSken is good it would be amazing if it the connector was symmectrical so that it would not matter which way you connect it.
Pro Tip : these cables are AMAZING for headset power. No more breaking headset OR computer when standing up forgetting headset power cable was connected.
Ooh, yeah I never thought about that for headphones!
The magnets click in one way only and they're strong enough to pull in the right way :)
I use this device myself but not because it's easier or more convenient, it's NOT. I bought mine for 3 reasons based on phone PROTECTION which weren't even considered in this video.
1.it is permanently in the charging socket keeping dirt out
2.you aren't wearing out the connection in your phone every time you charge it
3.if you catch the wire it just pops off instead of damaging the connection or pulling your phone onto the floor.
please take a look at these again as I think you just reviewed them as a novelty and missed the point. I love the channel as you give things a pretty balanced review with a light hearted tone and plain English not teccy babble. keep up the good work 👍
Counterpoint in terms of safety: ESD. The contacts on the magnetic connector are very exposed, making them vulnerable to electrostatic discharge. Data connectors like USB (incl. USB-C) are rarely protected against this since they aren't meant to be exposed, so depending on your device, this can be pretty risky.
You sound like James May😂
700garnet pro ok?
Where are you getting that from?
Jjhh
Ipirotik
Omg I was not alone...
Would be perfect for a Nexus 7 since its micro USB port is fragile.
He sounds like James May :0
Some non-MFi cables will charge your phone SLOWER than an MFi cable, as tested by MobileReviewsEh.
I'd rather not have the exposed pins rolling around in my pocket with car keys and change. It's a shame they didn't put the recessed end on the phone and the other end on the cable.
yes, good point indeed.
Tip: Put your phone in a pocket that doesn't have abrasives in it. The very idea of having my keys in my phone pocket makes me cringe.
Some people actually use their phones in everyday life. Mine will be exposed to grit, dirt, fiberglass insulation, plaster, etc. AND be stuck in a pocket, thrown on car seats, etc. In normal use. If it can't survive that for a reasonable length of time, it's not suitable for its intended purpose.
And I am not asking the impossible. My nokia 5800 xpressmusic lasted 7 yrs with just one new screen
Or just get a flip-top phone cover for a fiver.
As far as I know, iPhones don't support OTG and thus don't provide power out of the lightning connector all the time, so this shouldn't be an issue.
A magnetic one just fall off easily
they should make this standard on all phones by default. the magnet should be inside the phone and the cable provided should also work accordingly.
Why? It's only really good for laptops as it comes out too easily when you're using your phone on charge. I could see it being on the iPad Pro... Someone make a smart connector charger
in that case, they should make it in a way so they don't come out so easily.weeowey
they are on laptops because the idea is, if you have the cord stringed across a walkway, and someone trips on it, it doesn't take the whole laptop with it
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I ended up buying two of these, both with Lightning and Micro USB connectors. Magic! Such a great idea, and I wouldn't have known about this unless I was (somewhat obsessively) watching your videos. Thanks so much.
I Just want a Micro USB connection that is reliable for more than a month.
Micro USB 2.0 can't die soon enough.
So after all the dash-cams you have reviewed which is the best quality ?
what's the advantage of the braided cable?
Helps prevent tangling. If you ever get any braided cables you won't want to get non-braided again.
+Christopher Young Yea
What MagSafe for iPhone should've been.
I need this not because it's more convenient, it's because my charger cable tip always breaks off.
Jeff Hg wtf you must be a rough guy 😶
Jeff Hg i was considering buying one for the same reason, how did it work for you?
Not necessarily rough. I had a galaxy S5 for 3 years and would still be using it today had the connection tab inside the phone break loose. Considering getting this for my new phone to also block dust.
Be careful. A lot of cheap cables are:
* not usb 3.0+.
* charge only (meaning no data, so you can't use them for the computer).
* No fast charge.
* Deliver incorrect voltage.
Strange they didn't make the magnetic lightning cable reversible, seeing as it's a feature of the normal lightning connector.
I am guessing it has to do with the magnets they used, certain shapes make for different poles and thus will result in the plug not being able to connect.
There are 2 pins on one side and 3 pins on the other side. So if you reverse it they don't match.
Check out a cable called znaps. It's still in Kickstarter but they iron out all issues like that.
There are reversible magnetic connectors. This one just isn't.
I backed the ZNAPS project. I'm hoping to see mine soon. They had production issues which delayed the final product but from their update emails, they seem to really be working hard to ship out a solid product.
For someone like me who breaks one charging cable per month by accidently pulling or dropping or bending the connectors... These sound like a really smart money savers!
Have to look those up.
The reason I use these is simply to save the charging port on my phones. My sockets tend to last about 1.5 years before they become troublesome, but by using these connectors the sockets never degrade, plus they are sealed and dont get dirty.
I find the best ones are actually just adapters that go on the end of your existing charging cable, so they are quite cheap, and its easy to replace the cable if its damaged (just get another cable from the nearest supermarket/service station if you need one immediately, rather than waiting for shipping).\
Problems Ive had are that the magnets can break apart, and if you do any metalwork and arent careful you may get a bunch of metal filings stuck in/on them
What do you look up on Google to find the ones that specifically go on top of existing chargers?
Would the micro USB version work on a standard Xbox One controller, I always struggle to plug in the charger as the connector socket is upside down on the controller.
Hey! Are you still using this magnetic charging port?
N2tech Look at this on eBay www.ebay.com/itm/322299636534
There are now USB-C magnetic connectors with the full 20 pins which makes them capable of carrying video, data and power at the same time
now find a type c one
I really hope they make one. If I were to get the new MacBook Pro this would be the first thing I buy for it.
why buy apples worst ever laptop its like iPhone 7 lost and both will be remembered for poor products
I hear ya dude. Apple products are shit
Moizen has a USB C cables they are very durable. I'm using my cable for 8 months now and still like new and it's 7 dollars (shipping included) www.gearbest.com/chargers-cables/pp_598446.html?vip=1300797
Topk cables from aliexpress, all versions- micro, C and lightning.
The wire breaks In internally and at the end of the connector or USB plug, the connector itself is fine
I have two words that will blow your mind: Wireless Charging...
Which the sheep.. i mean fanboys .. .i mean apple owners would be more than happy to pay out ridiculous sums of money for
I would like to charge my phone wherever I am.
Two words for you: Wasted Energy
Not possible with phones with a metal back..
and you dont get data transfer.
they cant make it magically different so that no one can copy it. someone just has to measure the frequency of their wireless charger and china will do the job.
but they wont do it because it has a metal case.
I always thought this was to save your ports and come undone when the cable was tripped on. I never thought of this being convenient or easier.
Wouldn't this device prevent the compass in your phone from working properly? Wouldn't that affect satnav applications?
OK, I've just checked the compass - when plugging or unplugging the adaptor from the port the compass doesn't change by a single degree (the magnet has no effect at all). I then tried the Ricoh Theta app to review some of my 360º images in VR mode...and they work perfectly. So from those tests I've got to say that the magnet(s) have no negative impact on an iPhone 6+.
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you said this would work for a iPhone 6 and up but will it work for older models i have a iPhone 5 but uses the concretion but i want to make sure on this
I have a few all of them, all have now filled up with metal gunk thanks to the magnets
man your finger nails are grosse !!
HE SOUNDS LIKE JAMES MAY
waffeltek really!?
waffeltek he’s the person who is on TOP GEAR
lol apple sheeps trying hard to get wireless charger xD
Off topic but you need to have your nail looked at. The dark marks could be a melanoma
Yeah yeah, nice product. But those nails man...
Raúl Méndez lol that’s kinda weird instead of focusing on the product, you’re just looking at his finger nails 😂😂😂😂
didn't even notice
Sorry Techmoan, love your videos.. big fan.. but I took your recommendation, bought several sets of these and they all fell apart after a month or two, but even before falling apart I started having to slightly twist the head of the lead while it was attached to get it to register as charging. Poor product.
DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!
I also bought it and that hasnt happened to me yet but the connector falls out with very little force
Do you know any better ones, I also have the same experience
Just go wireless ,oh forgot Apple dont do that yet ,they are a couple of years behind
I do sometimes, I have the chargers, but wireless is very inefficient. If everyone was using wireless to charge their phones, the world would get through a hell of a lot more power dumped as heat. In my measurements, a Qi charger is only about 50% efficient. So it's dumping 2.8*5 = 13 watt hours of power for every charge. Multiply by a billion or so phones, every day.
True but i would of thought that you loos some charging amps through these magnetic cable.It amazing how cheap usb cables effect charging time
They'll then patent it and sue everyone else.
It still uses electrical connections. The magnet isn't transferring power at all, it's merely just holding metal pins together, which is the same electrical contact as the normal connector anyway. Just a different method of "holding it" in place.
Brandon MacEachern I'm sure he knows that. The point is that wireless accomplishes the same things that most people are going for with the magnetic connector - eliminate wear from plugging in and out all the time, and make it easier to plug in (just drop the phone on top of a surface for wireless.
The downside to wireless charging is that it's less efficient and it isn't as fast as plugging in.
I got the WSKEN Mini (USB-C), it arrived today as I got it from eBay. It's pretty good and fits only one way as the magnetic fields keep it oriented only one way. I thought I'd have problems with the connector fitting though my hard case but it fits great. Nice! :)
Can you, please, test cable resistance or voltage drop at high current charge?
Wsken (not mini) have melted at 2A charge current.
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I have the older version(bigger connector), it's freaking hot when used with quick charger at 9v1.67a. Can't even touch the steel parts.
Holy crap, where has this been all my life? Gadget lovers have to contend with fumbling for micro USB SO OFTEN! SOLD!
If only they made Micro USB B too! My XBOX 360 controller has a Vision Backplate, makes it 50+ hours per full charge, magnetic lead would be icing on the cake!
I think its not safe for phone :/
In ~something X mini2, connectors are flat and open, just touch it with something metal and your usb is shorted
Two years old, but I'm just now catching up on my Techmoan, I'd use these for around the desk, likely not leave it on the phone when going about with it. I wouldn't had I not seen one work as well as the WSKEN. I know Techmoan doesn't read old comments nor would I expect him to, but ...thanks all the same. Good man, good channel. Good puppets even, I think they're a bit underrated.
Hey thanks for doing the research for us! I was just about to buy a third and fourth cable to try out, but you beat me to it! Looks like the sweetlf or whatever it was will be what I go and buy a bunch of. I'm not afraid to hack things into my tablet (just jerry-rigged a wireless charger into some spare space under the case) so I might fit the reciever into the side of the tablet and recess it a little bit.
Just got my one, it doesnt even charge lmao
Anything NOT for Iphones???
Much obliged! Short, filler-free, and informative.
thanks for the vid. im one of those people who are lazy and jsut buy whatever ppl tell me!
Nice profile pic. uwu
Never pull the plug out of its cable! Not even if it had magnetic locking. You did it several times.
Just don't get the one called ZapTip from Indiegogo.
IT'S A SCAM!!! GOOGLE IT.
the wsken one sells the best here in China
I might try to find a type C one of these. And I think you spent more time finding and buying all these connectors than you would have just plugging in your cable. Cheers.
Magnetic MicroUSB cables? I must be one of today's lucky ten thousand, because I never heared of those before. Thanks for telling us that those exist, I should get myself one of those sometime.
Two questions tho:
You mentioned that the magnetic connection is rather strong. Would it stay connected if I, say, accidentally throw the power strip off my desk in a feat of clumsiness or would the cable just come off if something pulled on it before it gets the chance to pull the phone off my desk?
Also, does the magnetic connector impact the charging time and the data transfer rate at all?
Cheers!
I found that charge current varies massively with different cables. Between 400m and 2.1A just by changing the cable. In my experience, magnetic connection cables are the worst of the lot. Perhaps you could also test for that and post the results?
I purchased your recommended magnet. It lasted about 1 week before the magnet on the USB housing separated from what goes into the phone. the vendor on eBay ended up giving me my money back. Probably a bit of superglue will sort it out.
How do you prevent small magnetic particles from attaching to the magnetized connector, or how do you clean the particles out? Thank you!
don't buy!
followed with wsken and it malfunctioned after 2 month ..
2 friends had the same experience (Iphone 8+)
Get android, with USB-C or micro-USB not some shitty outside pin connector
Have you done a review of discrete "Quadraphonic" sound sytems? They were the best! 8 track was cool, but real to reel was unbeatable!
Are those pins going to be energised by the phone when not being charged (otherwise it couldn't operate USB-OTG devices)? You'd be relying on the phone's circuitry to protect itself from short circuits between power/ground and power/data by coins, keys, etc. that may come into contact with the pins.
I used to use a "Goobay" magnetic micro USB for a year or so. It worked perfectly fine, when suddenly the phone would no longer charge. First I suspected the magnetic coupling, but that wasn't cause of the problem. After using a charger with an LED (my phone charger didn't have one) I saw that even without the small magnetic thingy attached the LED would come off immediately. So - there's a short right next to the USB-A connector. **sigh** Not much to do to fix it...
The dash-cam idea is food for thought. Not sure I'll bother for my iPhone as I tend to charge with a different cable when I'm out and about so I'd have to get two or more. But the dashcam ... Fumbling isn't safe and this would make a difference.
I like the Dash cam idea, but far as something like that hanging out the bottom of my phone, I'd end up breaking it off myself at some point lol!
I bought the WSKEN cable and its good for connecting.. but one thing he doesnt tell you is that is falls off very easily. Dont plan on connecting it to your phone or video game controller (i use it for both) while using them, it with fall off. I have to plug it in then put my device down while it charges to make sure it doesnt fall out.
The main reason is because of how shallow the magnetic socket it (the part that makes it connect easily) and because the pyramid shaped contacts causes a weak point on the 2pin side of the pyramid. Im thinking of now buying another brand cable now. While the other cables are harder to connect they will also probably stay connected alot better
Thumbs up if useful so others can see
I'd like to point out that if you're like me, and keep your phone for years, then plugging and unplugging the cable will eventually wear out the connection. If you take care of your phone, this might be the thing that eventually causes it to fail. So, having a magnetic lead like that can greatly add life to your device.
Problem is, if you want to use this cable on more than one IOS device. You cannot buy single lightning adapters from this maker.
When you can’t find the other part of your charger........................
Would the magnet kinda screw up the battery?
Armand Boiangiu nope
PLZ DO 2020 UPFATE
Its called wireless charger
I can see how this would also reduce wear on the internal lightening port. Something ive had to face.
Huh. Your pence coins are magnetic on that side of the pond? Wild, never heard of such a thing. Copper-plated steel, eh? I would have assumed a copper-plated zinc as used in U.S. pennies would be cheaper to produce. I wonder if any of your coin-processing machines take advantage of their magnetic nature.
Anyhow, thanks for this video - I was unaware of these (aside from the Apple power connectors, of course). I wonder if anyone makes these cables with standard-size USB connectors.
When copper became more expensive than the face value, people were cashing in and scrapping coins to make a profit. This was the solution, steel coins copper plated. Strange thing is, they never seen to wear through.
Nick of the past says "this seems pointless, Apple products only, thus i dont need one"
Nick after watching the video says "seems like a good idea, and might be worth investing in"
Great Video
The one thing holding me back from getting one of these is that it'd get absolutely covered in swarf. I'd definitely want one that only had a magnet on the lead.
🔵 Damn good point!!!
Hmmm, it's a gadget for the sake of having a gadget!
The amount of times I'm out and forgot my phone power lead and nip into Poundland™ to buy a couple (Buy 2 because 1 of them will fail to work) to get me charged again.
I'd pull the doobry bit out the phone and no doubt loose it.
Nah, the standard iPhone lead is good and here's my reasons.
1. It's a charge wire.
2. It's cheap.
3. You can get one almost anywhere.
4. It's like a bungee when you drop your phone.
5. In the dark, it has a distinctive shape and it works either way around.
6. I won't have to feel such a twat showing everyone my new bit of wire.
But as far as gadgets go.. It's a must have item.
I really don't see the point of magnetic cables for lightning or USB-C, as they're both incredibly easy to plug in either way around. Micro-USB, yes, they're a positive boon even when not drunk or half asleep.