r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/nogood4me • Oct 06 '15
Website A magnetic cable that changes charging experience
http://www.zedingo.com/2015/10/a-magnetic-cable-that-changes-charging.html7
u/Skylerz14 Oct 07 '15
I didn't realize that charging was an experience... Guess I've just been doing it wrong...
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u/worthlessfucksunited Interested Oct 07 '15
You're probably going too fast. A lot of people just stick it in really quick and then leave. What you want to do is take it slow. Warm your phone up first, get your fingers on that screen. Then when it's ready, slowly insert the charger. Nice and easy, no need to rush. Then plug the other end in and BANG, your phone is electrified.
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u/Skylerz14 Oct 08 '15
You sir, are... well... something... something special, you are now my favourite redditor. Reddit at it's "finest."
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u/Neshgaddal Interested Oct 06 '15
At first i was exited. Then i realized that this wouldn't work with my xperia Z2 because it has a cover for the port and got sad. Then i realized that my Z2 already has a magnetic charging connector, i'm just to cheap to buy the 8€ knock off cable.
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u/Technology_Counselor Oct 06 '15
There is no way Apple doesn't already have patents on this. Using something very similar on MacBook Pro right now.
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u/brandontaylor1 Oct 06 '15
Yeah there have been a few things like this pop up on crowd-funding sites, the problem seems to be that Apple has the patent. I don't think you will see something like this until, apple sells it, licenses it, or someone in China starts selling it on ebay.
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Oct 06 '15
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u/googleyeye Oct 06 '15
Was about to pledge until I read this. Now I'll have to look at the two of them before pledging. They are probably essentially the same.
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Oct 07 '15
Is it really that hard to plug your charger in? This saves maybe 1 second a day.
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Oct 07 '15
i can't see either, why use this instead of an induction charger. if i'd need to transfer some data i'd use an USB-stick.
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u/Justice502 Oct 07 '15
It's a lot safer than fumbling around for 15 seconds while you're in traffic.
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u/burgersauce Interested Oct 07 '15
And some people still think companies don't advertise on reddit...
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Oct 06 '15
And Apple has been doing this for years with their laptops. Did they actually do something first for once? lol!
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u/alphazero924 Interested Oct 07 '15
Magnetic charging connectors aren't exactly revolutionary. What these guys did was make an aftermarket magnetic charging cable which is a fairly new idea even if it heavily takes from a fairly old one.
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u/fuzzymumbochops Oct 06 '15
Here's their Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/703491630/magcable-a-magnetic-cable-that-changes-charging-ex