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Velvetwire Unveils First Smart USB Charger Powered by Apple HomeKit Technology
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It would sure be cool if Belkin updated there WEMO devices and Honeywell updated there wifi thermostats.
Waiting for a software update, but at least the apps work well.
Waiting for a software update, but at least the apps work well.
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I just read everything I could about the 'Powerslayer' on the website of Velvet wire because I was sure that I was missing something.
After straining to understand what this fancy power supply is I have realized that this is probably one of the most questionable products I have ever seen.
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So basically, this is a power supply that stops generating DC when you unplug your phone. Unlike most "wall warts" that will continue to draw some current to product DC that is not utilized.
Is that all this thing does? If it is then I am amazed that there is a market for this device.
After straining to understand what this fancy power supply is I have realized that this is probably one of the most questionable products I have ever seen.
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So basically, this is a power supply that stops generating DC when you unplug your phone. Unlike most "wall warts" that will continue to draw some current to product DC that is not utilized.
Is that all this thing does? If it is then I am amazed that there is a market for this device.
You are right, here's what's happening:
Outdoor tools and vehicles use NiCad or NiMH batteries mostly, with some Lithium Ion ones for newer/expensive power tools.
All of the NiCad and NiMH chargers that come with the initial purchase are cheap-ass ones that don't regulate the trickle charger properly, and do exactly as you say, the equivalent of boiling the battery dry over a season.
Lithium Ion batteries require a smarter charger in the first place, but it's still possible to cheap out on the circuitry (wasting power even though the battery is fully charged).
Phone and pad batteries, because they are so small, have a much bigger problem with heat buildup (boom), so chargers have to be much smarter anyway. If they didn't, phones would be going boom at your bedside.
Vehicle batteries have the benefit of ambient air cooling.
I already have smart chargers - for my AA, AAA, 18650, 26150 and 24-volt mower batteries - that detect the voltage of the batteries and determine whether they can be charged (or are defective) as well as when to reduce the charging to a trickle.
All of the 25 Ryobi tools I own have smart chargers for the 18-volt batteries.
Smart chargers are better than chargers on a timer which may shut off before reaching full charge.
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Go for it! Become an instant billionaire!
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Genius!
I would buy your clock over this whatever-it-is Velvet-whatever. At least you could describe what your device does.
I'm guessing this BT appcessory device serves as a USB socket, and maybe it measures the current flow and smartly shuts itself down to save energy. It's not a lot of energy, but every little bit counts.
Logic is practically free these days, so all wall-wart AC adapters should read this product as a bit of a warning that they will soon be obsolete.
If all mankind had some smarts in their AC adapters, probably we'd have enough electrical energy to use in a useful way instead of just releasing it as heat and waste.
Having said all that, yeah, you'd think the article would spit out what the thing does, I am just guessing here as to what this USB charging device with BT is
Check out my iWater Wizard product (it's also bluetooth):
http://www.iwaterwizard.com
Or check out my ZenWheels Micro Car, another MFi Bluetooth creation of mine:
http://www.zenwheels.com
Kudo's to getting some media coverage for this USB charging device with Bluetooth guys, but maybe have a look at my stuff and see if you can also place Plantraco products on the forums prominently, it could increase our sales.
Yes, trickle charge is vital to battery life. That's why apple products do it very well. I'm also pretty sure you can't charge dirt bike, tractor, and lawn tractor batteries on USB.
You're missing a trick here. Surely you need an iWatch app, so you can watch the time on your bluetooth clock on your iWatch as well.
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Anker charger at Amazon, UK. They have 40 Watt and 25 Watt; I would always go for the 40 Watt (using chargers near their limit for long time is usually not a good idea).
True, but I was talking about the sealed lead/acid batteries (VRLA) types. Trickle chargers seem to have burned through three batteries from three different devices in one winter storage season.
But yeah, I'm surprised where LiON batteries are being used. They are nasty, as they have the ability to have a cascading thermal failure (thermal runaway). I'd not want to have a pacemaker or other implantable device with a LiON battery. and the 'Dreamliners' use a lithium cobalt oxide battery that is even more susceptible to thermal runaway. 'Nightmareliner' more like... Perhaps they should make it possible to 'dump the core' like in the Star Trek TV shows.
Back to our regularly scheduled program...
This charger sounds like those 'power pad' chargers, in a way. They were 'The Next Great Advancement In Battery Charging' (insert overly dramatic classical music here) and they kinda failed from the looks of things. The local stores all clearanced them out ages ago.
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It would be impractical... The cables would have to be really long...
wow, so many crazy ideas.
why even have a phone if Bluetooth connected devices are gonna be the "in thing" the amount that we need to take our phones out of our pockets will be less and less the more BLE/Bluetooth devices we have.
Does anyone look at their screen anymore ??
why even have a phone if Bluetooth connected devices are gonna be the "in thing" the amount that we need to take our phones out of our pockets will be less and less the more BLE/Bluetooth devices we have.
Does anyone look at their screen anymore ??