Apple Watch lacks a direct charging port and requires a proprietary magnetic puck, limiting charging options and leaving the watch unusable if the puck is unavailable. STATIK's TurboBand embeds an Apple Watch charging puck and a concealed USB-C cable into the strap so the watch can be charged on the go. The puck sits opposite the watch on the band and the cable pops out to connect to a USB-C port; the watch nests onto the puck and charges normally. The TurboBand aims to prevent mid-day battery failures and reduce the need to carry a separate charger.
Beside the fact that there's no elegant way to charge a Magic Mouse, the Apple Watch not having a direct charging port should be considered the company's second biggest design sin. Imagine wearing a watch that needs a proprietary charger around just in case the battery dies. You can't place it on a wireless charging mat, you can't even plug it into a USB-C port. An Apple Watch on low battery without that bespoke charging puck is pretty much useless... until now.
The folks at STATIK clearly saw the problem at hand (or at wrist, figuratively speaking) and designed the TurboBand, a band that actually packs its own charger and cable so your Apple Watch never dies on you mid-day. It's a personally relatable problem because I've sort of stopped wearing my watch too, because I've been caught with 10% battery way too often. The TurboBand, however, solves that problem by simply packing a Watch charging puck into its strap.
Unlike most bands that just feature a strap running around the wrist, the TurboBand's strap is punctuated by a slick plastic puck, positioned at the exact opposite end of the watch itself. Look closer and you'll realize that the puck is actually a charger, with a hidden cable concealed within the strap itself. Pop the cable out when your watch is low and plug it into a USB-C port, and you've got yourself a functional Watch charger built right into the watch itself.
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