As its name indicates, the Laptop Power Bank's massive 25,000mAh capacity is enough to charge a computer. It can also handle a tablet, such as my iPad Pro. Or a smartphone. Or other gadgets such as a digital camera. Or how about all of them at the same time? Even if you do charge four devices at once, you won't need to lug four USB cables.
Last month, my colleague Liz Lopatto explained how a gummy bear battery bank was taking over the ultralight backpacking world. I'm talking full-grown, outdoorsy adults nerding out about gummy bear merch beating the battery pros at their own game! Liz and I quickly agreed: We should put it to the test. Could the gummy bear company truly have the best ultralight battery, and could I bring some hard data to prove it?
Every year at IFA, we see a hundred different takes on the wireless charger, and almost all of them are boring. They're faster, or thinner, or have one more coil than last year's model. It's a category that has felt stuck in a loop of minor iteration, a solution that only halfway solves the problem of cable clutter by creating its own form of desk clutter.