Hi guys, me again 😁
I’ve been a bit focused (obsessed) recently on building the perfect travel tech pouch.
I’m curious what you guys pack when travelling for business or vacation.
Ask me anything if you have questions.
Beside these I travel with a 10k Anker power bank, but that doesn’t go in my luggage as in Europe it’s not allowed. And also, wouldn’t fit :)
If you have countless USB-C cables lying around and no idea what power they can actually handle, just plug them into the charger with any device and the display shows you the wattage. Instant cable tester.
In half hour I got rid of all my 💩 cables and kept only those 100w or above.
I already know I’m going to get some replies that a charger should “charge” and keep it at that.
- It could also work as a night light
- Cable doctor: plug in any USB-C cable and it reads the e-marker, detects damaged wires, and shows the max wattage it supports (the 160w prime sorta does this)
- Have Air quality sensor: CO2, VOC, and humidity readings from outlet height
- Energy cost tracker: measures kWh drawn in the app
- Surge event log: records voltage spikes and tells you which connected devices were exposed
- Find My tracker inside: the charger itself is locatable, so you never leave it in a hotel room again
- Outlet diagnostics: tests the socket itself for bad grounding, reversed wiring, or voltage sag
Sunrise alarm: gradually brightens to wake you naturally
Honest question. I bought 2 of the big bulky ~25000 mah power banks from Anker and carried one with me on several trips across the world and not once was in the situation to use it. Never truly been more than a few meters a way from a wall plug when I really needed to recharge my laptop and for all other devices the 10k 45w mah small power bank did the job more than decently.
What are you use cases for such a power bank? Maybe my lifestyle is just not the right one for such a device. 🙃
I love my 160W Prime charger.
It’s small, looks good and the screen is better than what I had on my first 3-4 mobile phones (yes, I’m that old).
I use the charger in the electric socket next to my bed and I did connect the charger via Bluetooth to my phone.
Anker Team, why not make the screen more than a gimmick that shows how fast it’s charging (which is interesting for maxim 5 sec) and let it show the time and maybe the weather?
Would it consume more energy not doing much? Yes. Would it be the coolest fking charger there is? Also, yes.
My wife said I have a chargers “problem”. I do but damn these new Anker chargers are awesome: the 160w is smaller than the 100w, while the 70w is incredibly tiny. The 160w is always in my backpack for when I travel with my laptop, the 70w in my sling while the 100w in my tech pouch in my suitcase.
Later edit: I just discovered that when I connect my phone to the 160w it always shows the wattage of the cable 🤗 So I tested all my cables in the house and threw away more than half. Kept only the 100w-240w ones.