do you know the form of the metallic plate to insert in the case?
CES 2018: What Was Announced!
Lots of these are iphone specific so youād not be able to use an insert.
However there is the Qi standard so if you buy a Qi compatible plate and a Qi standard charger (currently shipping Anker Qi compatible products) of the right plug type and plug orientation (if MicroB) then it should work, but the heat is a concern so a hot plate under a plastic case could cause the case to melt or make heat next to the battery in the phone in a non-designed way and so swell the battery. Just be cautious and monitor it for heat.
Yes!! Finally!
In Canada as well! https://www.amazon.ca/Total-Wireless-Earphones-Bluetooth-Technology-Sweatproof/dp/B075JCG29M
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More Powerhouse 200 photos here
https://www.androidheadlines.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AH-Anker-PowerHouse-200-1.jpg
https://www.androidheadlines.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AH-Anker-PowerHouse-200-7.jpg
I see mention of 60W input is that via PD? If so how does the PD port know it is to ingest vs output? The photos imply it is PD output only and its a AC-DC input. If it is an AC charger then Iād encourage to make it PD input option.
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I believe it already is PD input.
I see the word āinputā in the press release but I also see a non-PD input word printed on rear.
60W Power Delivery output/input
https://www.androidheadlines.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AH-Anker-PowerHouse-200-7.jpg
https://www.androidheadlines.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AH-Anker-PowerHouse-200-1.jpg
So how would it do that? If the on/off under the PD / IQ ports section is off then if you connect PD output it then treats as input?
How does PD know to be an output or input?
What is that section under the AC output for? Like it is there for some future purpose?
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It probably outputs only when on similar to PowerCores.
So now I realize that there are 5 in total.
1 PowerPort 4
2 PD 2 Type A
3 PowerPort 2
2 PD
1 PD 1 PIQ1
1 PD 1 PIQ2
1 PowerPort 1
1 PD
Wish there was more focus on PowerCores at CES, but oh well.
The general feeling among people I know away from gadget online forums is that the battery life in laptops is sufficient you do not need an external battery pack to boost off-grid life. I hear rather carry a small tablet and when laptop dead then use tablet as the tablet is more useful for other purposes. On long flights the small tray calls for a tablet anyway and keep the laptop in the overhead bin bag.
Hence Iām hearing there is not really a need for high-end high performance batteries, the devices have become good enough.
Among non-geeks the Powercore Fusion is interesting as its one full phone recharge with a charger, but it is big. So a redesign to shrink would have been compelling.
There is a need for high power chargers like what Anker is stating they will make sometime this century year. So I can see the 1 PD with 1 IQ2 for your laptop and phone common combination. IQ2 input Powercore would benefit from IQ2 output Powerport.
So this plus say a 10000mAh IQ2 input/output would be a popular combination.
Even better with a PD port thrown in there.
Lumos Color
Also a couple other perks like music mode.
https://amazon.com/dp/B072FS6YL7
Still patiently waiting for smart light strip and hopefully RoboVac with mapping. Also @AnkerOfficial has hinted at more smart home products, including security and HomePod competitor.
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Also now a 2 pack of the white version.
Iām curious if anyone will be picking up the colored ones above?!
I would love to have seen more smart watches. I know there were some there, but it did not really seem to have a big wow factor. Iām guessing that the field is kinda dying off.
Everything but Apple Watch is languishing at the moment. I wish that Google would invest more in Android Wear. It could be the leading platform if they would give it half the love that Apple is giving to Watch OS.
According to the latest trademarks filed by Anker, their sub-brand Bolder may be getting into the sport watch game, but probably not a full fledged smart watchā¦ at least not yet.
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I noticed when I had a Sony Xperia xz, it had its own software to add to your own watch and Iāve.noticed Samsung has its own smart link software to add to whatever watch.
So although Sam has its own watch, itās prepared for you buying a more generic watch.
I.personally like Citizenās smart watch (bring solar powered, it doesnāt need charging every day, which to me, is a HUGE no no.
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I think my next smart watch purchase will be a Matrix PowerWatch. Check it out. Itās a smart watch that runs on bodyheat. It is a pretty neat piece of tech.
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I owned smartwatch now for nearly 2 years, a Sony SW3 and a LG Watch Urbane 2 LTE.
The core problem is size vs battery life. The smarter it is the more it needs taking off and recharging. The Sony once it was tuned would last >24h so you put on charge at night or when in shower and worked ok but it only really did notifications filtering, good for glancing at wrist rather picking up phone. The LTE watch, well when I used it standalone on LTE, lasts 4 hours, so thatās for some activities like jogging when paired with some BT buds if someone phones you then you can speak without taking a phone, but severely limits other use cases.
Then thereās this problem given you squeezed it to a small item and put on a warm body:
So what happened was that smarter watch made itself too ambitious and its on a shelf not used and I use the less-smart Sony still more often when moving a lot with phone in a pocket and BT buds paired to phone.
We need an order of magnitude improvement in electronics, performance per Watt. That will take years.