Swippitt - The Retarded Phone Charger - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
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timestamp: April 16, 2025, 11:20:02 pm
content: https://www.swippitt.com/

author: Kean
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timestamp: April 16, 2025, 11:59:14 pm
content: OMG, that is only for super lazy people. If it even works.I saw it was $450 for the hub, about $120 for each case.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 17, 2025, 12:24:14 am
content: Quote from: Kean on April 16, 2025, 11:59:14 pmI'm stunned there isn't a subscription service.

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 17, 2025, 02:36:09 am
content: But it comes in 6 custom color options!

author: John B
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 17, 2025, 02:45:18 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on April 17, 2025, 12:24:14 amYou almost certainly jinxed it.I'm still trying to find the time to release my subscription based toilet paper dispenser.

author: 5U4GB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 17, 2025, 05:03:00 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on April 16, 2025, 11:20:02 pmYou linked to the wrong video, should have been this one:When a phone comes along, you must SwippitBefore the battery drain sets out too long, you must SwippitWhen something's going wrong, you must SwippitNow Swippit into shape, shape it up, get straightGo forward, move ahead, try to detect it, it's not too lateTo Swippit, Swippit good(You're welcome).

author: bitwelder
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 17, 2025, 07:18:27 am
content: And there is also an App!QuoteBecause of course you'll want to share the latest news of your battery charge with your friends, don't you?

author: EEVblog
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timestamp: April 17, 2025, 07:25:44 am
content: Quote from: bitwelder on April 17, 2025, 07:18:27 amA circle jerk

author: PlainName
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timestamp: April 17, 2025, 01:22:16 pm
content: I'm missing what's wrong with thisAssuming it works, of course, but it's not like it's charging a battery form 0-100 in 2 secs (or even 2000 secs). If it were as per the video I could easily imagine doing that swap on the way out in the morning, then another as I get home in the evening. Why does that provoke such derogatory posts?

author: TERRA Operative
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 17, 2025, 01:40:27 pm
content: It's a bit much for a phone, but it's what they should be doing with EV's at the fuel stations.A standardised quick swap battery, like swapping gas bottles for your barbeque.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 17, 2025, 01:52:16 pm
content: Why is it a bit much for a phone?And, surely, if you want to do this for EVs then what better way to gain experience of issue by doing it for something smaller and cheaper to start with.

author: themadhippy
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timestamp: April 17, 2025, 01:55:18 pm
content: QuoteAs the video mentions standardisation is the problem

author: mikeselectricstuff
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timestamp: April 17, 2025, 02:01:35 pm
content: Quote from: TERRA Operative on April 17, 2025, 01:40:27 pmExcept it's too late to standardize.And it also inevitably involves a battery leasing model, as you don't know what state the battery you're getting is in, which complicates things further - the ability to use different capacities as needed is a minor advantage, but doesn't outweigh all the downsides.In many cases there just isn't the space for this to make sense - you can get maybe 8-10 normal charge points in the land occupied by a single Nio swap stationCharge time is a non-issue for the vast majority of users in practice, as it can often be combined with eating, sleeping etc.

author: mikeselectricstuff
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timestamp: April 17, 2025, 02:02:20 pm
content: Quote from: PlainName on April 17, 2025, 01:52:16 pmBecause these are entirely different problems.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 17, 2025, 08:00:01 pm
content: In scale, sure, but phone users have the equivalent of range anxiety, and nowadays the batteries aren't user-replaceable. Currently you might be going out with 30% charge, or you could be late and have 80% charge.Once this gets a foothold in the home, why wouldn't you be able to do the swap at the coffee bar next to your office, or the newspaper vendor on the station platform? You've got the issues of compatibility, not knowing what you've swapping to, etc.If it actually worked and really got used outside the home, maybe phones wouldn't have built-in batteries any more and they'd arrive just like they do now without the chargers. I bet the manufacturers would love that, and have shares in the battery leasing businesses.Edit:Hasn't the powerbank business basically taken off because of non-replaceable batteries and not managing to schedule charging suitably? Do people really like walking around with pockets stuffed with the things just so they can watch t'tube or be actually online to social media for longer?

author: John B
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timestamp: April 17, 2025, 09:30:54 pm
content: Quote from: PlainName on April 17, 2025, 01:22:16 pmPeople mock excess. This reminds me of the Juicero, which was essentially an extremely expensive way of squeezing a bag of fruit pulp.This looks like it just swaps a magnetic charging case for a few phone brands?

author: 5U4GB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 18, 2025, 02:48:38 am
content: Quote from: PlainName on April 17, 2025, 08:00:01 pmYup, and the powerbank already solves this problem for 99% of users. Combined with the fact that with USB-C you've got backup power for your phone, tablet, laptop, whatever, from the same power bank, there's a million different models and price points, you can choose weight and capacity based on what you expect to power from it, etc. This is just another Juicero.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 18, 2025, 03:37:38 am
content: Quote from: PlainName on April 17, 2025, 08:00:01 pmThere are already dozens of solutions for this.QuoteErr, you do realise this essentially doing the same thing, except worse, because you have that battery bank strapped to your phone all the time now. And the case and extra battery now makes your phone extra thick and heavy.And remember, this currently only works for the latest iPhones, which ironically have the MagSafe thing on the back that allow you to slap on a spare battery in a second, faster than this thing can swap your spare battery.

author: NE666
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timestamp: April 19, 2025, 09:05:50 am
content: Anyone else remember when this problem was already solved?When the back came off your Nokia 63xx, and you carried a small, spare battery pack in your laptop case?

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 19, 2025, 09:57:38 am
content: QuoteYes. But then you have to take care of charging that spare at some point. Sure, it's an easy swap onto a magsafe charging plate or something, but you could say the same about a lot of things where some incremental ease of use has brought gasps from the unconverted and yet later, with more increments, they've become the norm. Hell, I get that every day from my missus who insists that doing things the long and tedious and error-prone way is much better than using technology to make easier because, tradition or something.Mention of Juicero above: I couldn't find the original thread and can't remember why it failed in the end. But I note that all our supermarkets sell pre-trimmed celery, peeled potatoes, mashed potatoes, etc. All basically doing the same as Juicero in the sense of making something just slightly less onerous and charging a hefty premium for it. Perhaps there's a thread on Mumsnet rubbishing them.

author: EEVblog
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timestamp: April 20, 2025, 06:57:00 am
content: Quote from: NE666 on April 19, 2025, 09:05:50 amI believe the correct modern response to that is, ok, boomer.

author: amyk
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timestamp: April 20, 2025, 07:11:30 am
content: Quote from: NE666 on April 19, 2025, 09:05:50 amBL-5Cs were the closest to a standard rectangular rechargeable battery format, with lots of non-Nokia devices using it.

author: RoGeorge
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 20, 2025, 07:27:17 am
content: A hot swappable battery is a great idea!It's faster than a manual swap, and most importantly you don't have to stop whatever you were doing, save, turn off the phone, pop out the back cover, manually replace the battery, then turn the phone on again, wait for voice network/satellites/WiFi/BT devices to connect, then open again the apps you were in, etc. That's a lot of hassle.A hot swappable battery might be a real advantage for some, either as an additional phone case, or implemented from factory, as a feature in new mobile models.

author: EEVblog
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timestamp: April 20, 2025, 07:29:50 am
content: Quote from: RoGeorge on April 20, 2025, 07:27:17 amExcept that this one isn't really hot swappable because it's no different to an external MagSafe battery

author: bitwelder
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 20, 2025, 08:13:11 am
content: Step 1) Make the phone be able to remain powered up if the charger is plugged, even if there is no battery or battery is totally dead.Step 2) Make the battery removable, in such a way that it doesn't hinder the charging cableProfit! You're on the way to get a hot-swappable battery phone, without funky useless gadgets

author: BadeBhaiya
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 20, 2025, 09:16:33 am
content: The mechanism seems like a massive pain to implement honestly. And I'm not even a mechengWe solved this problem eons ago with removable batteries. Sad to devolution of tech

author: PA0PBZ
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timestamp: April 20, 2025, 10:11:27 am
content: Quote from: NE666 on April 19, 2025, 09:05:50 amAlmost correct, the backwasthe battery.

author: NE666
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timestamp: April 20, 2025, 11:32:16 am
content: Quote from: PA0PBZ on April 20, 2025, 10:11:27 amGood point, well presented. In fairness it's been a while since I last used one.Much later the (short lived) Nokia Lumia Windows phone models I owned had user removable batteries too, and they were pretty thin. Great hardware and a very clean UI but the market didn't want them.

author: PlainName
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timestamp: April 20, 2025, 12:06:39 pm
content: Quote from: NE666 on April 19, 2025, 09:05:50 amLunchtime was also solved by having a lunchbox and prepping your lunch before you left home. And yet many people prefer to just nip into a cafe instead of carting that box around all day, and ensuring they've actually made lunch before leaving home.I think part of the problem here is that people are fixated on technical measures (that is, the phone may run flat; solution: spare battery!) and ignoring how it might be used. Carrying a spare battery everywhere is a drag, and you have to remember to change it when you get homeandput the thing on chargeandtake it with you the next day. Yes, I did that for a bit then just made sure my next phone had a much bigger battery (and nowadays I check gsmarena.com for battery life). Being able to completely ignore all that and just dab the phone as you go out is just as important as the technical means for how the swap is done.

author: Nominal Animal
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timestamp: April 20, 2025, 01:30:14 pm
content: A quarter of a century ago I used a Nokia 8110i banana phone with two batteries: one was a standard "thin" one I used for daily work stuff, and one was a bulky "high power" one I used on trips, camping, bicycling et cetera. I did the same with my next clam phone, a Samsung SGH-X480. Ireallyenjoyed having the option, and exploited the hell out of this. I basically never ran out of battery unexpectedly, with minimal cognitive load. I wasextremelydisappointed with not having the option for my next phone, an Android, Honor 8. (I still have all of these in working condition, too.)I'd love to have an Android phone with a detachable battery, a couple of different battery sizes, and a charger with 3-4 battery slots and 1-2 phone slots I could hang on a wall. That'd be the "home" for the phone, too, so an interface with a button to select between "maintenance" charging mode and "will use next" charging mode (to maximize the life/cycles of the battery) would fully satisfy my needs. I'd probably have one charger near my desk or bed, and another next to my outside door.Think about the use patterns. When you go out, you could check your phone battery, and switch it at our outside door if necessary; possibly also choosing between battery sizes (lightweight but limited charge, or bulky with much more charge). When coming back home, you drop the phone into its home cradle. I'm personally not addicted to social media, and am happy to not have the darn thing constantly in my hands or in my view, though.For now, I have some phone-sized power banks and a "safe" USB wall wart I keep mostly plugged in, and a small one for travel, but with the cables and all, this is not nearly as easy/comfy/hassle-free to use as separate phone batteries were. 👎

author: 5U4GB
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timestamp: April 21, 2025, 06:35:59 am
content: Quote from: NE666 on April 20, 2025, 11:32:16 amI don't think the market objected to the hardware, which was pretty decent, it was the crap that was running on it that people objected to.

author: RoGeorge
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 21, 2025, 06:46:32 am
content: I still use a Nokia Lumia salvaged from an EEscrap basket.Using it in airplane mode, for its camera only, because it does decent to very good close-up photos for PCB and electronics, and it's easier to transfer them by Bluetooth, than by plugging a cable as most normal cameras would require. Max resolution of Lumia is also just fine, not too low, but not too high either, so the unprocessed jpg are of a decent size and enough details.

author: EggertEnjoyer123
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timestamp: April 21, 2025, 06:58:47 am
content: The phone case is going to be comically large if it stores any significant amount of power.Imagine walking into work with a bulge in your pants because you have a gigantic phone case in your pocket.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 21, 2025, 07:04:29 am
content: Already happening - see practically any photo of 'normal' blokes and you can spot the huge phone in their pants front pocket.At least, I think it's a phone.

author: NE666
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timestamp: April 21, 2025, 08:48:36 am
content: Quote from: 5U4GB on April 21, 2025, 06:35:59 amHaters gonna hate I guess. Personally, for its time, I thought the 'tile' scheme was an attractive and intuitive UI implementation and I much preferred it to Apple and Android of the same period coming from the former.History records that I was in the minority.

author: thm_w
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timestamp: April 22, 2025, 12:20:43 am
content: Battery swap for taxis has been a thing in china for a while:Quote from: EggertEnjoyer123 on April 21, 2025, 06:58:47 amYes and many people do use them, eg:https://www.amazon.com/Alpatronix-Battery-Case-iPhone-Pro/dp/B08L739MSZProbably over 100k sold.

author: bdunham7
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timestamp: April 22, 2025, 12:43:06 am
content: Quote from: NE666 on April 19, 2025, 09:05:50 amSure, two decades ago there were swappable batteries. If I wanted to carry some huge brick of a phone around--which is what your iPhone is going to be with that case on it--then as my travel backup phone I have a Galaxy A12 that has a battery life of about a week. Otherwise my regular phone goes 2-3 days and charges wirelessly as it sits next to me on my desk. Cars have wireless charging pads now too.Battery swapping, whether for cars or for phones, has been tried and shown to not be even close to a solution that more than 0.01% of users actually want. We have wireless charging plus power banks for phones, DC fast charging for cars and much larger battery capacities for both.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 22, 2025, 08:09:09 am
content: QuoteYou know, I bet when wireless charging appeared there were comments about how difficult is it to plug in a USB cable, and everywhere has a cable but the wireless charging pad is in a fixed place, and many more things we've conveniently forgotten since we've found them to be the bees knees.Edit: two secs with google:https://www.reddit.com/r/unpopularopinion/comments/t2ssdg/wireless_charging_is_pointless_and_stupid/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27826995etc

author: Ranayna
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 22, 2025, 08:21:24 am
content: Quote from: 5U4GB on April 21, 2025, 06:35:59 amWindows Phone wasn't that bad actually. I liked it.In some aspects it was way ahead of the other mobile OSes.But Microsoft should not have called it Windows.

author: EEVblog
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timestamp: April 22, 2025, 09:51:50 am
content: Quote from: thm_w on April 22, 2025, 12:20:43 amYou wouldn't have to use a case like this all the time, just leave it charged up on the kitchen table just like this Swippet and just whack it on if you desperately need it before heading out.Most of the time people don't need these extra battery packs, and they don't want thicker phones.These existing solutions make the Swippitt just an extra dumb idea, it's Juicero levels of wankery.

author: bookaboo
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timestamp: April 22, 2025, 10:27:53 am
content: I remember having a Galaxy S5 or S7 that had removable battery and a clip on plastic back. The back shell was damn well engineered, it could be taken on/off without tools but never became loose. It was IP rated and took a few falls too (the back would pop off but always went back on easy). Was thinner than most modern phones.

author: valcher
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timestamp: April 22, 2025, 10:37:45 am
content: I remember 7-8 years ago there was a line of Motorola smartphones - Moto Z, they had a connector on the back panel for hot-plugging various devices, including an additional battery. It was very convenient.

author: UnijunctionTransistor
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timestamp: April 22, 2025, 12:34:03 pm
content: Many years ago, perhaps 15 or more (I was still subscribed to the Wired magazine when it was still a printed magazine delivered by US Mail), it ran an article where an Israeli entrepreneur had teamed up with Renault to develop battery swappable EVs.If I recall correctly they had a pilot program in Denmark and Israel.But I haven’t heard anything else from the venture. Most likely it is gone.

author: bdunham7
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timestamp: April 22, 2025, 02:13:45 pm
content: Quote from: PlainName on April 22, 2025, 08:09:09 amSure, boneheads will whine about anything. So what? Wireless charging pads are cheap, don't take up much space and if you don't want to use them you just don't. The Swippet makes your iPhone into a heavy brick and in total costs more than I paid for my (fairly nice) Samsung phone. And I don't think there will be an in-car version of the Swippet. I'm not saying that there aren't a few weirdos out there that will adopt this clunky solution to yesterday's problems, but I'm predicting market penetration will be quite low.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 22, 2025, 03:23:40 pm
content: QuoteHey, you don't have to buy or use this Swippet if you don't want to, you know. No-one will be forcing you.

author: NE666
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timestamp: April 22, 2025, 06:53:31 pm
content: Quote from: bdunham7 on April 22, 2025, 12:43:06 amI can't really argue against that, since the market has already voted with its disposable income.What users also don't seem to care about, in the main, is that user-removable batteries would address other valid concerns too. Such as making easier the proper disposal/recycling of batteries at end-of-life. The EU has already become involved in reducing electronic waste by mandating standardised charging. I'm surprised that it didn't look at battery waste too.

author: thm_w
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timestamp: April 22, 2025, 10:36:14 pm
content: Quote from: NE666 on April 22, 2025, 06:53:31 pmIt is targeted for 2027:https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/07/10/council-adopts-new-regulation-on-batteries-and-waste-batteries/Not necessarily quick swappable, but "easy to remove and replace".

author: NE666
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timestamp: April 23, 2025, 07:52:26 am
content: Interesting. As will be the resultant definition of 'easy'.

author: cunningfellow
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timestamp: April 23, 2025, 10:18:41 pm
content: Quote from: PlainName on April 22, 2025, 03:23:40 pmBut we should also be compelled to help the world by pointing out bad ideas.If you see someone making a mistake you can either sit back and laugh when they fail, or you can try help them not do it.Sometimes people are being nasty and trying to drag down a good idea because they DON'T want others to succeed. I don't think that is the case here.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 23, 2025, 10:56:17 pm
content: First, I don't think whoever makes this is going to be put off by a bunch of armchair warriors if they've got this far.And who says it's a bad idea? Many things are, until the succeed. And great ideas often fail. Plucked out of the air, had one described tens of thousands of satellites running internet services, that would be an obvious bad idea. Latency, cost to the user, getting the things up there and dealing with failures, etc. Just use cable or, if you must, P2P radio. But look at Starlink now - not just successful be can even cause winning or losing a war!These kind of things depend mostly on your point of view. Wireless charging, for instance, isn't the best technical solution so is it a bad idea? The user perspective is very different and, after all, it's the users that are going to make or break something.Elsewhere in this section there's the satellite launcher that uses a centrifuge. Impressive kit, but you can argue that it can't work as expected because, physics. But this thing doesn't do anything that requires ignoring physics - it is almost entirely about whether an end user would pay money for it. (I say almost since there must be some mechanical shuffling going on.)

author: cunningfellow
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 23, 2025, 11:33:20 pm
content: It is a bad idea because it is WORSE than another product that _could_ be made much cheaper.Have a cradle charger that holds 5 batteries.Have a cheap plastic phone case that you can slide an auxiliary battery into. Have an expensive gold plated diamond studded case you can swap a battery into.Human hands can pick up new battery, slot into phone and put flat battery on charger faster than this wank fest.No one is saying it is physically impossible (Spin Launch). No one is saying that it is technically and financially infeasible with current tech (The idea of Starlink 25 years ago).Everyone is saying it is just a dumb idea. The "automatic motorized swap" is not needed.If everyone who is shown the product has images of Edward Furlong saying "We are not going to make it" when they see it - It is probably not a great idea.And don't get me wrong. I love some products that are bad ideas. I have a Century CD carousel on my desk. I didn't buy it till they went broke and sold stock "for pennies" though.

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 23, 2025, 11:53:02 pm
content: The prototype they are using is fake right? There is no locking mechanism for the phone and no sounds made when they insert the phone.I wonder if they will meet the expected production date or not: "Expected Shipping in Summer 2025"It might be more complex than they imagine.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2025, 08:47:32 am
content: QuoteBy you.QuoteMore than likely.QuoteNo problem: itwouldhave shipped, but tariffs...

author: NE666
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timestamp: April 24, 2025, 11:41:34 am
content: Quote from: PlainName on April 24, 2025, 08:47:32 amBy whom then?Who would *need* this feature, rather than just clip a new pack in manually? Balanced against the extra complexity, and hence cost and reliability.What type of customer would consider over $450 'money well spent' in return for this?

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2025, 02:19:34 pm
content: Quote from: NE666 on April 24, 2025, 11:41:34 amThat's where your blind spot is: no-oneneedsthis, just like no-oneneedsRGB fans in a PC or wireless charging pad or metallic paint on their BMW or ... just lots of things. The question is really "will they want it", and I as I outlined quite a way up-thread I think it might appeal to those that just want to 'do' without bothering about the details of 'how'.

author: NE666
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timestamp: April 24, 2025, 04:16:53 pm
content: Quote from: PlainName on April 24, 2025, 02:19:34 pmAnd the answer remains, 'no'.No one, other than those with vastly more money than sense would want a mobile phone charger the size of a commercial toaster, and costing over 450 USD, just so that they didn't have to click a battery into and out of a slot themselves. Despite what you might think we are not, quite yet, living in Forster's Machine.All it would have taken was just the battery carrier for the phone, and have the battery click in and out of that by hand. With spares in the toaster, it doesn't seem that you can even carry a spare with you when you're out and most likely to need it.In Dave's opening words, "retarded" product development. Or in the UK perhaps, "monkey tennis".Your mileage clearly varies.

author: mikerj
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timestamp: April 26, 2025, 11:55:59 am
content: Quote from: PlainName on April 21, 2025, 07:04:29 amNot the same thing. I agree that screen sizes are getting stupidly large, but the phones are still physically thin. Look at the brick shape that an iPhone becomes with this stupid battery pack added to it. Since a lot of Apple customers are fashion driven I can see that being immediately off-putting.Your argument about the inconvenience of a power bank being discharged when needed is also easily worked around. For way, way less than this doorstop you can buy two high quality powerbanks and have one on charge whilst using the other, which is exactly what I do.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 26, 2025, 12:20:15 pm
content: When I look for a new phone my thickness limit is 9mm, preferably less. But I see people with popgrips and the like attached, and I wonder how thick a phone has to be before they figure it's too fat.What suits you or me doesn't necessarily suit world+dog, and I think that in this thread (and many others on this forum) we forget that and just go 100% on what we would like or do. For instance, I see a nice clock using a different display scheme (maybe flipboards or as binary digits or servos and holed strips) and my immediate reactions are a) I want one of those, and b) I'm buggered if I'm going to buy it - I'll make one. Normal people don't xray things with technical eyes and figure how to do it better or cheaper or whatever. They see it and if it scratches and itch they buy it. Simples.

author: EEVblog
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timestamp: April 26, 2025, 01:04:01 pm
content: Quote from: PlainName on April 24, 2025, 02:19:34 pmThey'll get a few thousands people dumb enough to think this is cool, and then zero follow up sales when there is zero word of mouth or reviews saying how amazing this thing is and ia must-have thing in your life.The company will be dead within a year.

author: Kean
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timestamp: April 27, 2025, 05:41:38 pm
content: Quote from: thm_w on April 23, 2025, 11:53:02 pmI found a video with the sounds of it swapping the battery...https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3aZO1S2-RhU

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 27, 2025, 06:04:09 pm
content: That looks a lot more realistic than the quick dab they show on their website. Of course, they could be faking the noise...

author: EEVblog
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timestamp: April 28, 2025, 05:40:56 am
content: Quote from: Kean on April 27, 2025, 05:41:38 pmThat sounds super loudJust swap it with your hand and have the spare batteries sitting in a little dock 1/5 the size

author: cunningfellow
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 28, 2025, 10:53:28 pm
content: I miss the charging cradles with the spare batteries you got with a Tac II, Ultralight Gold or Elite.Makes me want to make my own dumb phone just to have a cradle charger and a mobile phone with inbuilt answering machine.

author: EEVblog
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timestamp: April 28, 2025, 11:00:55 pm
content: Quote from: thm_w on April 23, 2025, 11:53:02 pmIt does have that fake vibe.