Kickstarter Project - Ultra-High Capacity Battery Charger for Mobile Devices

Anthony Vilgiate has started a new kickstarter project, requesting funds for his high capacity mobile chargers project. If you constantly find yourself running out of battery power on your smartphone while on the move, this project could definitely help you overcome the problem.

Mobile charging packs are nothing new, and have been in the market for quite some time, but this project stands out from the rest of the pack with a capacity of 11,200 mAh! Creator Anthony Vilgiate aims to raise a minimum of $25,000 through crowd funding to bring three different models into the market.

The three models on offer are:

1. The Adventurer: A 6600 mAh version which can charge an iPhone or a similar device upto 4 times, or an iPad from 20% to full charge one time. One has to give a backing of $30 or more to receive this version (add $20 for shipping outside the US), with expected deliveries in May 2013.

2. The Destination: A 10,000 mAh version which can charge an iPhone or a similar device 6-8 times, or an iPad from zero to full charge 1.5x times. . The device comes in a sleek brushed aluminum case that the creator says would help in heat dissipation, as well as look nice alongside a device like a MacBook Pro. This device is slightly costly given its aluminum chasis, and one has to give a backing of $65 or more to receive this version (add $20 for shipping outside the US), with expected deliveries in May 2013. 

3. The Expedition: The biggest capacity version, has a whooping 11,200 mAh Lithium Ion battery, ehich is capable of charging an iPhone or a similar device almost 10 times from zero to full! An additional benefit of LI-Ion is only a 4-6 hour charge from empty to full on a USB connection! One has to give a backing of $50 or more to receive this version (add $20 for shipping outside the US), with expected deliveries in May 2013.

These charge estimates are based on real-world tests. Of course, your mileage may vary depending on device and ambient conditions (you can do the math yourself). The devices come with a power indicator similar to those found on MacBook Pro/Dell XPS 15z batteries. Press a button and LEDs light up to show you the approximate charge level. All packs come with universal adaptors that work with several brands and models, but you would most likely need just a USB to microUSB cable for most of your Android charging needs. Good luck if you have the iPhone 5, iPad 4 or iPad Mini, because the universal adaptor package does not come with a Lightning adaptor (yet).

I definitely think this is a worthy Kickstarter project to invest in, $50 seems a good price to pay for peace of mind (at least in terms of power availability) while traveling. Check out the Kickstarter project page from the source link to make a contribution.

Source: Kickstarter

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Death Star Kickstarter Raises £50k On Day One

The US government may have refused to build a Death Star, but that doesn't mean the project is dead and forgotten about. One among the millions of Star Wars fans around the globe has taken to Kickstarter to seek funding for a crowd-sourced planet-destroyer. And despite the description on the page making it clear to the world that it's a joke, he's raised more than £50,000 in just over a day! Though that is still a bit short of its goal of £54,300,000,000,000,000 to actually start the construction work.

  

To bring down the overall cost of the machine/satellite/destroyer all the hardware and software used in the project will be from open source projects.

Seeing as the US has turned down the opportunity to get involved, we'd join calls to have the Death Star manufactured in the project founder's native Leicestershire (conveniently also home to the National Space Centre). Well the Death Star was populated mostly by British character actors in the films.

The page also goes on to state that chipping in £1 gets you thanks and "the knowledge that we're one step towards a safer planet". Pledge £10 or more and you can have "your name etched onto the underneath of one of the MSE-6-series repair droids used on the finished station". At time of writing, 460 backers have pledged an average of £125 each to make a total of over £57,000! 

Source: Kickstarter, TechRadar

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