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Introducing Chargerito, the World's Smallest Mobile Charging Device

By Rain Noe - September 30, 2014

in Object Culture

With the cheeky tagline "Our competitors are giants," the confident development team behind Chargerito introduces their new object. Billed as the world's smallest phone charger, the diminutive device is just 53mm × 33mm × 18mm (2.1" × 1.3" × 0.7"), featuring flip-out power prongs and your choice of a micro-USB or Apple Lightning plug. And it's an exercise in minimalism, with just barely enough meat to get your mitts onto.

Developers Alex Andon, Nick Velander and Drew Hauck set the Chargerito up through crowdfunding—Tilt, not Kickstarter, for a change—offering it at a pre-order price of $19 a pop (it's expected to retail for $39). The sharp-discount strategy worked, as they've exceeded their $50,000 target with $76,716 in backing. At press time there was just one day left to get in on the pre-order price, so if you want one, hurry!

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Toby

10 years ago

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Hmm, nicely realized, but you pay quite a premium to be that small - $20+ seems fairly steep, and being stuck with micro usb or lightning feels like not a huge improvement over having a normal usb A you could plug either into...
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Miniman

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I would much rather have a Nomad ChargeKey. The moving parts, bulkiness, and limited charging position really weaken its case.
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