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ChargeCard: Wallet-friendly charger for iPhone 5

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief July 8, 2013 · 1 min read

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Where’s your iPhone 5 charger just when you needed one? The ChargeCard fits in your pocket so you’ll always have a back-up on hand. The idea started as a project over at KickStarter and was completely funded by August last year.

Found the product ready for shipping by July 15 so I reserved a couple of units.

There’s one for Android phones as well (using microUSB) and even the older iPhone 4. Each ChargeCard costs $25. International shipment costs $35 so I decided to just use GCash AMEX card and have it shipped to the California drop-off address (got charged an additional 9% state tax).

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Abe Olandres

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and is considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines.

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40 Comments

Krish · 11 years ago

Hey, i was looking for a supplier of this that would offer me a wholesale price, i was thinking if you can supply me like 20-50 of these? Thanks.

Bryan · 12 years ago

Hello there? Saan po pwedeng mag avail nito? Very much like to avail one of it. :))

Abram · 12 years ago

hi, san po ako makakabili nito? di pa rin yata available to sa mga shops. can i buy directly from you?

Sonny · 13 years ago

hello yuga.

how can i avail card charger?

Karl Cyril O. Vejano · 13 years ago

Hi Yuga,

Just want to ask if you still have extra chargecard? Can i also buy one from you?

Maraming Salamat!

erizol · 13 years ago

Yuga,
Since you’ve ordered a couple of units, can I buy one from you?

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 13 years ago

Sure!

pin_head_oi · 13 years ago

Avon sells a portable charger for many different brand. It takes 4 AAA batteries and costs 199p

jake · 13 years ago

Bobong tunay ka din eh. Cable lang yan hindi charger!

Squirt · 13 years ago

This is a nice idea, but could be lame in some situations.
If i carry this and found a desktop PC to charge my iPhone 5 for emergency via USB, my phone would be hanging upside down at the front or back of the PC (same thing for wall charging IF I get to borrow or find that white cube plug). So this seems to be only ideal for laptop charging. The card is a bit thick too for a wallet. I wouldn’t want my precious leather wallet to get deformed in time. I think i’ll skip this, I still prefer the cable with enough length so I can place my phone on top of something while charging. But this product is a good start for new ideas to spring.

jake · 13 years ago

i think it is too much for its price

Iyan Sommerset · 13 years ago

Dunno, should’ve had some LiPo batteries in there somewhere. If it’s just a flat cable, I’d rather just have a flat cable. True, even a flat cable won’t fit in a wallet, but it will fit in the pocket the wallet will be shoved in (or the other pocket). Way cheaper too, and even the shortest cables available will be longer.