February 4, 2016 at 11:00Electronic multitool Power-flash drive
Power-flash drive
Earlier on geektimes a power-flash drive was already described . If you are primarily interested in voltages, copy speeds, charge currents and thin battery capacity, then you must read it. I will share purely worldly aspects. So:
I love to travel and take pictures. And each time I am going on vacation or a business trip, I try to remember what I need to take with me. As a result, fees turn into a check of everything and the obligatory forgetting of some trifles.
Power-flash drive - an excellent solution that allows you to successfully combine the functions of a fairly weighty set of cords, adapters and batteries in one tiny device.
It has a battery for emergency charging of the phone, and a cord adapter from the phone to USB. And a small 8 GB flash drive and even a small flashlight.
One of the features of the flash drive is an interesting solution for switching the operating mode of the USB connector.
In the first position of the switch, this is a regular connector, and the USB flash drive turns into a small camping charging cord. It is also suitable for exchanging data with a connected device. There are three connectors for connecting - the old and the new iPhone, the usual micro-usb for androids, windows-phone, bluetooth headphones, children's toys and so on.
In the second position of the switch, the external cords are disconnected and the USB connector turns into a micro USB flash drive, with a standard micro SD card inside. In this mode, the power flash drive is used as a regular flash drive. You can connect to a computer, car radio, and wherever a conventional flash drive can be used.
Naturally, you can simultaneously charge both the power flash drive and the phone connected to it.
The advantage of a power flash drive is that the flash drive is just a small micro-SD card (already inserted into the USB adapter). And if necessary, for example, when the memory in the camera runs out - you can quickly "borrow" a card from a flash drive.
The presence of a switch on the USB connector seemed to me not only an original but also an unusual solution. There was concern that his appointment might be difficult to understand. But the simplest test on the wife showed that for the girl 5 seconds is enough to understand the purpose of the switch.
The built-in battery according to the documentation is enough for 20% of the phone’s charge. On my Lumia 920 with a fully discharged state, the phone charges 17 percent. True, during the measurement, I answered another couple of calls. For urgent recharging of the phone, such a capacity is more than enough, but for constant use it is clearly not enough.
Speaking of charging. A slide switch is used to turn on the charger.
Turning on either a flashlight or charging mode. In my opinion, the flashlight is rather weak. Especially considering the presence of a powerful battery at a distance of two centimeters from the LED.
After a week of using the flash drive, I found out that the shiny part on the corner is a “cullet”. How they can break the glass, and most importantly why, I still do not understand. But it shines beautifully.
I want to share the experience of personal use of Power-flash drives. For myself, I decided that situations when I am left without a charge in the phone, or without a charging cable, or without a flash drive, adapter, flashlight, etc., though rarely but regularly happen. And a power flash drive in such situations is a great helper. And I decided to put her in my purse. And in order to settle something necessary in a purse, you must first evict something unnecessary from there. And this unnecessary in my case was a pack of discount cards. I did not even suspect the existence of some of them. There is, however, one caveat. The size of the power flash drive is slightly larger than the “standard” size of a credit card, so I carry it in a separate purse pocket.
The height of the power flash drive is exactly the same as a regular card, but 5 mm longer in length. I tried to place it in a box for business cards - it’s included, but I think that it very much depends on the particular copy of the card holder. Throwing out a dozen useless discount cards, I also saved a little space.
Speaking of sizes, they matter. And in the summer on the beach, I most likely will bring with it a power flash drive, and not a bulky, although very convenient on long journeys, power bank. A flash drive fits easily and naturally in a shirt pocket and, importantly, does not pull it down. By the way, in jeans or a women’s handbag, the flash drive will also be at home. Where to wear - an individual choice. I chose a purse.
And how your girlfriend will store the mull-tool is up to you. In my opinion -This is a great gift for the upcoming holidays .
The overall impression of Electronic Multitool is a great thing, but there are a couple of nuances: size and seemingly “fragile” wires. Although with careful use, this is not a problem.
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Earlier on geektimes a power-flash drive was already described . If you are primarily interested in voltages, copy speeds, charge currents and thin battery capacity, then you must read it. I will share purely worldly aspects. So:
I love to travel and take pictures. And each time I am going on vacation or a business trip, I try to remember what I need to take with me. As a result, fees turn into a check of everything and the obligatory forgetting of some trifles.
Power-flash drive - an excellent solution that allows you to successfully combine the functions of a fairly weighty set of cords, adapters and batteries in one tiny device.
It has a battery for emergency charging of the phone, and a cord adapter from the phone to USB. And a small 8 GB flash drive and even a small flashlight.
One of the features of the flash drive is an interesting solution for switching the operating mode of the USB connector.
In the first position of the switch, this is a regular connector, and the USB flash drive turns into a small camping charging cord. It is also suitable for exchanging data with a connected device. There are three connectors for connecting - the old and the new iPhone, the usual micro-usb for androids, windows-phone, bluetooth headphones, children's toys and so on.
In the second position of the switch, the external cords are disconnected and the USB connector turns into a micro USB flash drive, with a standard micro SD card inside. In this mode, the power flash drive is used as a regular flash drive. You can connect to a computer, car radio, and wherever a conventional flash drive can be used.
Naturally, you can simultaneously charge both the power flash drive and the phone connected to it.
The advantage of a power flash drive is that the flash drive is just a small micro-SD card (already inserted into the USB adapter). And if necessary, for example, when the memory in the camera runs out - you can quickly "borrow" a card from a flash drive.
The presence of a switch on the USB connector seemed to me not only an original but also an unusual solution. There was concern that his appointment might be difficult to understand. But the simplest test on the wife showed that for the girl 5 seconds is enough to understand the purpose of the switch.
The built-in battery according to the documentation is enough for 20% of the phone’s charge. On my Lumia 920 with a fully discharged state, the phone charges 17 percent. True, during the measurement, I answered another couple of calls. For urgent recharging of the phone, such a capacity is more than enough, but for constant use it is clearly not enough.
Speaking of charging. A slide switch is used to turn on the charger.
Turning on either a flashlight or charging mode. In my opinion, the flashlight is rather weak. Especially considering the presence of a powerful battery at a distance of two centimeters from the LED.
After a week of using the flash drive, I found out that the shiny part on the corner is a “cullet”. How they can break the glass, and most importantly why, I still do not understand. But it shines beautifully.
I want to share the experience of personal use of Power-flash drives. For myself, I decided that situations when I am left without a charge in the phone, or without a charging cable, or without a flash drive, adapter, flashlight, etc., though rarely but regularly happen. And a power flash drive in such situations is a great helper. And I decided to put her in my purse. And in order to settle something necessary in a purse, you must first evict something unnecessary from there. And this unnecessary in my case was a pack of discount cards. I did not even suspect the existence of some of them. There is, however, one caveat. The size of the power flash drive is slightly larger than the “standard” size of a credit card, so I carry it in a separate purse pocket.
The height of the power flash drive is exactly the same as a regular card, but 5 mm longer in length. I tried to place it in a box for business cards - it’s included, but I think that it very much depends on the particular copy of the card holder. Throwing out a dozen useless discount cards, I also saved a little space.
Speaking of sizes, they matter. And in the summer on the beach, I most likely will bring with it a power flash drive, and not a bulky, although very convenient on long journeys, power bank. A flash drive fits easily and naturally in a shirt pocket and, importantly, does not pull it down. By the way, in jeans or a women’s handbag, the flash drive will also be at home. Where to wear - an individual choice. I chose a purse.
And how your girlfriend will store the mull-tool is up to you. In my opinion -This is a great gift for the upcoming holidays .
The overall impression of Electronic Multitool is a great thing, but there are a couple of nuances: size and seemingly “fragile” wires. Although with careful use, this is not a problem.
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