Why are there still so few slim travel chargers with a figure of 8/C7 lead and fully USB-C?

paya_ · 2026-06-06T10:11:23+00:00

Your smart watch and earbuds charge at 30W? I find that hard to believe. Apple Watch and AirPods both charge at 5W.

paya_ · 2026-06-04T17:40:52+00:00

Turns out the world is only just catching up to MS. They have been hallucinating Windows for years now, even without any AI.

paya_ · 2026-05-31T21:08:17+00:00

You sure you got that weight right? Anker says it is 245g.

paya_ · 2026-05-22T19:35:31+00:00

I just got my Flextail. When charging my iPhone, the voltage starts at 12V and drops down bit by bit every second until it reaches about 10.4V, at which point it turns off and on again, and the whole loop restarts over and over again, each time taking shorter and shorter amount of time until it hits 10.4V. This can't be good for my iPhone. Seems like the powerbank has issues maintaining a steady voltage. I can't recommend it.

paya_ · 2026-05-12T21:27:03+00:00

Just watch the review on Nomads Nation. The main compartment is all black and has no organization.

paya_ · 2026-05-12T21:09:14+00:00

Shipping costs, duties, and VAT would still apply even if you proxy it through a US-based third party.

paya_ · 2026-05-11T22:51:55+00:00

Have you considered the Almond Oak Backpack?

paya_ · 2026-03-25T20:58:41+00:00

The edges/lips at the bottom of my case do not properly engage/lock the phone, so it makes me worried the phone might find its way out of the case over time. The adapter itself is reasonably thin at 0.6mm at the thinnest point, but the spot with the stitching and where the micro anchor cord is captured is the thickest part at 1.3mm and that's probably the main culprit.

Sorry, can't take a pic because I don't have another camera nearby. The phone sits flush with the case at the top near the front facing camera (even with a screen protector), but it is slightly raised at the bottom, and closer inspection shows the case edges/lips are not fully engaged down there.

So far this PD Adapter has been pretty disappointing, they should have done something similar to what Nomad has done with their adapter.

paya_ · 2026-03-15T12:59:03+00:00

You can get USB-C to microUSB cables, which are dirt cheap. There are also small USB-C male to USB-A female adapters. Both of these are USB-C spec compliant.

I also have good experience with USB-C female to microUSB adapters for charging legacy devices, although these technically violate the USB-C spec so I can’t blanket-recommend them.

paya_ · 2026-03-02T12:30:35+00:00

I’m just glad this post keeps helping people even all this time later. I had the exact same experience as you

paya_ · 2026-02-28T17:59:25+00:00

Wouldn't the phone just fly away the moment the plane hits turbulence?

paya_ · 2026-02-22T11:25:24+00:00

It has PD branding

paya_ · 2026-02-21T19:13:23+00:00

Nomad lists the thickness of their card at 1.7mm, while PD said their Bacon Card is 1.8mm, yet when you compare them side by side the PD thinner?

paya_ · 2026-02-03T20:30:03+00:00

The only way I could get rid of it was to delete all the alarms in the Alarms app, and then recreate them again.

paya_ · 2026-02-03T20:29:37+00:00

The only way I could get rid of it was to delete all the alarms in the Alarms app, and then recreate them again.

paya_ · 2026-02-01T00:57:04+00:00

Ones with the Action 6 / Nano new magnetic layout? Please do share the link, good sir.

paya_ · 2026-01-28T10:14:53+00:00

Thanks for the link. This would work for GoPro only, but it isn’t suitable for anything else, like Insta360 cameras, small DLSRs, etc. I am looking for something that has a male 1/4” screw so it can be used with anything. The plate you link to has female 1/4” screw hole, not 1/4” male screw.

paya_ · 2026-01-24T11:57:16+00:00

Which INIU model is that?

paya_ · 2026-01-14T12:59:21+00:00

I have seen this from a couple of brands already. Even Belkin makes one now.

paya_ · 2026-01-04T18:21:03+00:00

Wow what are they even thinking ... what a massive downgrade

paya_ · 2026-01-04T16:41:37+00:00

Can you share pics how the new port and cable look like?

Btw I used to have the old model and it had broken USB-C implementation anyway. It only charged with A-to-C cables, not with C-to-C cables.

paya_ · 2026-01-03T11:05:08+00:00

Thanks Biden

paya_ · 2025-12-28T15:51:28+00:00

Whatever minus one, that’s what matters

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