We have debated the merits of power banks versus charging cases before. The former tends to offer much more power but at the expense of having to carry extra cables and a chunky power bank at the same time. The latter offers less battery but is more convenient as it is attached to your phone, although it does make it a tad thicker.
Well a company called Nifty has recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for the XOO Belt, which as you can see in the image above is basically a belt that acts as a smartphone charger at the same time. The idea came about when the company’s co-founders were on a trip to China and discovered a flat/flexible battery that had yet to be used in commercial products, and so the idea of the XOO Belt was born.
The belt itself provides 2,100mAh battery which 1,300mAh stored inside the belt and the remaining 800mAh inside the buckle, which results in a large buckle. To charge your phone, all you’d have to do is plug in the micro USB cable or Lightning adapter and you’d be good to go. In the final version, its creators expect the cables to be attached to the back of the belt via magnets.
Charging the belt is just as easy as users will need to plug it to a wall adapter or a computer via USB. Now the XOO Belt does not come cheap at $155, but if you like the idea of being able to charge your phone anywhere without having to deal with power banks or charging cases, then perhaps this is an Indiegogo project worth funding.
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