Improve Your Smart Phone Recharge Time - Practical Meter

KickStarter Friay - Practical Meter charges your phone faster

We all have the goal of having a smart phone which will only require charging every 3 or 4 days. But, until that happens, we want to get our phones charged up as fast as possible. It seems that we can guess how long it will take and over time we become accustom to what it takes. Having some practical device to be able to help know how long it will take is a desire and it appears that we are going to be seeing one very soon. And there is more than just letting you know the time, but there will also be new USB cables which will improve the charging speed and time. This is coming as the Practical Meter and fast charging 3-n-1 cables.

This weeks KickStarter project is the Practical Meter project which has over 1300% of the goal. Impressive with less than 6 days to go, they are at over $136,000 of the $9,999 goal. Odd number for a goal, but the response continues to be fantastic given what they are offering. And it is the product offering that has collected the big interest.

One of the unknowns is that different USB ports may well be putting out different wattages and the higher the wattage, the faster your device is going to be charged up. There are 5 lights (bars) in the Practical Meter and with each one being lite up, it means that your smart phone is being charged faster. Or with less time if you want to look at it that way. In reality, each bar represents 1 watt of power flowing through it, so 5 bars is 5 watts. Just by trying different USB plugs you can find one that will charge things up much faster. More watts means a faster charge.

And the Practical Meter is not all they are offering. They are also offering the 3-n-1 cable which is supposed to optimize the charging rate going to the smart phone. This comes with a 30 pin iPhone, a Micro USB and a MiniUSB connection. We have to believe that they will come out with a new iPhone lightning connector very soon given how popular this project is.

You still have time to contribute to the Practical Meter project and get both the Practical Meter and the 3-n-1 cable for a contribution of $19. And the estimated delivery is set for September. Something worth taking a look at. The company already has their Power Pot site up for the thermalelectric generator and are preparing to add the Practical Meter. Once the KickStarter project ends, you might be able to pre-order from the company site.