Satechi releases Type-C USB and Standard USB-A Car Charger
As an iPhone owner, I enjoy driving along in my car and listening to Apple Music. If my smartphone battery starts to drain, I don't panic -- I just grab my Lightning cable car charger and top off the juice. Where some people run into problems, however, is when they have someone else in their car. If their car only has one cigarette lighter, they cannot simultaneously leverage an additional charger for additional devices.
Luckily, I own a brilliant multi-port car charger from VisionTek -- that I highly recommend -- allowing me to share the single port with others. Unfortunately, that charger does not offer USB Type-C, the popular standard of the moment. If you need a charger that offers both Type-A and Type-C, Satechi now has you covered. The company's svelte offering can handle both connector types simultaneously, while taking up very little real estate in your car.
"The Type-C USB and Standard USB-A Car Charger is the ideal solution for charging on-the-go. With its powerful, compact design and fast-charging feature of 36W (Type-C output) and 12W (Type-A output), users never have to worry about phones, computers, tablets or other devices running out of power while on the road", says Satechi.
The manufacturer also says, "the charger's user-friendly design allows users to simply place the charger in the cigarette port and insert the respective charging cables to the USB ports. It also features a blue LED indicator, which shows real-time status of the charger, confirming the USB charger is properly connected and ready to charge devices".
Not only can this charger handle smartphones and tablets, but some laptops too. Apple's popular MacBook leverages Type-C for charging, and this Satechi car charger can handle juicing it up. Sweet!
If you want to buy this charger, you can order it on Amazon here in gold, silver, and space gray for $25. While it is not yet in stock, it is listed to become available on June 4th -- just a few days away.