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More CES 2013?stories are below, but?if you want to follow all of the action,?here's your chance. Read more
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The Consumer Electronics Show, in particular, has a way of reminding some of us of how annoying carrying around USB cables can be. We need them to charge and sync our mobile devices ... but they somehow inevitably turn into a tangled mess. Well, no more of that.
The Charge Card looks like cut-up credit card???albeit?it?is?a?bit?thicker,?measuring?in?at?0.1?inches???and?it?can?easily?be?slipped?into?your?wallet?or?a?teeny-tiny?pocket.?It?has?a?fold?out?"tongue"?which?ends?with?a?USB?plug?and?a?tip?which?is?either?a?microUSB?or?iPhone?connector.?(There?are?old-school?iPhone?connectors?as?well?as?a?Lightning?version?for?the?iPhone?5,?though?that?one's?not?going?to?be?available?for?a?few?months.)
While?the?Charge?Card?I?tried?out?was?merely?an?early?prototype?unit,?it?was?pretty?sturdy?and?worked?like?a?charm.?One?end?went?into?an?iPhone?and?the?other?into?my?laptop's?USB?port.?The?phone?quietly?chirped?as?if?I'd?plugged?it?in?using?any?standard?connector?cable.
The?Charge?Card?will?set?you?back?$25?and?you?can?pre-order?it?now?(it?should?start?shipping?in?a?few?weeks).??Those?who?pre-ordered?a?Charge?Card?as?part?of?its?maker's?Kickstarter?project?will?of?course?be?the?first?to?receive?theirs.
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Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/gadgetbox/too-many-tangled-cables-try-usb-card-instead-1B7931269
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