14 DAY TRIAL // Graphene has been hailed as the holy grail of the next-gen charging systems, and science has been deeply focused on finding ways to utilize this wonder-material for this purpose.
But even though there’s been a lot of research conducted on the matter, there aren't a lot of products using graphene on the market just yet.
Zap&Go is a miracle charger
However, this is something that might change soon, as devices such as the Zap&Go appear into the wild. The team behind this particular charger says that you only need five minutes in order to charge it, before moving on to charging your mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets.
The Zap&Go has a power capacity of 1500 mAh, which is more than enough to power an iPhone 5 from empty to a full 100% and a Samsung Galaxy S5 to 75% (which is a bit odd considering the smartphone has a 2800 mAh battery).
Zap&Go came into existence because of the inventor’s personal needs. On the project Indiegogo page, he explains how he had to travel extensively and that the smartphone was an integral part of his job, so he was thoroughly acquainted with the nightmare of having a low-battery when you needed your phone the most.
Naturally, people have developed their own strategies and solutions to make sure that they won’t run out of power when least expected, but these scenarios are stressful and time-consuming.
Powerbanks and external batteries are also lithium-based like your phone, so they take a long time to charge.
The solution is to rely on a charger that uses superapacitators in order to charge phones. But current supercapacitors are made up of double wound aluminum foils, but the problem is that, to fully charge a smartphone, the supercapacitator would have to be the size of a soda can and weigh quite a lot too (0.5kg / 1lb).
Zap&Go uses graphene instead of aluminum
This is excessively big. That’s why Zap&Go replaces the aluminum with the new material called graphene. Since graphene is way more conductive than aluminum, the foils inside the capacitor will be made thinner and lighter, allowing the phone charger embedding the technology to shrunken down in size.
Zap&Go has been designed to be compatible with any phone or tablet that has a standard 5v USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, including products coming from companies such as Apple, Amazon, HP, HTC, LG, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung or Sony.
The charger is also available with international power plugs that can be used all around the globe. When fully charged, the Zap&Go will make a beep alerting you that it is ready to start pumping power in your device.
Zap&Go is currently gathering funds up on Indiegogo, but at this moment the project has managed to surpass the self-imposed goal. There are still 31 days left to go, so you can go make your pledge. For $99 / €77, you’ll be getting a Zap&Go Charger with a $50 / €40 discount from the launch price.
