A tiny cube to solve all your smartphone problems

WonderCube gives everyone an "emergency phone things" kit, reports Tech in Asia

I have a little plastic case in my backpack that might as well be called my “emergency phone things” case. Inside, I’ve crammed a micro USB cable, a USB-to-AC power adapter, an SD card or two, a SIM removal pin, and some other goodies. It’s a useful, albeit notably geeky thing to have.

Considering how smartphones have become about as essential as pants in our daily lives, it’s surprising how often we still find ourselves without the necessary bits to make them work. If 100 people on a given street have smartphones, maybe only a few of them are also walking around with a charger cable.

 

WonderCube, a wee little plastic box developed by a Hong Kong startup, wants to give everyone an “emergency phone things” kit – and make it as convenient to carry around as a ring of keys.

WonderCube looks like a couple of two-dot Legos stacked together. It’s small, it’s plastic, and if you saw it left on a table somewhere, it would hardly warrant a second glance. But then you open it up.

The one-cubic-inch box features a micro-USB charging cable (or Lightning cable for iPhone), as well as a full-size USB cable and an SD card slot. It’s also got a small LED flashlight, a suction-cup side that doubles as a phone stand, and – something I’ve never seen before – an insane 9-volt battery connector that lets your charge your phone with a simple battery.

WonderCube just finished a successful Indiegogo campaign, raking in more than 5,300 backers and exceeding its funding goal by some 464%, and is currently on display at CES in Las Vegas. 

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This is an excerpt from Tech in Asia. You can read the full article here.