Gadget Grab Bag
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Gadget Grab Bag
While cleaning up my office earlier this week, I realized I had accumulated a few smaller gadgets worth sharing with Club members that I haven’t covered anywhere else, so it’s time to dive into the Gadget Grab Bag.
Haribo Power Bank (Sold Out)
My latest battery acquisition is probably the weirdest, but when I came upon this review by Liz Lopatto at The Verge, I headed straight to Amazon. This Haribo gummy bear-branded battery is pretty standard except for one feature - it’s the lightest 20,000 mAh battery around. At 9.9 ounces, it puts every battery I’ve ever used to shame. Like a lot of Anker and other batteries, it has a built-in USB-C cable (but with a fake gummy bear decorating it) and a USB-C port for charging the battery and outputting 30W to other devices. I’ve been using my friendly Haribo bear battery for a few weeks now, and it works as expected, but what I appreciate most is that it lightens my load a little while delivering enough power to help get me through a long day away from an outlet.