CES 2016 – Digital Experience

CES 2016 – Pepcom’s Digital Experience

Pepcom’s Digital Experience is one of the better press events at CES. In a large ballroom we have a large number of vendors showing off a wide range of products. Let’s take a look at what a few of them have to offer this year.

Zolt

After announcing their laptop charger at CES 2015, they are now shipping their tiny charger. This is a 70W laptop charger that includes two additional USB ports.

• Smaller (93mm long) and lighter (100g) than current laptop chargers.
• Sleek, elegant design the perfect charging companion for all your mobile devices.
• Works worldwide with technology that automatically regulates power to each connected device.
• Rotates up to 90-degrees to free up adjacent outlets.
• Available in three striking colors: Ultra Violet, Graphite and Electric Orange

The Zolt Laptop Charger Plus can be purchased now for $99.99

ZAGG

Zagg has a couple of new products being shown off at CES 2016. The first one is the Zagg Now Cam, a social camera that is designed to be worn around the neck on a lanyard. It can produce up to 30 minutes of 720p video, 1,600 pictures or a large number of 6 second burst videos designed to be shared on social media such as Vine. The included speaker and microphone allows the Now Cam to also work as a bluetooth speaker. It includes 4GB of memory to store each moment until you are able to download them to a PC. It will be available for purchase in February for $129.99. There are a range of accessories available including a bike mount, and a waterproof case.

The Zagg Flex Arc Wireless is a Bluetooth “Around the neck” stereo headset that includes retractable earbuds. When the earbuds are retracted, if you happen to be listening to music, or on a call the integrated speaker takes over allowing you to use it as a Bluetooth speakerphone. The battery on the Flex Arc Wireless headset will last for up to eight hours of music playback. For controls, the headset includes the standard options for volume control and answering calls. Like Zagg’s other new products, it should be available for purchase soon, and has a retail price of $99.99

For those of you that have the Apple iWatch, Zagg now has a portable charger for your watch. It includes a 5000mAh battery to charge both your iWatch and iPhone at the same time. The base unit includes a pop-up charging puck that will work for both type of bands, while the integrated lightning cable makes sure you are never without a charging cable. When the lightning cable is not in use, it neatly stores within the base station. The Zagg Mobile Charging Station will be available for purchase at the end of January 2016 with a retail price of $79.99

Tylt

Tylt is once again introducing new Qi charging cradles at CES 2016. The Vu 2.0 utilizes a three-coil charging solution, helping to ensure that your device always lines up for optimal wireless charging; plus it can be used in both a flat position, or raised. The VuSolo 2.0 however uses a single coil, but has a slider to help you lock in the optimal charging position. Both of these two new chargers charge devices with up to 15W of power, charging devices 3x faster than the older models. The Vu 2.0 has a retail price of $79.99 while the portable Vu 2.0 Solo is priced at $49.99.

USB Type-C is starting to become in high demand, so Tylt has updated their Y-Charge to include one USB Type-A and one Type-C connector. Otherwise, it remains the same as the previous generation Y-Charge devices with quick charge capability. Pricing wasn’t immediately available.

Not to forget about updating their portable battery chargers, Tylt has redesigned their batteries, and developed a docking station for their new Turbo Portable Batteries. Ensuring the batteries are ready for the latest technology, a USB Type-A and Type-C connection is included on the entire line. If your laptop happens to use Type-C for charging, you can even use the battery to charge the laptop! Tylt’s DualFuel technology allows the battery to recharge up to 5x faster than normal charging. The docking station makes it easy to grab the charger and go. This new battery line will be available in sizes from 5,200mAh up to 20,800mAh, and will have a suggested retail price range of $29.99 to $89.99 depending on the size.

Tylt’s other new line of portable battery chargers is the Turbo Smart Charger, once again they integrate both a Type-A and Type-C connection, and either a lightning cable or micro-USB. In addition, it has AC prongs to plug it directly into a power outlet to recharge it. While it will be available in multiple battery sizes, the biggest version is the 13,400mAh, and can be recharged in two and a half hours! Once it becomes available, this battery has a retail price range of $39.99 to $99.99 depending on size and cable.