Hyper’s new Thunderbolt hub ditches the giant power brick
by Mitchell Clark from The Verge - All Posts on (#621PG)
No DC power brick required | Image: Hyper Hyper, the company behind those stackable GaN chargers and powerful battery banks, is running a Kickstarter for a Thunderbolt 4 hub that's truly compact thanks to the fact that it doesn't need a massive power brick like the ones that weigh down other hubs. Instead, it plugs straight into the wall with a relatively standard figure-eight power cable, letting you add fast ports to your computer without eating up a bunch of backpack or desk space.
Despite the simplicity, Hyper says it'll still be able to provide up to 96 watts of power to your laptop, which is enough to power most laptops (if you have a gaming computer or a 16-inch MacBook Pro, though, it may still lose some battery while going at full-tilt). As with most Hyper products,...