Wouldn’t life be more fun if charging bricks looked like tiny Macintosh computers?
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#5ZPW1)
The Retro 35 charger. | Image: Shargeek / Indiegogo Accessory-maker Shargeek has launched an Indiegogo to fund a 35W USB-C charger shaped like a tiny Apple Macintosh computer. The page for the Retro 35's crowdfunding campaign is very careful not to mention the name of Apple's classic computer, but it's drawn some very obvious inspiration, from the beige color scheme down to the placement of the disk drive. The device is eventually set to retail for $49, with Indiegogo early bird" pricing starting at $25.
As increasing numbers of phone manufacturers have stopped shipping charging bricks with their devices, aftermarket chargers are becoming more popular. Often, these bricks offer additional ports or higher charging speeds compared to their first-party equivalents, but it's fun to see...