Gear: Steel makes this USB phone cable a hard charger
A company called Fuse Chicken bills its proprietary USB cables as the “toughest on Earth.”
Something needs to be because cables often self-destruct. Fuse Chicken wraps all its cables in flexible industrial-strength steel, seals the two connector ends in a one-piece heavy-duty rubber housing, then fuses the housing directly over the electronics and metal cabling.
On the new Titan Loop Key Chain USB Cable, the 9-inch-long cable loops in half, and the phone connector slides snugly into a rubber-encased slot bonded to the USB connector end.
The resulting loop attaches easily to a key chain, belt loop or backpack. For now, the Titan Loop is available only for the iPhone 5, 5s, 5c, 6 and 6 Plus, meaning iOS phones with Lightning connectors.
The company plans to branch out into Android territory, but no timeline has been formalized.
Info: Titan Loop Key Chain USB Cable costs $30.
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