I carry a huge battery in my backpack, but when traveling light, I used to have to devote several pockets to a small battery and the necessary cables to keep my gadgets going. With dimensions of 4.6 by 2.8 by 0.9 inches (11.7 by 7.1 by 2.3 cm) and a weight of 19 ounces (.54 kg), it fits easily in a (men’s) trouser pocket or any small bag.
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Perhaps more importantly, it took just 2 minutes of charging to take the MacBook Pro from brick to boot.īut the key thing about the HubMax Universal is its size.
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That’s a lot of juice, given that a full HubMax Universal can provide an emergency 60–90 minutes to my 13-inch MacBook Pro. I’m not sure what voodoo some batteries use to stop charging a full phone, but the HubMax Universal doesn’t seem to have it-leave a phone plugged in overnight and it’ll drain the HubMax Universal completely. The built-in cords are short enough that it’s difficult to use a device while it’s charging it’s easy to carry around a phone and battery sandwich, but tilt the phone to use the screen and it’s easy to dislodge the cable. The USB-C cable is outgoing only, so you can’t recharge the HubMax Universal from a MacBook Pro running off AC. M圜harge’s separate HubMax battery offers that cable, but you’ll give up the USB-C cable for it.
I have a few quibbles, mostly that the obvious missing feature is a micro-USB cord, as that’s ubiquitously needed for small gadgets. A wall plug flips down on the back and folds away flat when not in use, but notably, this means that it won’t fit AC outlets without several inches of extra room-it has to go at the end of my 6-outlet extension cable. A small button lights up LEDs to show your remaining charge. It’s a 10,050 mAh battery in a compact case, with foldout cables for USB-C and Lightning charging, and it can charge three devices simultaneously (a USB-A port on the bottom lets you charge other devices with any standard charging cable). It’s hard to get that excited about a battery, but the unassuming HubMax Universal quickly went from “interesting” to a regular part of my gear.
So this year we’re trying collections of shorter reviews. Occasionally we’ve published reviews, but few of these products deserve a full article-length dive. It’s always interesting to see what new and sometimes bizarre gadgets are unveiled at the show, but some never come to pass, while others disappoint upon arrival. Mid-year greetings from TidBITS’s intrepid Consumer Electronics Show reporter (see “ CES 2019: CES Unveiled Kicks Off the Annual Gadget-fest,” 8 January 2019).
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