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Power chargers are so boring, it's no wonder we keep losing them all the time. Fortunately, there's now the DICE Charging Cube, a fun new spin on power adapters. Featuring 4 * USB-3.0 and 2 * USB-C charging ports, it's modeled after a die. Minus the pips, of course! Tech expert Dave Taylor of https://www.AskDaveTaylor.com/ got a couple of the Dice Power Charging Cube units to test out and reports his findings here in this video.
The project's on Kickstarter until April 27, so don't delay if you want to check it out: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2047190546/dice-45w-die-shaped-adapter-w-ports-on-different-faces
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Tired of boring power chargers? Let's check this one out
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Dave Taylor here, and I've got a lot of devices to charge all the time. I'm constantly charging devices
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So I carry around a lot of chargers, which is where this is really fun
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This is the Dice Power Charger Cube, and you can see it's a very different design
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It's intended to be a die, obviously, but it's not going to roll very well, nor does it have pips
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Instead of pips, it actually has charging ports. Much more helpful, really. So there's two USB 3
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there's two USB 3, and then on the top, there's a USB C. The prongs flip in and out, and when you plug it into power
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it is at an angle, so you have access to all three of those faces
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So let me plug some things in. This is a little speaker, and I have USB C
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No, actually, that's micro USB. Sorry, I've got to keep track of all this. And then here's my iPhone
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I'll plug this in, and that gives us USB 3 to lightning, and then I have this Otterbox Wireless Charging Dock
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And if I assume I can get all the wires to work, I can plug that in here
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Let's see. There we go. And then, while all that is charging, I happen to have a Google Pixel 5
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and I'll plug that into the USB C. And I don't know if you can tell, but everything's now charging at the same time off of this one cube
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So here's the other one, the Dice Power Charger Cube. This one's obviously black, and they have red. A couple other colors should be coming
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Let me tell you a little bit about it. So it has four USB 3
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It has one USB C. The USB 3 push out 18 watts, and the USB C is 20 watts
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So they talk about laptops and notebooks, but I don't think any of those are going to work with 20 watts
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But this is fantastic for smartphones and tablets and any other devices that you need that are at that power range
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It has protection for overcurrent, overheating, overvoltage, and short-circuit. And it'll also include worldwide converters, so you can plug in your Power Cube to a wall outlet in the US
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in the UK, in the EU, and in Australia. In fact, it can take anything from 100 to 240 volts AC at 50 or 60 Hertz. Pretty nice
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Now, one of the other fun things they're going to have in the final product, but were not able to send to me
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is they're going to have this really fun little USB 3 charging lanyard
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There are two tiny holes on the edge here. You'll plug in this lanyard, or like loop this lanyard through
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and then you can hook it to, for example, your backpack and just tote this thing around
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And then the lanyard actually doubles as an emergency USB 3 charging cable
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Pretty good design. Now, all of this is charging, so let's double check everything's still working
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Let's see. So, that's charging. That's charging. The Pixel is... Oops, wrong button. No wonder
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It is still charging, and our little speaker looks like somewhere... There we go
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There's a little indicator light. So, all of this is all charging. Really, really handy off of the single Dice Cube
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So, let me tell you, size-wise, it's 2.1-inch cube, or 54 millimeters, and it's really light
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It's 3.9 ounces, or 110 grams. So, the only thing left to talk about is the price, and this is a tiny bit complicated
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because it's on Kickstarter right now. So, let me get to the price, but before I do, I'm going to ask if you can give me some feedback
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Give me a thumbs-up if this is informative. Go ahead and leave a comment if you wish I would have plugged in a different device to see what would happen
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Or subscribe to my channel, because we want to be friends. I want to be your friend
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So, subscribe to my channel. Thank you. Now, the Dice Power Charger Cube on Kickstarter is $39 for one, or $62 for two
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I guarantee, as soon as my kids see these, they will snag them, and I will never see them again
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These are going to be really popular, right? They are going to retail for $59 each, so that $39 price on Kickstarter is a pretty solid option
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Check out all the different colors. There's actually more fun colors. I definitely like the red more than the black. I just like bright and colorful things. Why not, right
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It does not include any of the cables. It will include that cool USB lanyard
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and it will also include the World Wide Power Converter, so you'll be able to use this on your travels, once you're out and about and traveling the world again
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So, lots to like. Really fun design. I am definitely a fan
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I am looking forward to getting the lanyard and all the other pieces, so that I have full sets
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And meanwhile, I'm going to go ahead and let all of this charge, because they all need power, actually
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Funny how that works out. And I will hope to catch you in my next video
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