{"id":18348,"date":"2013-10-14T15:01:36","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T07:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=18348"},"modified":"2023-06-16T16:46:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T08:46:12","slug":"nomad-chargekey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/nomad-chargekey\/","title":{"rendered":"ChargeKey: A Key-Sized Charging Cable For Your Smartphone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Smartphones are not only gaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/managing-mobile-storage-space\/\">larger storage capacities<\/a>, but they are also becoming more powerful. When was the last time you went two days without having to recharge your smartphone? Apart from using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/coolest-iphone-battery-case\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">battery packs<\/a>, seeking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/extraordinary-smartphone-chargers\/\">alternative ways to charge your smartphone<\/a>, or constantly charging your phone overnight (seriously, don\u2019t do it), you can always carry your charging cable with you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/creative-key-holders\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 15 Creative Key Holders to Keep Your Keys Organized\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">15 Creative Key Holders to Keep Your Keys Organized<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/creative-key-holders.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-23324 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/creative-key-holders.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">15 Creative Key Holders to Keep Your Keys Organized<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tImagine this. You've arrived at your house and start digging around everywhere but you can't seem to find...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We have previously covered Nomad\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/chargecard\/\">ChargeCard<\/a> but now they have an even smaller charging solution: the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nomadgoods.com\/\">ChargeKey<\/a>. It is so small, it <strong>fits on your keychain<\/strong>. Now isn\u2019t that handy?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s <strong>no bigger than your average key<\/strong>, which is great since you can treat it like just another key. It also has a quick release for constant latching and unlatching for when you need to plug it into a USB port to charge your device.<\/p>\n<p>The ChargeKey has a <strong>Micro USB<\/strong> version and a <strong>Apple Lightning Connector<\/strong> variant. The Micro USB caters for many Android devices as well as cameras or your kid\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/portable-gaming-devices\/\">portable gaming device<\/a>. The Lightning Connector supports the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/ios-7-tips-tricks-features\/\">latest range of iOS devices<\/a> including the latest iPad, iPad Mini, iPod Touch, iPod Nano and iPhone 5S\/5C.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its stiff look, the ChargeKey is reportedly flexible around the middle, to accommodate charging sessions. So far it is only present in this color but we\u2019re hoping that there will be more color variety in the future.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/nomad-chargekey\/chargekey-usb.jpg\" alt=\"ChargeKey USB\" width=\"500\" height=\"362\"><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smartphones are not only gaining larger storage capacities, but they are also becoming more powerful. When was the last time you went two days without having to recharge your smartphone? Apart from using battery packs, seeking alternative ways to charge your smartphone, or constantly charging your phone overnight (seriously, don\u2019t do it), you can always&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3396],"tags":[4487,1962,2095],"topic":[4521],"class_list":["entry-content","is-maxi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ChargeKey: A Key-Sized Charging Cable For Your Smartphone - Hongkiat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Smartphones are not only gaining larger storage capacities, but they are also becoming more powerful. 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