Product Review: ChargeKey

In a previous column, I mentioned my trip to New York to attend the LegalTech Conference.  I talked about bringing my iPad, iPhone 5S, and of course, useful apps that included the revolutionary app SocialRadar.

What I failed to write about was a very small accessory to my IOS devices that proved to be very useful and convenient to have during my trip.  Although I never got to use it while in the conference, I was reminded of it during my dinner with my daughter Traci and son-in-law Jason.

ChargeKey

Traci has all the latest IOS devices, accessories, and the apps that she needs professionally and in facing day-to-day living in this digital age. So do her sister Tanya who owns and runs the fast-growing Craft Kombucha Company in Metro DC, and her brother Raul who is an Information and Systems Specialist at the Department of Justice.

Traci showed me this portable lightning cable in the shape of a house key called the ChargeKey.  I immediately told her that I have one like it.  Anna Sergeeva of Nomad, the company that launched it, sent it to me. 

ChargeKey is known for being the world’s smallest, most portable USB cable.  As seen in the picture, it is shaped like a key and fits onto any keychain. What I like about it is that it allows for charging from any USB port a la standard iPhone 5 cable and also full data transfer when connected to a computer.  I tried and tested this feature, and it really works.

Nomad claims that it is made with high-grade plastics from Bayer (Germany) and GLS (USA).  I guess this is probably to reassure buyers or users that it is NOT made with materials from China.

I definitely understand the claim that ChargeKey can be used to charge your phone from a laptop at a coffee house or the cash register at the local shop.  You can also power up from the USB port on a flat screen TV or other devices with USB ports.

I must emphasize though that this does not take the place of a charger.  It is a very convenient replacement for a regular or standard cable connectable to a USB port.

It is meant for you have a cable that is always with you even without thinking about it. 

That my daughter Traci has it is a validation for its usefulness.  I have tested it with my iPhone 5S and iPAD Mini.  Connected them also to my MacBook Pro for charging using ChargeKey.

 For its price of $25, the ChargeKey is worth having.  You get back convenience and functionality plus feeling cool!