Cyber MONDAY SPECIAL! FREE 87W USB-C CAR ADAPTER TO FIRST 10 CUSTOMERS...who order our regular 60w USB-C Car adapter through our website!
No need to do anything, just order on Cyber MONDAY ( Nov 26, 2018) and we'll automatically include your free 87w USB-C car adapter!
Monday, November 19, 2018
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Mikegyver 87w (99w) USB-C (Type-C) now available!
For the most power hungry users. The Graphics users, Number crunchers, Renders, your wait is over. Announcing World's first truly 87W USB-C car / Battery adapter for your Newest Macbook Pros! Charge your internal battery all while running external terra-byte HD and Processing videos!
Check it out here
Check it out here
Friday, September 7, 2018
Mikegyver USB-C Car / Battery Adapter reviewed!
Check out the review for our USB-C (Type C) adapter from Lloyd Chambers @Mac Performance Guide!
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
USB-C Magsafe-like connector for your new Macbook, Macbook Pro
USB-C Magsafe-like connector for your new Macbook, Macbook Pro
Hello!
Remember the "old days" when Apple invented the Magsafe connector? For me, it has saved my laptop tons of time when our dog, kids, or something silly just trip over the power cord. Since then companies who copied the Magsafe connector was sued by Apple.
As covered in a prior blog of ours, Apple patent includes not just the magnetic connector, but a special chip inside the magsafe connector that actually communicates with the Macbook. What that means is that if you made the magnetic connector with that chip, you're infringing on Apple Patent(the chip was what tells the Macbook to start charging). That's why we were first in the world to convert Apple (we bought them them from Apple) Magsafe connectors to be used with car adapters and External batteries.
Since then Microsoft has also come out with their own magnetic connector for the Surface Pro tablets. Why are they not sued? Because there's no chip inside!
Since Apple has done away with Magsafe cables and have moved to the USB-C standard, we are all at risk of having something pull our expensive laptop off the table again!
Since I'm a big fan of the Magsafe, I looked for a USB-C cable and came across a magnetic USB-C cable! I'm happy again. Quality appears solid and capable if high powered charging.
On our next road trip, I will definitely be bringing this magnetic USB-C cable along with our very own USB-C car/battery adapter!
Are you ready for that summer trip!?
Mike
Mikegyver.com
P.S.
The USB-C magnetic cable can be found from Amazon* along with our USB-C car/battery adapter:
Hello!
Remember the "old days" when Apple invented the Magsafe connector? For me, it has saved my laptop tons of time when our dog, kids, or something silly just trip over the power cord. Since then companies who copied the Magsafe connector was sued by Apple.
As covered in a prior blog of ours, Apple patent includes not just the magnetic connector, but a special chip inside the magsafe connector that actually communicates with the Macbook. What that means is that if you made the magnetic connector with that chip, you're infringing on Apple Patent(the chip was what tells the Macbook to start charging). That's why we were first in the world to convert Apple (we bought them them from Apple) Magsafe connectors to be used with car adapters and External batteries.
Since then Microsoft has also come out with their own magnetic connector for the Surface Pro tablets. Why are they not sued? Because there's no chip inside!
Since Apple has done away with Magsafe cables and have moved to the USB-C standard, we are all at risk of having something pull our expensive laptop off the table again!
Since I'm a big fan of the Magsafe, I looked for a USB-C cable and came across a magnetic USB-C cable! I'm happy again. Quality appears solid and capable if high powered charging.
On our next road trip, I will definitely be bringing this magnetic USB-C cable along with our very own USB-C car/battery adapter!
Are you ready for that summer trip!?
Mike
Mikegyver.com
P.S.
The USB-C magnetic cable can be found from Amazon* along with our USB-C car/battery adapter:
*Amazon Affiliate
Thursday, April 5, 2018
Powering a large device (like a Macbook) from USB-A port
Hi,
Recently we've been asked again if you can run a Macbook Pro from a USB-A battery. The kind that powers Phones.
Here's what we said:
Recently we've been asked again if you can run a Macbook Pro from a USB-A battery. The kind that powers Phones.
Here's what we said:
You can only use batteries that have high power output, like 16-20vdc and about 4amps.
It is impossible to Power the Magsafe Macbooks from USB.
It's like asking a motorcycle engine to pull a Semi-truck.
In technical terms, USB is only 5v, and max at 3a. That's only about 15w. Your Macbook starts at 60w (Macbook Pro 85w). There is no way to up-convert 15w to 60w. It's like asking for magic.
Stay Powered,
Mike
Friday, March 23, 2018
Surface Power adapters and cables.
Hi!
Some of you may be noticing that we are mostly out of stock on the Surface Car, Surface Battery cables...
We buy only Genuine Surface Power adapters. Some of you may be surprised that we buy them retail, cut off the magnetic end of the cable and convert them into our Car adapters and Batteries because the Microsoft Surface Power cables are better quality. We try to stay away cheap, clones, or copycat cables from some other Chinese source. See our prior blog about this. However, that blog post was a while ago, and they have gotten much better these days.
With that said, it seems our supplier is not stocking or has limited stocks of the Genuine Surface Power adapters. Other suppliers will not sell to us because we are not an end user. Rather then always trying to figure out our suppliers stock situation, we are going to change the way we provide our solutions to you. For those the volume order customers, we are going to ask that you place an order for any of the Surface adapters (we prefer genuine since it is better quality) from any of your favorite retailer/supplier and have them ship to us called drop shipping. We will then take your adapter and convert it to be used with any of our mobile power solutions.
That's it!
Thank you and Stay Powered!
Mikegyver.com
Some of you may be noticing that we are mostly out of stock on the Surface Car, Surface Battery cables...
We buy only Genuine Surface Power adapters. Some of you may be surprised that we buy them retail, cut off the magnetic end of the cable and convert them into our Car adapters and Batteries because the Microsoft Surface Power cables are better quality. We try to stay away cheap, clones, or copycat cables from some other Chinese source. See our prior blog about this. However, that blog post was a while ago, and they have gotten much better these days.
With that said, it seems our supplier is not stocking or has limited stocks of the Genuine Surface Power adapters. Other suppliers will not sell to us because we are not an end user. Rather then always trying to figure out our suppliers stock situation, we are going to change the way we provide our solutions to you. For those the volume order customers, we are going to ask that you place an order for any of the Surface adapters (we prefer genuine since it is better quality) from any of your favorite retailer/supplier and have them ship to us called drop shipping. We will then take your adapter and convert it to be used with any of our mobile power solutions.
That's it!
Thank you and Stay Powered!
Mikegyver.com
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Next Generation USB-C adapter and gofundme.
Hi Everyone,
WE need your help!
Last summer, we decided to develop the World's first High Powered USB-C Car and Battery adapter because there were none on the market that was powerful enough to power larger devices like the new MacBook Pro with USB-C ports. Everything on the market (and still today) have been lower powered USB-C adapters that are typically less than 36W. They could not fully charge the largest MacBook Pro which requires 87W when going full speed.
So why do we need the help?
We've invested a LOT of money developing the High Power USB-C adapter that will actually charge the MacBook Pro (and other larger devices), but we were still a bit underpowered for the most hungry power users. Ours output true 60w. Others' claim to be 105w, but when we put that to the test, theirs was not 105w, but in fact, less than 60w.
Why was ours not 87W to begin with?
We tried. To put it simply, chip manufacturers were not ready for the Type 5 (which is over 60w). So we had to settle for Type 4 (60w range). We made an agreement with our factory to place a trial order of Type 4, with the intention of next order to be Type 5.
But there is a problem.
The market is flooded with "USB-C" adapters and connectors, hubs, and everything USB-C that we are having a VERY hard time breaking into the market.
We did not break even with our initial investment. We're not sure if it's a combination of people not finding us, or that you don't need a high powered car adapter/Battery solution for your MacBook Pro on the go.
How can you help?
Please help us spread the word. Also, we have decided (which is very unusual) to start a gofundme.com page. The proceeds will help us continue development of our next generation USB-C adapter.
Will you help us push the envelope?
https://www.gofundme.com/high-power-usbc-adapter-ver2
Thanks, and stay powered!
Mike
Mikegyver.com
WE need your help!
Last summer, we decided to develop the World's first High Powered USB-C Car and Battery adapter because there were none on the market that was powerful enough to power larger devices like the new MacBook Pro with USB-C ports. Everything on the market (and still today) have been lower powered USB-C adapters that are typically less than 36W. They could not fully charge the largest MacBook Pro which requires 87W when going full speed.
So why do we need the help?
We've invested a LOT of money developing the High Power USB-C adapter that will actually charge the MacBook Pro (and other larger devices), but we were still a bit underpowered for the most hungry power users. Ours output true 60w. Others' claim to be 105w, but when we put that to the test, theirs was not 105w, but in fact, less than 60w.
Why was ours not 87W to begin with?
We tried. To put it simply, chip manufacturers were not ready for the Type 5 (which is over 60w). So we had to settle for Type 4 (60w range). We made an agreement with our factory to place a trial order of Type 4, with the intention of next order to be Type 5.
But there is a problem.
The market is flooded with "USB-C" adapters and connectors, hubs, and everything USB-C that we are having a VERY hard time breaking into the market.
We did not break even with our initial investment. We're not sure if it's a combination of people not finding us, or that you don't need a high powered car adapter/Battery solution for your MacBook Pro on the go.
How can you help?
Please help us spread the word. Also, we have decided (which is very unusual) to start a gofundme.com page. The proceeds will help us continue development of our next generation USB-C adapter.
Will you help us push the envelope?
https://www.gofundme.com/high-power-usbc-adapter-ver2
Thanks, and stay powered!
Mike
Mikegyver.com
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Teardown and Hacking, no "Mikegyvering" the Apple Homepod.
Hello,
We just got our Apple Homepod!
One the first things I noticed when we got it, is that it's so heavy. There must be some serious speakers in it! There is no rush in setting it up, but rather how do I take this thing apart! The first thing we did is to google for any HomePod teardown (We prefer minimal damage to things as much as possible)... But no luck. No one has gotten there's yet... or at least in process of tearing it down now.
The first thing we noticed is that it has an attached power cord... Hummm... "How can we cut that off" we wondered? What else could we do to it? Gears are spinning now...
What would you like to see "improved" on the Homepod? comments below.
Stay tuned for more...
UPDATE: Our favorite teardown website:
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HomePod++Teardown/103133
Posted teardown of the HomePod. Whew, this saved us a lot of wasted work that might not have been beneficial! Because we will destroy the HomePod, we cannot resell our mod. (like we do with the AppleTV). So, Mission aborted. What do you think? Comments below!
Stay Powered up,
Mikegyver
We just got our Apple Homepod!
One the first things I noticed when we got it, is that it's so heavy. There must be some serious speakers in it! There is no rush in setting it up, but rather how do I take this thing apart! The first thing we did is to google for any HomePod teardown (We prefer minimal damage to things as much as possible)... But no luck. No one has gotten there's yet... or at least in process of tearing it down now.
The first thing we noticed is that it has an attached power cord... Hummm... "How can we cut that off" we wondered? What else could we do to it? Gears are spinning now...
What would you like to see "improved" on the Homepod? comments below.
Stay tuned for more...
UPDATE: Our favorite teardown website:
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HomePod++Teardown/103133
Posted teardown of the HomePod. Whew, this saved us a lot of wasted work that might not have been beneficial! Because we will destroy the HomePod, we cannot resell our mod. (like we do with the AppleTV). So, Mission aborted. What do you think? Comments below!
Stay Powered up,
Mikegyver
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