Australian tech firm HButler is showcasing a new line of ladies' purses and handbags that can recharge a smartphone at January's Las Vegas consumer technology show.
"Fashion and form are important, but so too is function - the modern-day accessory needs to not only hold your personal tech items but keep them charged and ready for use," said company co-founder, Ana Slavka. "It can also be quite a vulnerable experience to be without technology these days, and it's reassuring to know that you'll never be left powerless in a pinch."
The idea isn't new. Indeed, HButler has been selling the Mighty Purse phone-recharging purse in the US since 2013, but for 2017 it has taken the original idea and expanded it to a full range of accessories in different styles and with different capacity rechargeable cells.
So now there's everything from a wristlet bag that can hold a handset and credit cards but can also recharge a phone twice, to clutch bags and even practical reversible tote bags that can carry everything.Also read: Samsung Considering LG For Making Batteries After the Galaxy Note 7 Failure
Also new for 2017 is the Spark range of bags that are made from vegan leather and available in a range of colours.
The batteries used range from 3000 mAh to 4000 mAh in terms of power so should be sufficient for completely recharging even the heftiest of latest-generation handsets. And because charging is via cables, the bags are compatible with all types of smartphone.
So good news for Apple iPhone 7 owners in particular who are discovering that the tiny battery inside the slimline handset isn't capable of going a whole day on a single charge. The latest UK consumer association tests show that the new iPhone offers 712
minutes of call time (50 percent the call time of a Samsung Galaxy S7), or just 615 minutes' web browsing (compared with the HTC 10's 790 minutes) before the battery is dead.
The expanded Mighty Purse range will start from $99.99 when it goes on sale, while the vegan leather Spark range will start at $69.99 following its CES debut, which in 2017 runs January 5-8.Also read: New Tesla Buyers Will Soon Have To Pay For Charging Their Car at Supercharging Stations
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