if you’ve been working from home over these past few months then perhaps you’ve become accustomed to living with cluttered extension cords and bulky power strips. this is where lifestyle brand TORRAS come in with what they’re calling ‘the next generation of power strip’. powercloud is a 6-port charging station that claims to be the world’s first to achieve the highest PD 65W USB output in the smallest enclosure on the market.

powercloud charges devices 4 times faster than conventional USB power strips designboom

all images and video courtesy of TORRAS

 

powercloud is equipped with 3 AC outlets, 2 USB-C power delivery (PD) ports and 1 USB-A quick charge (QC) port. the product connects up to 6 devices simultaneously, meeting the diverse power needs for either work or home environments. 

powercloud charges devices 4 times faster than conventional USB power strips designboom

 

 

powercloud not only supports PD3.0 fast charge tech through its dual USB-C ports but also QC3.0 through the USB-A port rated at 18W, able to charge compatible devices up to 4 times faster than a conventional USB power strip. for instance, you can charge your smartphone up to 80% in just 30 minutes.

 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/614417924/powercloud-usb-c-power-strip-with-pd-65w-gan-quick-charger?ref=user_menu

 

 

the designers at TORRAS have also put the safety of you and your expensive electronics above all else by employing an all-around 10-fold protection. it offers safeguards against overheat, overcurrent, overvoltage, overcharge, short circuit, overload, under-voltage and electrical shock, fried components, pokes of fingers or other objects. it also comes with a fire-resistant casing of the highest fireproof standard in the industry.

powercloud charges devices 4 times faster than conventional USB power strips designboom

 

 

in addition to smartphones, tablets and laptops, it also works with nintendo switch, kindle, power banks, keyboard, headphones, smart watches, table fan and light. to find out more about powercloud you can check out TORRAS’ kickstarter campaign here

powercloud charges devices 4 times faster than conventional USB power strips designboom

powercloud charges devices 4 times faster than conventional USB power strips designboom

powercloud charges devices 4 times faster than conventional USB power strips designboom

powercloud charges devices 4 times faster than conventional USB power strips designboom

powercloud charges devices 4 times faster than conventional USB power strips designboom

powercloud charges devices 4 times faster than conventional USB power strips designboom

powercloud charges devices 4 times faster than conventional USB power strips designboom

powercloud charges devices 4 times faster than conventional USB power strips designboom

powercloud charges devices 4 times faster than conventional USB power strips designboom

 

 

project info:

 

project name: powercloud
design: TORRAS

 

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edited by: lynne myers | designboom