Cellphone chargers, Type-C Connectors, and Battery life. What does it mean?

CELLULAR PHONE BATTERY LIFE AND CHARGING TRENDS. Why go green? Why is TYPE C charging connectors becoming the norm? How is it that battery life is getting better?

These trends collectively contribute to sustainable cellular phone charging by reducing energy consumption, minimizing waste, and promoting the use of renewable energy sources.

1. Wireless Charging: Wireless charging technology eliminates the need for physical cables and connectors, reducing electronic waste and simplifying the charging process. It promotes sustainability by reducing the consumption of plastic and metals used in conventional charging cables.

2. Renewable Energy Sources: Increasingly, people are using renewable energy sources such as solar panels to charge their cellular phones. Solar-powered chargers harness energy from the sun, providing a sustainable and environmentally friendly charging solution.

3. Energy-efficient Chargers: Manufacturers are developing energy-efficient chargers that minimize power wastage during the charging process. These chargers are designed to reduce energy consumption and maximize charging efficiency, contributing to sustainability efforts.

4. Portable and Compact Charging Solutions: Compact and portable charging solutions enable users to charge their phones on the go. These devices often utilize sustainable materials and feature energy-saving mechanisms, making them a sustainable choice for mobile charging needs.

5. Integration with Smart Grids: Integration of cellular phone charging infrastructure with smart grids allows for optimized energy distribution and management. This integration helps balance the energy load, reduce peak power demand, and promote sustainable energy consumption.

6. Battery Technology Advancements: Advancements in battery technology, such as the development of more efficient and eco-friendly materials, contribute to sustainable charging trends. These improvements extend battery life, reduce the need for frequent charging, and enhance overall energy efficiency.

7. User Awareness and Behavior: Encouraging users to adopt sustainable charging practices, such as avoiding overnight charging, using energy-saving modes, and unplugging chargers when not in use, can significantly contribute to sustainability efforts.

8. Recycling and E-waste Management: Proper recycling and disposal of old or damaged batteries and charging accessories are crucial for sustainability. Promoting awareness and implementing effective e-waste management systems help minimize the environmental impact associated with phone charging.

9. Access to Charging Infrastructure: Increasing access to public charging stations powered by renewable energy sources can encourage more sustainable charging practices. It reduces reliance on fossil fuel-based energy grids and promotes the use of clean energy for phone charging.

10. Lifecycle Assessment: Conducting lifecycle assessments of charging technologies helps identify environmental impacts at different stages, from production to disposal. Such assessments guide manufacturers in making more sustainable design choices and enable consumers to make informed decisions when selecting charging options.

The Type C connector charge and sync features some of the fastest upload and download speeds and faster charging than the Type Micro, Mini, and Lightning.

What is a Mil-Spec iPhone Case?

 What Exactly is a Mil-Spec iPhone Case.

A Mil-Spec iPhone case is a protective case designed to meet military specifications for durability and protection. These cases are designed to provide superior protection to your iPhone from a wide range of environmental factors, including water, dust, extreme temperatures, and impact damage.

The term "Mil-Spec" refers to a set of standards established by the United States military to ensure that equipment and materials meet certain requirements for performance and durability. These standards are used to test and evaluate products to ensure they can withstand the rigors of military use.

Mil-Spec iPhone cases are designed to meet or exceed these standards, making them some of the toughest and most reliable cases on the market. They are typically made from materials such as high-strength polycarbonate, rubber, and other reinforced materials that provide excellent protection against impact damage.

One of the most important features of a Mil-Spec iPhone case is its ability to protect your phone from water and dust. These cases are designed to provide a high level of protection against water and dust, ensuring that your phone stays safe and functional even in harsh environments.

In addition to water and dust protection, Mil-Spec iPhone cases are also designed to provide protection against extreme temperatures, shocks, and other environmental factors. This makes them ideal for use in a wide range of applications, from military and industrial use to outdoor sports and activities.

Some Mil-Spec iPhone cases also come with additional features, such as built-in screen protectors, extra padding, and specialized grips to help prevent drops and slips. These features can provide an additional layer of protection and can help prolong the life of your phone.

Overall, if you are looking for a high-quality, durable, and reliable protective case for your iPhone, a Mil-Spec case is an excellent choice. These cases are designed to provide superior protection against a wide range of environmental factors, ensuring that your phone stays safe and functional even in the toughest conditions.

Below is an example of NEMA ratings on housing, we will talk about next Post....

Stop Buying From Amazon, how they cheated families and you out of billions.

 Today I ask a favor, Stop Buying from Amazon.

Cellular phone accessory manufacturers, inventors, distributors, and retailers are almost all extinct. Once upon a time, people with families, entrepreneurs, and dreamers were able to supply the necessary accessories for handheld mobile phones and make a living.
Some of the greatest products we enjoy were designed and sold by hard working people that made a living doing so. Simple products like cases, sync cables, battery banks, car chargers, etc., the rise of this category was built on the backs of hard-working folks. Like me, most went from scaling a business, buying a home, caring for their children, and had a good life. Then came Amazon. To this day, tens of thousands are still suffering years after losing everything because Amazon got away with price fixing and cheating.
The three main ways Amazon killed and destroyed business are as follows:

1. Their algorithms recognized what items were selling the best. Then they went to China and copied them, sold with the buy button, and the inventors that built that product/category had to fire all their employees and some lost everything including their homes.

1. Amazon allowed and STILL DO, sellers to list counterfeits and cheap knockoffs of patented products. This is a fact and nobody except for Samsung knows how to STOP IT. Amazon loves sellers that list things below cost. Counterfeiters help them achieve the lowest price because they are cheaper to make. Thus, can sell below the cost of what the inventor or brand can offer the product at. Amazon claims to have zero control, they are only a sidewalk selling space for sellers to pawn off these items. If you own a brand and want to stop this unfair trade scam, then do what I was told Samsung did. Get a local Judge to issue a warrant. Then raid Amazon's distribution center, confiscate all your items, and destroy the counterfeits. 

1. Amazon sold items below the cost to make them. Their excuse, they sell at the price others list them at. For example: I received a remote control for Christmas, new in a box. I decided to sell it on my Amazon store for $5. Cost to make, $17. Distribution price, $28 (What Amazon paid for it). MSRP $39.95. Amazon then sells them for $4.99, under the lowest price. How do you expect companies like Toys ‘R’ Us to survive? Oh yeah, they didn’t.

One more reason to stop buying from Amazon, our planet needs a break. I saw a commercial of a “Happy Amazon Warehouse Worker” putting a heavy iron skillet into a box, then packing it with paper. Really? Can’t we just go down to the thrift or brick and mortar store and pick one up? The weight and cost and pollution to ship the pan to the distribution center, then to have a carrier deliver it to your home is a waste of energy and valuable resources.
Ask yourself this question; are you looking forward to leaving the planet a complete mess for future generations while they put iron skillets in boxes as the only job left? We as a people destroyed the most valuable way of life when settlers gentrified the Native Americans. For what? To follow what commercialized democracy forces us to and that is to rape, consumer, and allow Amazon to take over.
From a victim that lost everything. I cannot wait to share my story how Google PPC program stole $235,000.00 from me in 2007-2008.

Cellular Phone Accessory Distribution Trends

 It is CRAZY how things have changed with cellular phone accessory distribution. In 2010 there were over 350 National and Regional cellular phone accessory distributors registered in the United States.

Today, there are less than 100. Tessco was one such large distributor that was the latest victim of consolidation and competition from online shopping direct sites from China and Amazon. Myvoicecomm.com is now the owner of Tessco's retail division according to Derek Weiss. I worked with Derek back in 2006-2008 as a wholesaler online and they handled my drop shipping program for MBAWholesale.com, a website dedicated to selling the MyBat Brand Products. 

Companies that are now gone are:

Mobileline.com, Technocel, Brightpoint, TriG, Dream Wireless, MBAWholesale.com, Almax, 

Below is the announcement. 

VoiceComm Announces Acquisition of Assets of Tessco’s Retail Division

Strategic transaction positions top mobile device accessory distribution company to lead industry

PENNSAUKEN, NJ (October 29, 2020) – VoiceComm, the premier mobile accessory distributor for the North American market, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of TESSCO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TESS) Retail Division, including the Ventev Mobile Device Accessories Brand.

Integrating the assets that Tessco has built over the last thirty years positions VoiceComm as the leading mobile accessory distribution partner in the ever-evolving wireless industry. The acquisition, scheduled to close in Q4 2020, will enhance VoiceComm's ability to serve customers and vendors through the expected 5G upgrade super cycle.

"VoiceComm's acquisition of Tessco's Retail Division will consolidate two leading companies' best practices to create more value for our customers and vendors," said Derek Weiss, CEO, VoiceComm. "We've identified significant synergies which will allow us to deliver upon our principles of Innovation, Partnerships and Service in an even more powerful way, including integration of the high-quality Ventev brand into our product offering."

VoiceComm will take on many seasoned Tessco executives including 22-year Tessco and industry veteran Liz Robinson, who will join VoiceComm as Chief Operating Officer overseeing the product, sales and marketing divisions.

"I'm thrilled to join VoiceComm and bring members of my team with me-- a strategic effort to create the best collection of industry professionals working together to service our customers and vendors at the highest level," stated Robinson. "It's truly exciting that as the market faces significant consolidation and disruption, VoiceComm continues to innovate and evolve. By combining VoiceComm's nimble platform and superior service capabilities with Tessco's experience in large scale processes and product marketing, we're creating a bold vision as we head into 2021 after a very challenging year."

For more information about VoiceComm, please visit www.myvoicecomm.com 

A dozen USB chargers in the lab: Apple is very good, but not quite the best

A dozen USB chargers in the lab: Apple is very good, but not quite the best

City Of Industry, the Cellphone Accessory Depot

There are over 250,000,000 million cellular phone users in the United States, and those users need accessories. Within the boundaries of City of Industry of Southern California there are dozens of cellular phone accessory wholesale distributors with every type of cover, case, charger, and holster clip to outfit those 250 million handsets.

Most of these companies offer after market accessories imported from China in every shape and color imaginable (aftermarket are generic low cost and usually less expensive accessories). Companies such as Valor Communications, Dream Wireless, Emax, and EagleCell are well aware of each other and compete for the same customers. Many of their employees have gone from one company to another with some leaving to open a new company miles down the road. Some even share the same factories in China.

Each of these distributors offer a line of cases and covers, ranging from $1.00-$2.00 wholesale. You are probably familiar with their products hanging from kiosks in malls across America. Many of these accessories are sold at these kiosks or online at stores like totallycellphones.com, daydeal.com, cellphoneshop.com, Amazon.com, and eBay.com.

City of Industry may be the Capital of wholesale accessories on the West Coast. However, there are mega distributors found in equal concentration in New York, Texas, and Florida. The advantage to warehouse in City of Industry is the proximity to the Pacific Ocean. Containers of accessories are landed in the Port of Long Beach from China and trucked to these distributors, allowing them the luxury of lower overhead associated with lower shipping costs. In addition, California has the second highest concentration of cellphone users in the US City of Industry is perfectly situated for cellphone accessory distribution.

California also plays host to many other distributors of brand name quality accessories you may find in Carrier Stores, Best Buy, and other quality retail centers. Wholesale distributors of quality and brand name products are located not far from City of Industry; such as Superior, Technocel, Mobileline, Hypercel, iCella, Versiomobile, and Nu-Course to name a few. Brand Name accessories may cost more, but they are worth every penny spent.

The difference to an "After Market or Generic" brand product and a "Brand Name" product can be found in the materials, craftsmanship, design, packaging, and where they are sold. Companies such as Apple and Best Buy along with carrier stores such as Verizon, Sprint, AT&T offer only quality items that last. Most are made in China as well but the difference can be seen, felt, and weathered. In addition, these branded accessories are usually manufactured with higher quality components that will keep your phone safe.

OEM (Original equipment manufacturer) or Brand accessories are usually made from Virgin ASB Plastics as apposed to recycled plastics, require multiple molds and layers of plastics and rubbers, and come in theft proof packaging unlike the aftermarket brands sold in plastic bags. A good way to tell the difference from a cheaper case/cover from a quality brand case is to drop it, seriously. Most aftermarket covers will come apart and snap back together after your phone flops around the ground. OEM or brand cases such as Otterbox, Ballistic, and Speck will keep your smartphone or device safer and enclosed without breaking apart.

You can search online for brand products as found in your local store and save a few bucks. Amazon and eBay marketplaces usually have a great price. You can also use your smartphone to scan the UPC code or part number and search online for lower prices at stores such as versiomobile.com and daydeal.com. Just remember when you purchase your new case from a swap meet, online, or at the mall, your accessory may have been born in the City of Industry, CA.

Kevin L

Avoiding Amazon is Good For The Soul

I humbly request a favor from you today: please refrain from purchasing products on Amazon.

Back in the day, mobile phone accessory manufacturers, inventors, distributors, and retailers were able to make a living off of selling essential products such as cases, sync cables, battery banks, and car chargers. Entrepreneurs and dreamers could support their families while contributing to the industry. However, Amazon's entry into the market brought about the demise of many small businesses. The e-commerce giant engaged in price-fixing and unethical practices, leading to the closure of thousands of companies and leaving countless people jobless.

There are three main ways that Amazon destroyed businesses. Firstly, their algorithms tracked the best-selling items and copied them in China. These knockoffs were then sold with the buy button, causing the original inventors to lay off their employees and, in some cases, lose their homes. Secondly, Amazon allowed sellers to list counterfeit and knockoff versions of patented products, which harmed the original brand and inventor. Finally, Amazon sold items below the cost to make them, driving other companies out of business and contributing to a wasteful and harmful consumer culture.

In addition to these unethical practices, Amazon also contributes to the deterioration of our planet. The company's shipping and packaging methods are highly inefficient, and unnecessary purchases only add to the problem. We must ask ourselves if we want to leave a polluted planet for future generations, all so that we can receive an iron skillet in a box from Amazon.

As a victim who has lost everything, I implore you to take action. Let us support small businesses and sustainable practices and stand up against corporate giants who prioritize profits over people and the environment.

The below images show beach erosion in Dana Point, CA. Thanks to the Nuclear power company in San Onofre, all the coral reefs were killed off and the sand that was once held back from falling off the ocean cliffs is no longer around to hold the sand on shore. 

This relates to Amazon in a similar way with the Global carbon footprint that is impacting our coral reefs.