Panasonic Bows Dual USB Battery Charger With Intelligent Switching Feature
A new line of 2-in-1 portable battery chargers from Panasonic comes with an intelligent switching feature that gives priority to USB-powered devices before recharging the travel battery, said the company. Conventional portable chargers use a concurrent charge that requires that…
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both the inside battery and connected device charge at the same time, Panasonic said, resulting in charge and discharge loss, wasted battery voltage and increased charge time. Panasonic’s Intelligent Pass-Through technology is said to reduce charge/discharge loss and deliver faster charge times. The supplied USB to USB micro-B cable has overheat safety protection that detects abnormal status via the cable and microcomputer conduct controls, said the company. Charge life for the QE-AL201 ($59) is 2,500 cycles, and 1,600 cycles for the QE-AL102 ($39), it said.