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charging station that won’t become obsolete the minute new sizes of Apple gadgets are rolled out. The system includes charging spots for an Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad, along with a separate USB port on the side. The height of the adapters that connect with the devices can also be adjusted so you don’t need to remove any cases on your gadgets.

Specifical­ly designed with travelers in mind, the Apple Watch charger can also be detached as a separate, smaller module, and with its own Lightning cable port can be used as a dual-charger for another device. There’s also space inside the module to wrap up the cable. • An individual or company creates an online fundraisin­g campaign on kickstarte­r.com • They set a target for how much funding they require and set the duration of the campaign (Kickstarte­r suggests 30 days or less, as shorter campaigns tend to have higher success rates) • The public, or “backers,” pledge money toward campaigns that interest them – donations can range from spare change to hundreds of dollars • Backers receive rewards – anything from early copies of the product to bonus features once it’s been developed – depending on the amount they pledge • When a campaign ends, projects that hit their target receive their funds, along with any additional funding above their initial estimate. Those that fail to reach their targets receive nothing. According to founder and CEO Joseph Hyman, “Mojoe is not here to replace your coffeemake­r at home. [It] was designed to deliver a high-quality coffee experience when you are not at home.”

The brewer and mug combo uses vacuum and drip brewing to make the coffee. Users pour water of any temperatur­e into the mug, add some coffee grounds, press a button and the device heats the water up to 200 degrees before dripping through the grounds. It doesn’t need to be stationary in order to work, so it can brew in your bag, on a flight or in a moving car.Variable strengths of coffee can be set, while a reusable filter can also be bought to allow you to brew with your own ground coffee, tea bags or looseleaf tea.

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