File this under, WANT! External battery solutions number in the hundreds if not the thousands all over the internet. But mimoco is making one that sets itself apart from all the others on the market. Meet, the Star Wars MimoPowerBot™. Darth Vader and R2-D2 are both 5200mAh ready and sport a 2.1A output to charge not only your smartphone but your tablets as well. This is a definite must have for any Star Wars fan and priced fairly at $60 (probably a little higher than other similar sized batteries but you factor in licensing fees from Lucas/Disney). There are other fun characters to choose from but Darth and R2 are the Star Wars choices. Check out the full press release below and hit the link after to pick yours up!
(New York – June 25, 2014) — At CE Week 2014 (Booth #169 in the iLounge), Mimoco, the Boston-based consumer electronics design studio, is proud to announce the Star Wars x MimoPowerBot™ line of backup batteries for smartphones, tablets, and other 5V USB-powered devices.
MimoPowerBot is Mimoco’s newest tech’cessory, originally hatched on Kickstarter where fans were invited to preorder the product concept expanding upon Mimoco’s character-based spin on designer electronic accessories.Renowned for the MIMOBOT® collection of designer USB flash drives and eight Star Wars x MIMOBOT series, yielding more than 30 different stylized Star Wars characters in the form meets function electronic line, Mimoco’s newest crossover collaboration with Lucas Licensing continues the trend of pioneering licensed electronics.The Star Wars x MimoPowerBot line kicks off with a pair of fan-favorite characters: the loveable droid, R2-D2; and the Empire’s own Sith lord, Darth Vader.Both Star Wars x MimoPowerBot styles will be powered with a 5200mAh capacity lithium-ion battery with a 2.1A output for fast universal charging of tablets, smartphones, and other 5V USB-powered devices. The MimoPowerBot can charge a smartphone up to 3 times on a single charge and will serve as a trusty companion on long intergalactic trips to keep one’s device powered up while on-the-go.In addition to the Star Wars crossover products, Mimoco is also showcasing at their CE Week booth their originalBloohvian and Animobotz designs, as well as the Adventure Time x MimoPowerBot collection. The full MimoPowerBot line will ship in time for holiday 2014, alongside the currently available MimoPowerTube assortment also on display in the Mimoco booth.For more info, please visit Mimoco.com and prelaunch.com where Mimoco is currently accepting preorders for the newStar Wars x MimoPowerBot line.
Last Updated on November 27, 2018.
