it’s the first major manufacturer to stick a USB-C charging port on the battery itself, letting you use the same charger to top up your power tool as you’d use on a laptop.But these 4V 2Ah batteries look a little bit weaksauce to me — they’re not compatible with existing tools, nor are they remotely powerful enough for the 18-20V power tools that dominate the market today.
“I think we’ve got a sleeper hit here because we designed right up to the threshold of what’s defined in that USB standard itself,” says Fitzgibbons, saying he expects them to be popular on job sites with USB-C powered laptops and tablets, and perhaps with people who drive cars with USB-C ports. “It gives you a solution for an in-vehicle charger, now you’ve got your batteries charged on the way.”
Tool companies always seem so far behind on tech to me. Like nobody wants to buy your Bluetooth speaker.
I’m a fan of MilwaukeeTool’s USB-C option, M18 Top-Off
I sense another AgingWheels + TechConnectify crossover in the pipeline.
This will be the new coffee shop flex. 'is he about to fix that table?! Oh he's just charging his laptop.
Time for a new set of power tools ...