Looks fantastic! Although I'd love to be able to pull the cable and see it automatically extended instead of manually unrolling it. Other than that - seems perfect!
@piotrkulpinski Thanks! We did have quite a few discussions in the initial design phases about adding a spring-loaded rolling/unrolling mechanism, but those components are unreliable and often break, leaving you with a useless product. We want people to be able to use ECLIPSE for as long as possible!
I had the "Wow" moment with the USB C! Really great product. I'll make sure to back it up. Is there a way to have multiple adapter (if we travel a lot)? It's not the same between Europe, US, UK, Japan etc.
@tsunaze Great to hear there's some USB-C love! Thanks for the support. Unfortunately, we don't have plans for a multi-adapter version. You can get either a US / UK / EU plug type and then use a worldwide plug converter from there. Since it's 110-240V, you can use it anywhere!
@tsunaze We did have quite a few discussions and debates about wireless charging during the product design process - we actually have a section on our KS project page about this. I hope you don't mind if I copy + paste!
We have been waiting for wireless charging to become the norm for years now, but the reality is, we're still very much in the cable era. Current technologies require a charging mat or puck that still needs a USB cable to be plugged into a power source. The charging speed is slower, and you can't comfortably use your mobile device while it charges because it needs direct contact with the mat.
Furthermore, there are different standards competing with each other (Qi, PMA, etc.) making this market still really niche. We decided that it was not worth increasing the total price and size of ECLIPSE by adding a wireless charging coil that would only benefit a limited number of users. However, ECLIPSE works with most wireless charging devices. Its flat wooden top will be the perfect support for any charging mat.
Hey Product Hunters!
I'm Arthur Maitre, co-leading the ECLIPSE Project on Kickstarter with our Head of Design, Fabien Nauroy.
After designing and developing a line of charging cables at Native Union, we decided to start working on a solution to tame the messy charging cables we all have in our homes and workspaces.
We're so excited to share this with you - please feel free to let us know if you have any questions!
@arthurmaitrenu Hi Arthur! This is such a great idea. Is it the most complex product that Native Union has designed up to this point? Also, what's the story behind why Native Union wanted to produce such a product?
@nzieber Thanks for the kind words!
I wouldn't say it's the most complex product we've made before from a product development and engineering standpoint. Native Union makes products featuring genuine marble (an iPhone Dock, an Apple Watch Dock, and even an iPhone case) which are extremely complex from a production and quality control perspective. ECLIPSE has some complexity in terms of the capacitive touch sensor and internal motor, but not anything we can't handle ;)
The story of ECLIPSE is pretty ironic actually. After the success of our first Kickstarter campaign, the JUMP Cable, we launched a full line of charging cables but quickly realized that no matter how great our charging cables were, there was still the everyday problems of "cable spaghetti", slow charging, and fumbling for your cables in the dark. Native Union is all about solving these types of frustrations in a simple way, so the initial ECLIPSE concept was born. It was basically a silicone salad bowl with a hard plastic top with no cable channels - we've gone a long way since then!
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