Sonicable

Fast charging cable finally here for iPhones.
This used to be the realm of Android devices, where a cable  can charge faster simply by telling the device it is connected to a wall outlet and it can draw as much current as it needs.
Some USB(Android) cables or wall charger do not convey that message to the device(phone), hence the device only draws 500mA to charge the battery. This is often very slow these days.

Sonicable I guess worked similarly - in the FAQ, it is mentioned that it WILL NOT speed up charging when using a wall charger but WILL speed things up with using a USB port to charge from a PC or presumably from the USB port from a TV.

In anycase I think most people would just charge from the wall charger - much faster than any USB port can charge.  Hopefully in the future USB 3.1 or newer standards can supply more current (2.1A) for such uses.

Apple Watch

Apple's profit earnings surge up 33%. Amazing - Penetration to China for Apple has been very good !

The new Apple Watch is also finally moving forward - with the sport edition that uses sapphire glass.

And apparently, demand is more than what Apple can supply.

I think the Apple watch will catch on if and when the home is fully automated with Apple products, and you can control the devices with the watch.  Automation in the hotel industry, - like using the Apple watch to open the hotel doors, or control the lights and TV in the hotel room would also spur demand !

So what do you think about the Apple watch?