Friends can use it too, without accessing your information.
By Dileep Thekkethil
BANGALORE: Chargers, ranging from small to big sizes, have been around for long to help power up gadgets. Difference in size was the only notable achievement that chargers could make in the past decade. But can we make better use of our charging device? Yes, says bleep, a new generation of portable USB charging cables for smartphones, that can at the same time function as memory stick.
“bleep” is a smart USB charging cable that can be easily plugged into a smartphone. When the USB cable is connected to the device, bleep installs an app which automatically syncs all phone data including contacts, WhatsApp, history, pictures, videos and other multimedia content.
According to bleep’s official page in indiegogo.com, data is transferred to memory through the USB charger the moment it is connected to the smartphone. This is possible as the app selects only the new data while backing up, thus saving time.
The bleep chargers come with a built-in storage capacity of 16 GB-64GB. The lime-green colored bleep cable has a Micro-USB connector and iPhone users will get a converter for their phones.
That is not all. Think of a bizarre moment when you break your phone in a way you cannot even access important contacts or another instance where you lose the phone altogether. This moment will be followed by a bone chilling feeling as you many no longer get to see your precious contacts and multimedia. With bleep charger, all your data is safe. When you buy a new smartphone or go for an alternate one, just plugin bleep USB cable and recover all the data from your ill-fated smartphone to it with the press of a button. The simplicity of doing this makes bleep the best battery charger cum storage device in the world.
Adding to these features, bleep also allows to password-protect your storage, so that all the important documents are secured and hidden from friends and others who might use your charger.
The bleep syncing app is available for both android and iOS platforms. When USB charger is plugged in to the port, the “On-The-Go” technology will start backing up phone data. The charger can also functions as an external storage for computers and other devices.
Even as cloud computing becomes the future of data storage, there are questions raised about security and confidentiality of the data stored in it. Travelers who save their personal files in cloud systems usually encounter issues while retrieving them due to poor internet access. The “bleep” portable USB charger is a onetime solution for them as the encrypted data is password protected and is available at any time of the day inside their backpack.
The makers of bleep are in the process of making a mobile app for their customers so that they can enjoy the full benefit of the innovative USB charger-cum-storage device. The bleep app will be available for free download in Google Play Store and App Store soon after its launch.
The official page of bleep says “Today most of the chargers used around the world are cable-through-an-adaptor, however in the near future most chargers will be wireless. That’s where bleep technology comes in, changing our perspective on charging experience, not only with smartphones, but with many other devices to follow. In fact, we’re already planning on our next bleep products: ‘wireless charging bleep pad’ and ‘bleep for cameras’.”
“bleep” was founded by Maayan Goren, a student of Electrical Engineering in Tel-Aviv University, Israel. Currently, the device is listed in indiegogo.com one of the largest global fundraising and crowdfunding sites. The official twitter profile of bleep posted that they have raised $3,035 in just 30 Hours after going live on indiegogo.com.