I have written before, and will likely write again, about the frustrations of Apple’s MacBook Pros, which only offer USB-C ports. That’s why I’m almost mad to see something like the PowerUp, a new USB-C charger for Apple’s MacBook Pros (or anything, really) that is so obviously clever it’s annoying that it’s a third-party solution and not the in-box charger.

The PowerUp comes as a crowdfunded Indiegogo project from Homey Lab, and is essentially a USB-C charger the same size and shape as Apple’s old MagSafe bricks, but with a USB-C cable built in. The brilliant part, though, is the addition of three legacy USB 3.0 Type-A ports on one side of the brick, giving you easy access to regular USB…

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