Anchor Cable
One of the drawbacks of owning a plethora of portable devices is that is brings with it the need to carry a multitude of cables. The Anchor Cable[1] is one cable that tries to rule them all.
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Anchor Cable is the world's first stainless steel, magnetic, cross-device charging cable featuring Apple Lightning, microUSB, and USB-C tips, and comes with a lifetime warranty.
The Anchor Cable does this by having swappable tips for the three connector types, with the tips being held in place during use with a strong neodymium magnet. Swapping ends is as easy as popping one off and attaching the required one, and the magnet means that there's no chance of connecting it the wrong way.
The Anchor Cable is 4 foot long (1.2 meters for you metric types), and its entire length is wrapped in a strong stainless steel casing, giving it strength, durability, and tangle-resistance. However, rather oddly, the outer stainless steel armor still feels soft to the touch and flexible in use.
In use the Anchor Cable works well. It's nice only needing to carry around a single cable (as long as you have the tips you need - more on this later), and I've not come across any compatibility issues when using it to charge a broad range of devices.
Are there any downsides? I have encountered a few.
First there's the length. It's nice having a 4-foot long cable, but sometimes it feels a little too long. It's a minor gripe, but personally I'm used to 3-foot and 6-foot lengths.
A couple of the downsides