Pushing the Envelope with the Thinium Charge and Recharge Ultra Thin Chargers

CES is all about innovation, new technology, new concepts, ideas and connecting. Finding those little guys that are taking a small idea and making a reality is one of the my personal favorite aspects of the whole show. I mean, seriously, a $150,000 flexible TV is cool, but not something most of us will see in our living rooms anytime soon. While cruising around one of the press events we ran into Peter Greenburg, the CEO of Thinium. His excitement for his product is one thing that pulled us in. These guys do their demonstrations hundreds of times over and over for days on end, so still being excited to share it is pretty special.

“At Thinium, our goal is to create a new class of versatile, ultra-thin, portable charging products that consumers can keep with them all the time to guarantee they’ll never again be caught without power for the devices they need; and to ensure that whenever you recharge, you’ll do it with style.”

That sums up the Thinium Charge pretty well really. Packing around a USB cord and a wall plug are pretty annoying. Thinium is taking the idea of a small, credit card sized device, tossing a plug on it, incorporating a charging tip and makes its collapsable. I am sure that explanation doesn’t do you all a whole lot of good though. So here is a video of it. Before you watch though, know that they do have an Android micro USB version that makes an appearance towards the end.

Obviously it won’t be helpful if your devices charging port is located in an odd place, like HTC and Sony devices. All you Samsung owners out there though should be able to gain a good amount of use from having one tucked into your wallet. As you saw in the video, there is a USB cable that is hardwired in so you can connect it to your laptop as well.

The other product Thinium introduced is the Thinium ReCharge. A very similar device to the Charge, but with a very distinct difference. THe ReCharge offers a 2100 mAh battery bank packed inside. You can still plug it into the wall and charge your device directly, but if you are out and about and there isn’t a wall outlet available you can charge off the battery bank instead.

The ReCharge puts out a 2.1a charge for quick charging your devices on the go. It also offers the USB plug, but also has a micro USB cord on the other side.

Both products look really sleek in their design and certainly offer something a bit different from one another. The Thinium Charge is scheduled for release this quarter for $39.99 to $49.99, iPhone 5 lightning version being the more expensive one. The Thinium ReCharge will follow a little later, but we don’t have pricing estimates for that one yet.  For more information and to sign up for when either become available head over to Thinium.com.