After having had a few metal-body external battery packs to test out, I'm really starting to dig them. Sure, there are some plastic batteries, be it hard or soft, that are quite fetching. But there's just something about the look and feel of metal. Like the device is more expensive than it really is, especially when it's smaller and cuter. Like the Nova Blox from Juno Power.
Design
I'm pretty sure I've said it a number of times before, but I'm a sucker when it comes to brushed metal exteriors. And the Juno Power Nova Blox battery is no exception. There are only three pieces of plastic you can touch: the power button, and the top and bottom where the USB connectors are. The plastic on the ends are secured with teeny screws. The rest of the Nova Blox is pure, satiny, machined aluminum.
Simple box, simple battery.
It's a little odd to find the input and output USB ports on opposite sides. Typically the business end of an external battery pack is all together. Maybe the design team felt this style to be a little more intuitive for anyone wanted to employ the Nova Blox's passthrough charging. It's possible. When passthrough charging, very little (if any) energy gets stored in the Nova Blox until the connected device fills up first.
This is about as standard as you get for an external battery pack. The single power button engages charging and toggles the 'flashlight' on and off (press-hold). There is no auto-detect output for the Nova Blox, but it does turn itself off after 10 or so seconds of not sending any power out.
Four blue LEDs shine through…
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Just last night, I had a nightmare that my family was forced to relocate to Azerbaijan. And while the idea of a new life in a different country might seem appealing to a normal person, a last-minute relocation was my idea of a night terror and I awoke in a cold sweat relieved to see my familiar apartment walls. Of course, these are the things I worry about as an adult, but I still remember my more obscure night terrors from childhood…
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Great news: It's more affordable than ever to automate your home, while taking all the guesswork and annoyance out of setting it up.
It wasn't always this way. For most of its existence, home automation has been the domain of both the ultra-wealthy and the DIY enthusiast. The ultra-wealthy regularly have, for decades, paid five figures or more to have professionals program and install automation systems in their upscale homes. For those with that kind of disposable income, the professional custom integrator has and will continue to be like a personal technology concierge. But the cost of entry to access such life-changing services had been too high for the average person.
Meanwhile, many people joining the less expensive DIY class could use a professional's assistance to get the most out of their cobbled-together systems. DIY home automation products have a spotty record at best. And emerging home automation services from service providers like Comcast and others lack the functionality or performance you'd like to see out of a true home automation system.
But now you can get a professionally installed "DIFM" (Do it For Me) home automation system for under $999. It's an exciting trend in the home automation space: professionally installed systems from brands that have been working at automation…
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