This viral ‘phone toaster’ at CES can fully charge your handset in under 5 seconds – sort of [Video]

Let’s face it: In this always-connected age, we’re forever on our phones checking texts, emails, social media, and more. As a result, we also have a steady appetite for accessories designed to tackle the constant problem of not having enough charge. CES 2025 has a fix.

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The Swippitt, unveiled at CES, resembles a toaster box, except that when you insert your phone into the opening, it comes out in two seconds with a fresh battery. Sound like a CES gimmick? The product was on full display at CES, and we can confirm: It did the thing. Here’s how it works.

To use the device, a user needs the Hub as well as the case, which Swippit refers to as the Link. On the case’s back is a battery, which — when inserted into the Hub — gets swapped out for another fully charged …