Ms2.0 Wireless Charging Powerbank by Li Sung Shan Jason is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in Digital and Electronic Device Design Competition Category.
IronConsumer Electronics· 2024
Ms2.0 Wireless Charging Powerbank
Client: Thinkthing Studio Limited
A' Design Award Winner in Consumer Electronics Category
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #152191The Design
About Ms2.0 Wireless Charging Powerbank
The MS2.0 power bank is a groundbreaking product that offers simultaneous input and output. MagSafer charges wirelessly, allowing users to charge their phones and power bank wirelessly simultaneously. It's powerful magnets and sleek design make it a must-have for anyone looking for a convenient and efficient charging solution.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award
Ms2.0 Wireless Charging Powerbank is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. Ms2.0 Wireless Charging Powerbank is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. Ms2.0 Wireless Charging Powerbank is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
Interviews
Grand Interview
Your innovative approach to simultaneous wireless charging in the MS2.0 Wireless Charging Powerbank represents a significant breakthrough in power bank design - could you walk us through the journey from initial concept to the final realization of this groundbreaking feature?
Initially, I never intended to design the world's first simultaneous wireless charging power bank. The idea for MS 2.0 came from my MS 1.0 magnetic adapter, a double-sided magnetic accessory. I attached one MS 1.0 negative pole to the wall and the positive pole to the phone, allowing the phone to magnetically attach to the wall, which was very convenient. However, the issue arose when the phone ran out of battery, as it couldn't charge and stay magnetically attached at the same time. I thought of applying this function to a power bank. While there are some MagSafe power banks, they lack magnetic strength on the back, so I added an extra MagSafe magnet. I then thought, why not also add MagSafe magnetic input? Thus, the development of MS 2.0 began. The entire process was very intuitive and straightforward, not deliberate. It's amazing how this led to the creation of the world's first simultaneous wireless charging power bank.
The MS2.0 Wireless Charging Powerbank's unique circuit board design enables both input and output MagSafe charging simultaneously - what technical challenges did you encounter while developing this pioneering capability, and how did your team overcome them?
The production of MS 2.0 occurred during the 2021 pandemic when many factories were closed, and the pandemic and wars caused raw material prices to rise, posing numerous challenges. This being a pioneering technology, there were no reference circuit boards available, so I communicated and collaborated with engineers daily. We faced many failures, such as unresponsive charging batteries or unsynchronized input and output. We tried many methods and revised the circuit boards multiple times. In the end, we successfully developed MS 2.0.
How did the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic influence your design decisions for the MS2.0 Wireless Charging Powerbank, particularly regarding communication with manufacturing facilities in mainland China?
Producing a new product during COVID-19 was incredibly challenging. I was in Hong Kong, while the factory was in Mainland China, and travel restrictions made it impossible to visit. We had to communicate production and development progress via phone and video calls. Additionally, MS 2.0 was being crowdfunded on Indiegogo, and we had to meet the deadline to ship to backers, making the timeline very tight. Although we had to delay the crowdfunding shipment, we were grateful for the understanding from our backers. Despite the lower efficiency of remote communication, we ultimately succeeded in developing MS 2.0.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The MS 2.0 power bank is a groundbreaking product that offers simultaneous input and output. MagSafe charges wirelessly, allowing users to charge their phones and power bank wirelessly simultaneously. It's powerful magnets and sleek design make it a must-have for anyone looking for a convenient and efficient charging solution.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- MS 2.0 power bank measures 102 x 64 x 17 mm and weighs 160g. It is available in Space Grey colour and has a charging efficiency of 15W input & output and a Type-C PD charging efficiency of 18W input & output. It has an actual 5000mAh battery with 1.5C, supporting powerful 15W wireless output charging and 15W wireless input charging.
- Tags
- MagSafe power bank, wireless charging, simultaneous input and output, powerful magnets, aluminum case, innovative design.
- Production Technology
- The MS 2.0 power bank features a unique circuit board design that allows for simultaneous input and output MagSafe charging wirelessly. The body structure is made from aluminium, which dissipates heat efficiently and charges safely. The product also features a ring of 36 magnets on each side, providing a strong magnetic pull and compatibility with the MagSafe ecosystem.
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge in developing the MS 2.0 power bank was the COVID-19 pandemic, which made communication with the factory in mainland China difficult. Additionally, as the first power bank to offer both wireless input and output MagSafe charging at once, the team faced multiple obstacles in developing a new circuit board. However, through perseverance and determination, the team overcame these challenges and successfully realized the design of the MS 2.0 power bank.
- Research
- The MS 2.0 power bank is an innovative product that offers simultaneous input and output MagSafe charging wirelessly, allowing users to charge their phones and power bank wirelessly at the same time. The product features a unique circuit board design and a body structure made from aluminium, which dissipates heat efficiently and charges safely. The product has received widespread acclaim, winning both the German Design Award 2023 and the Hong Kong Smart Design Award 2023.
- Inspiration
- MS 2.0 power bank was designed for creating a true wireless lifestyle for users, free from the constraints of tangled wires and cluttered workspaces. By providing simultaneous input and output MagSafe charging and powerful magnets, the MS 2.0 power bank offers users a convenient and efficient charging solution.
- Project Duration
- The MS 2.0 power bank was developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which made communication with the factory in mainland China difficult. The product was launched in Oct 2022 on the crowdfunding platform IndieGoGo and has since gained popularity, selling over 3,000 units in just a few months.
- Operation Flow
- The MS 2.0 power bank allows for simultaneous input and output MagSafe charging wirelessly, providing users with a convenient and efficient charging solution. The product also features powerful magnets and a phone stand, allowing users to attach their phone and power bank to any magnetic surface and keep their workspace neat and tidy.
- Patents
- Patented: Patent No: 2118773.3M001
Patent Holder: Li Sung Shan
Year: 2021
Jurisdiction: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region - Team Members
- LI SUNG SHAN JASON
CHAN YIN WA COCO - Image Credits
- Image #01: Photographer LI SUNG SHAN JASON, Managing Director, 2023.
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