Prong (company)

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Prong
Industry Private company
Founded2011 (2011)
Defunct2017 (2017)
FateClosed
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
ProductsPocketPlug smartphone charging case
Website www.prong.com   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Prong was an iPhone battery case company based in New York City, primarily manufacturing accessories for electronic devices. Its first product was the PocketPlug, a smartphone case that had the prongs to connect directly to a power socket without needing a charging cable. [1]

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History

Prong was founded in 2011 with the production of the PocketPlug. The company later introduced the Prong PWR Case, [2] a removable battery case with integrated prongs.

Prong introduced the PocketPlug, at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2013. It was first reviewed by The Washington Post , [3] citing that they enjoyed the product, although adding the critique that a battery pack was needed and the product had limited usability during charging. The New York Times gave a similar review. [4] CNet felt that the phone was lacking an external battery. [5]

Prong ceased trading in 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "Macworld 2014: PocketPlug from Prong". YouTube (video). Apr 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Prong - PWR Case". Macrumors. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Prong - The Washington Post Review". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 Jan 2014.
  4. ↑ "Prong - The New York Times Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 Oct 2013.
  5. ↑ "No more charging cables: Prong iPhone case has wall prongs". CNET. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
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