Connex the Pocket-Sized Connectivity tool That Actually Delivers (data and power)

The The Krafted Connex is about 9.5cm long, 2cm high and 3cm wide, looking more like a pen knife than a multi-connector product.

Cardboard Sleeve

It comes in a cardboard sleeve and inside a cardboard holder.

Cardboard container

The actual unit is made of metal and a silicon feeling material (actually ABS). The connectors swivel out and there's a USB-A input port on one side (and the end pulls off for a USB-C input, which is nice, but that's the bit that's going to get lost when you're in a coffee shop and it falls off the table or such like). On that side there's a lightning and a micro-USB connector. 

On the other side is another lightning and USB-C connector.

All the connectors are on a silicon flexible material so they can wiggle a bit and fit at non-straight angles.

For those that want to carry it around with them, there's a key ring hole extending out the top/side.

Top of Connex

One lightning connector is rated at 4A and the other at 2A (both can be used simultaneously), though not stated, presumably it's the lightning port on the same side of the USB-A/C connector with the high power rating.

Though multiple devices can be plugged in at once (good for charging), data between multiple devices is pretty much a no, PD charging is only supported for a single device being connected. Data transfer can also take place to the PD device simultaneously.

Bottom of Connex

It does remove the need for have a spaghetti selection of cables and it's reasonably small and compact that it can easily fit into a laptop or tablet bag. At under 90g (~87.5g) it's not too heavy.

It's meant to support 25W (but it's actually rated slightly lower 5V @ 4.5A i.e. 22.5W), and it will supply

• Input 5V 3A: 2 outputs receive 1.5A. 3 outputs receive 1A.
• Input 5V 4A: 2 outputs receive 2A. 3 outputs receive 1.3A. 4 outputs receive 1A.

If you can connect devices via USB you'll generally get better speeds than WiFi or even Ethernet.

So it can be a useful device to carry around, it retails at £29.99 from the usual on-line stores or directly from Krafted (in charcoal grey or in green)