Cable clutter drives me crazy. I am the type who packs each cable in its own pouch just to avoid tangles and YES, I have had full untangling sessions mid-flight.

Recently, I came across an ad for the Baseus Nomos charger with a built in magnetic retractable USB-C cable. If it works well, it could actually fix a lot of my travel cable issues. It claims to charge up to 5 devices with 140W total output which I assume gets divided between ports.I mainly need it for my MacBook and phone while travelling, so I am not pushing the full capacity.

I have never used Baseus products before. Has anyone tried the Nomos long-term? Would love to hear your experience before I consider it. If you guys have a better recommendation, please do share.

Anker just launched its first car charger with a retractable cable!

Specifications and Features

• Model A2738

• 45W 75cm retractable USB-C cable built to withstand over 10,000 retractions

• 30W USB-C port

• 75W multiport output

• ActiveShield™ 3.0 temperature monitoring

Note: This has the highest multiport output of any Anker car charger with no USB-A ports.

Note: While Anker has released car chargers with integrated cables, such as PowerDrive 2 Elite with Lightning Connector (model A2214), this marks its first with a built-in USB-C cable.

Pricing and Availability

Anker's Nano 75W Car Charger with Retractable USB-C Cable is available to order now via Amazon for $29.99 and should begin shipping immediately.

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Note: Anker's only other device with a retractable cable is its 647 10-in-1 Conference Charging Station (model A91F1), which was released last year. However, Anker is developing 2 new portable chargers and a new charging station with integrated cables...

Yes, there are a dozen USB outlets, but they're useless without cords. Some cars have wireless charging, but only if your case isn't too big, and even then, you'd do wireless carplay, which can be glitchy at best. When you do have a cord, it gets tangled, lost, broken, you swerve trying to plug it in, its too long, too short, or it just charges too slow. Now that most phones are going to USB type C, car manufacturers should include a couple retractable fast charging cords in the dashboard. Open flap, pull cord, plug in. Unplug, tug cord, watch it retract, close flap.