Your EDC is missing this pocket knife inspired gadget

Traveling with charging cables can be a real hassle. We’ve all been there. You arrive at the airport and realize your smartphone or laptop is running low on battery. You dig through your bag to find the charging cable, and when you’re done, you practically have to repack your bag. A real disaster.

Of course, there are plenty of cable management accessories you can buy to help you neatly store your charging cables, such as bags, straps, cord tacos, and cable wraps (like this one ). Some charging cables also have their own built-in management solutions.

Native Union’s brand new charging cable, the Pocket Cable, has its own built-in cable management solution, and it does it in a pretty clever way.

Native Union Pocket Cable

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Native Union Pocket Cable

The Native Union Pocket Cable is a portable USB-C to USB-C charging cable disguised as an EDC. It’s designed to look and function like a pocket knife: its body features a built-in cable management solution so the cables fold compactly into themselves when not in use. It’s also about the size of a pocket knife.

The exterior of the body is made of Kevlar and the cable has a reinforced PET braid. According to Native Union, the Pocket Cable has a lifespan of 30,000 bends (roughly speaking, it should last a long There is also a small key ring, so you can easily attach it to an existing key ring.