Fashion Meets Function with Proto Labs' Latest Cool Idea! Award Winner
16 Julho 2013 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
A dying phone battery and no access to a charger is no problem
for carriers of the Everpurse, the latest recipient of the Proto
Labs (NYSE: PRLB) Cool Idea! Award.
Docking a smartphone in the Everpurse
(Photo: Everpurse)
From the outside, Everpurse looks like nothing more than a
stylish purse. However, built into its inner wall is a wireless
charging dock, which allows the user to attach their phone for a
convenient charge. Everpurse also comes with an inductive charging
mat which charges the purse wirelessly. Simply place Everpurse on
the mat, and after six hours the purse holds enough power to
recharge a dead smartphone twice.
“Everpurse has a hallmark characteristic of a Cool Idea! Award
winner,” says Larry Lukis, founder and chairman of Proto Labs. “It
solves a problem. In this case, Everpurse was able to integrate
design ingenuity into an everyday item and make charging technology
fit a woman’s lifestyle, instead of the other way around.”
The purses, which come in leather, crocodile and fabric options,
are designed exclusively for Everpurse by two Chicago-based fashion
designers, and are assembled there as well. With Proto Labs
manufacturing the parts for the charging mats and docks, the
majority of Everpurse is made in the United States.
“One of our goals has been to produce as much of the Everpurse
system as possible in the U.S., and using Proto Labs for
manufacturing has been key,” says Dan Salcedo, co-founder and chief
technology officer at Everpurse. “The best part about working with
Proto Labs, in addition to the Cool Idea! Award, is the
availability of its customer service team. We really appreciated
that Proto Labs’ staff took the time to educate us on the
manufacturing process, which ultimately led to an improved end
product.”
Proto Labs launched the Cool Idea! Award in 2011, which gives a
total of $250,000 each year to entrepreneurs developing new
products in the United States and Europe. Unlike other product
awards that recognize products after they’re in mass production and
on store shelves, the Cool Idea! Award is meant to help cool ideas
come to life and into real products. For more information about the
Cool Idea! Award and how to apply visit
www.protolabs.com/CoolIdea.
For more details on Everpurse, visit www.Everpurse.com.
About Proto LabsProto Labs (PRLB) is a leading online and
technology-enabled quick-turn manufacturer of low-volume
CNC-machined and injection molded custom parts for prototyping and
short-run production. The company provides “Real Parts, Really
Fast” to product developers worldwide and has two quick-turn
services in North America, Europe and Japan: Firstcut
(www.firstcut.com) CNC machining and Protomold (www.protomold.com)
injection molding. Both are capable of providing parts in as fast
as one business day. Product developers who use Proto Labs for
prototypes and short-run production can upload a 3D CAD file at any
one of Proto Labs online sites, get an interactive quotation and
place an order for Proto Labs services directly online. For more
information, visit: www.protolabs.com.
About EverpurseEverpurse is a handbag that charges a
smartphone wire-free and without the need for a special case. It
features a patent-pending docking system at the bottom of a
specially designed pocket and an internal battery bank system in
the lining of the purse that stores enough power to charge most
smartphones twice in one day. Everpurse is charged on an inductive
charging mat. The mat sends energy wirelessly to the purse using
inductive coils. For best results leave Everpurse on its charging
mat overnight, and it will have a full charge the next morning. For
more information, check out everpurse.com.
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