CHICAGO, Oct. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Powering classrooms and offices to meet today’s technology demand is often the biggest challenge for facilities. After all, Americans now spend five hours a day on average using mobile devices, up 20 percent since the end of 2015 (source: Flurry). But unless they were built in the last 10 years, schools and office buildings aren’t typically designed to support the device charging this usage spike demands. And the cost of tearing apart walls and floors for electrical retrofits keeps many facilities from providing enough power to charge everyone’s mobile devices simultaneously.
Enter Juice Mobile Power, an Active Charging™ solution from Bretford. This category-creating mobile power system, with proprietary FLI Charge technology, changes the game for IT and facility managers by delivering a safe, effective, flexible way to turn a single outlet into a power source for the entire classroom or office, at a fraction of the cost of a retrofit.
“Juice Mobile Power addresses a major gap in the world of mobile device charging,” said Chris Petrick, Bretford CEO. “It is the industry’s first active charging solution for organizations. Now people don’t have to stop using their devices while they charge; Juice Mobile keeps them learning and working without disruption.”
Juice Mobile Power eliminates the tangled web of non-compliant, overloaded extensions cords, with a flexible solution that moves and adapts with you. Delivering safe DC power in a lightweight, portable track and pod system, it can be set up in any space that has a traditional three-pronged electrical outlet and can fit any room configuration. Through its FLI Charge safety technology, Juice Mobile Power smartly detects foreign objects on the track and instantly powers down to ensure safety. When the object is removed, the system instantly powers back up.
Available in early 2018, the Juice Mobile Power starter kit includes a compact base, a 12 foot track, two pods and a backpack carrying case. Additional tracks and pods can be added to the starter kit to accommodate larger groups and spaces.
“People are amazed by how easy it is to set up this system,” Petrick said. “Simply plug in the base, lay the track and place the pods on your desks, and it’s ready to go. Your team can get to work without worrying about battery life. Juice Mobile truly helps deliver power everywhere.”
To learn more about Juice Mobile Power, visit: www.bretford.com.
About Bretford Manufacturing, Inc.
Bretford is a leading manufacturer of technology solutions that solve the growing need to physically manage, charge and store mobile devices. In classrooms. In businesses. In healthcare. Bretford delivers nearly seven decades of expertise dedicated to the design and manufacture of technology solutions that enhance everyday productivity. Offering the widest selection of footprints and capacities to fit any project requirements. Bretford, headquartered outside of Chicago, Illinois, offers comprehensive solutions that are designed and manufactured in the U.S.
About FLI Charge
Based in New York City, FLI Charge is an early-stage technology company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets its proprietary contact based charging and power solution. FLI Charge’s surfaces are capable of providing significant amounts of power to charge and/or power multiple devices, each with different power requirements, simultaneously, and at the same specifications as a regular outlet. FLI Charge’s technology is compatible with any DC operated device and can be easily integrated at an OEM level. For more information, visit www.FLICharge.com.
