Here’s the Nothing product that Carl Pei ditched because it failed to pass tests

Here’s the Nothing product that Carl Pei ditched because it failed to pass tests،

When talking about movies, the conversation often ends with the deadpan question: “What was the greatest movie ever made?” and most often, the unrealized project of “Napoleon” by Stanley Kubrick is mentioned.

I’m sure I’m the first person to ask “What was the greatest power bank ever made?” ”, but damn, someone has to do it – given that Carl Pei talks in detail about a Nothing power bank that was never created. born.

Of course, a term like “greatest” is not applicable, given the great diversity and availability of power banks today, but Nothing’s power bank was certainly stylish and attracted attention. attention. Here it is, it should have been called Power (1):

This is the Nothing product that Carl Pei abandoned because it didn't pass testing

In a short video, Carl Pei talks about “Power (1) – the product that never existed” and recalls that this power bank was to be released after the Ear (1) headphones. “Many of us have poured a lot of heart into this product – both time and money. We learned a lot of lessons along the way,” he says.

In his words, “it was really complicated.” The Nothing team had just started experimenting and exploring transparent design: how to make glue invisible while still being strong enough, and much more.

The real problems started at the testing stage, when problems with thermals arose. “If we used the kind of loading speed we wanted, it would overheat,” Carl Pei remembers and since product safety is really important, the team decided to abandon this project.

Another problem was the durability of the Power (1): the prototype did not perform well in the different abuse scenarios the team subjected it to, such as dropping it from different angles and heights. “It cracks quite easily,” explains the CEO of Nothing.

He’s not discouraged at all: “Think about it this way: if you’re in a car driving somewhere and you realize you’ve got the GPS position wrong, would you continue to drive a little more accurately? to get to your final destination? destination…or would you just turn around to get to where you actually need to be?

Here is the full video: