Now you can get a yellow charging brick for $5 to match your Playdate’s cable

As noticed by a Reddit consumer this weekend, Panic is now promoting a macaroni yellow charging brick to go along with the yellow cable that comes with the distinctively yellow Playdate. Say yellow once more. The excellent news for anybody who desires an entire set of matching equipment is that it’s solely $5 — the dangerous information is that transport prices nearly double that at its most cost-effective, so it’s form of laborious to justify shopping for by itself.

Additionally be aware that the 10W energy adapter has a USB-A connection so it’ll work together with your current Playdate charging cable, nevertheless it’s in any other case form of behind the occasions contemplating the final shift towards the USB-C connection. In the mean time, Panic is just promoting a model that’s appropriate with the 2-prong plug kind that’s normal in North America and Japan. It goes with out saying that completely nobody wants this — our Playdates have been charging simply advantageous with out it up to now — however in the event you’re already on the positioning getting a pizza case now that they’re again in inventory, then positive, go wild.