{"id":1508,"date":"2012-07-18T16:47:54","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T16:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/1508-pop-portable-power-supply-for-your-mobile-devices-approved-by-the-mayor-of-maui.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T17:20:31","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:20:31","slug":"pop-portable-power-supply-for-your-mobile-devices-approved-by-the-mayor-of-maui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/pop-portable-power-supply-for-your-mobile-devices-approved-by-the-mayor-of-maui","title":{"rendered":"POP : Portable Power Supply for your Mobile Devices : Approved by the Mayor of Maui"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another great Kickstarter project that uses 3D Printing to help bring ideas into reality is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/siminoff\/pop-the-intersection-of-charging-and-design\" target=\"_blank\">POP Portable Charging station<\/a> by&nbsp;James Siminoff. 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