Dr Jeff Daum

Jeff Daum, Ph.D., PPA Technology & Product Analyst One of the individuals I met at the 2021 AAPEX/SEMA convention was Dean Martin- no not the singer via hologram nor a Vegas impersonator, but Dean Martin, President of iTEKT, a Canadian company specializing in nano ceramic coatings for windshields.

If you are like me, as you accumulated personal electronic devices like your phone, ear buds, laptop, smart watch, etc., you ended up with a gaggle of chargers. In many cases the chargers were designed to work with a specific device and therefore have a different end (C, micro usb, Lightning) and item specific voltage output. When you took a trip, you had to remember to bring each one.

If you have ever lost your OEM FOB you know what a hassle it typically is to get a replacement from the dealer and to get it programmed properly, let alone the steep cost you incur. While there have been non-OEM FOBs available for years, most don’t end up working or require you to still go to the dealer to get it properly programmed, again at a significant cost.