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Being a tech reviewer for a living means that I get offered some very interesting things. Not interesting as in Bugatti supercars or jewel-encrusted Fabergé eggs, but interesting as in "this thing could easily be a fire hazard -- want to take a look?"

Submissively, I often say yes. And I'm glad I did with the most recent pitch, because it was very interesting indeed.

This time around, the thing of interest was a charger that claimed to deliver an incredible 1,000W through its ten ports -- four 140W USB-C ports, four 100W USB-C ports, and two 20W USB-A ports.