The Instacharge team based in Fiji has announced that its priority is to roll out the Instacharge app first in Fiji.
Although questions have been raised on how the app works and how it will be delivered, the company says that Fiji is their priority to launch the app and they will then deliver to other territories around the world.
In a statement, Instacharge app partners Stewart and Patel say they owe this to the Prime Minister, the Fijian government and the people of Fiji.
They say Fiji was chosen as it is one of the most beautiful places in the world, considered a hub of the Pacific and has a manageable number of mobile network subscribers.
Stewart and Patel also say that Fiji will also serve as the global headquarters for Instacharge App where more than 50 Fijians will be employed.
They say that it is work in progress and the roll out will take place once they have decided to partner with a local mobile network provider or other means such as Google Play.
The partners say that they are overwhelmed with the coverage of the app, whether it’s considered positive or negative, adding that the coverage received will result in enormous downloads worldwide of the Instacharge app.
They also say that the reported claims of a multibillion dollar deal are true but the Fijian government has not invested a cent nor has there been any discussion pertaining to this claim.
The partners say that the great minds and experts that have cast doubt over the Instacharge app only know too well that the company simply cannot reveal the in depth details of how Instacharge works as this is confidential and sensitive intellectual property.
Meanwhile Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum made it clear over the weekend that Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama and the Fijian government have not endorsed the Instacharge app and there is enough consumer protection to ensure that consumers are not duped into getting the app.
Sayed-Khaiyum says just by being at the event does not mean that the app was endorsed by the Prime Minister as there were many other people there including heads of missions and top company executives.
He says there has been a bit of misplacement of endorsement.
Sayed-Khaiyum says there is no risk to consumers as there is no sale of the app as yet.
Meanwhile Fijivillage has sent further questions to the Instacharge Team based in Fiji as there is no word on whether they have held talks with the mobile operators in Fiji.
InstaCharge is not available on App Store and Play Store.
Questions continue to be raised on how the new InstaCharge app that was launched in Suva last month can store energy outside a mobile phone’s battery while many are calling on the company based in Fiji to provide a full explanation regarding this app.
InstaCharge supposedly allows a user to recharge their phone's battery at the push of a button, with no need for chargers or battery packs.
Radio NZ reports that InstaCharge's creator, Douglas Stewart, claims his app saves excess power after a phone is fully charged so, at the push of a button, a user can instantly recharge when the battery is low.
But if it does what it claims to, Las Vegas‑based Stewart will have done what scientists for decades have been unable to: overcome the fundamental laws of thermo-dynamics.
Justin Hodgkiss, an associate professor of physical chemistry at Victoria University in Wellington says one of the fundamental principles is that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
He says it’s just simple, you can't just make energy with an app.
