I do think that the claims made by Macworld are somewhat exaggerated. This kind of journalism always needs to be taken with some grains of salt. The paragraph i

I do think that the claims made by Macworld are somewhat exaggerated. This kind of journalism always needs to be taken with some grains of salt. The paragraph in which the 800% extension is described, sounds messy, and doesn't cohere with some other claims made in the article. The motivation of the story, namely that of a robbery of private documents, seems odd, and I can understand that it will immediately raise red flags among readers. Some other points in the article did seem plausible to me. Modern electronics need stable voltages to keep working properly. The working of voltage regulators is well understood. Only the miniaturization is the invention, which is patented (https://www.google.com/patents/US20120121943 https://www.google.com/patents/US20120121943), and has a very verbose application compared to other patents. There can of course be issues with the technology, of which theories are offered by some commenters. Another patent by "Frankie Roohparvar" (and not Bob as in the article), can be found here: https://www.google.com/patents/US6717853 https://www.google.com/patents/US6717853 , and Mr. Roohparvar can be seen talking (presumably; I only skipped around) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V6IKoFhBtQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V6IKoFhBtQ For some theories that commenters are offering, an elaborate conspiracy would be required, building up references and trust, only to mislead absolutely and quite likely not get away with it. Of course, conspiracies exist, but please don't think so lightly about arguing them.