If you’ve spent any time working from an airport gate, a crowded coffee shop, or your morning commute, you already know the pain: you need one specific cable, and it’s either buried at the bottom of your bag or sitting on your desk at home.
For our third swag drop of 2026, we’re fixing that headache completely with the Arcade PopUp Pro.
Think of it as the ultimate pocket toolkit for anyone who lives out of a laptop bag. Added into the Champion and Legend Tiers, here is why you’ll want this in your everyday carry:
Every connector you actually need: A tough braided USB-C to USB-C fast-charging cable, plus swappable adapters for Lightning, Micro-USB, and USB-A. Whatever port you run into, you’re covered.
Fidget-friendly click: It opens with a spring-loaded pop that is honestly just fun to click open and shut while you’re thinking through a problem.
Built-in phone stand: Pops open to hold your phone upright or sideways, so you can prop it up next to your monitor or watch something hands-free on a flight.
The little things you always lose: Built-in slots for a spare Nano SIM and Micro SD card, plus an ejector pin right where you can find it when you travel.
Zero bulk: It’s barely an inch thick, weighs next to nothing, and has a sturdy little braided loop so you can clip it to your pack or slide it into your pocket.
Every challenge you wrap up and badge you collect right now counts toward locking down this gear. Keep that momentum going!
We worked hard throughout the year and achieved 120+ points to earn this swag, so honestly, it feels a little disappointing. We were expecting something more exciting and valuable in return for our time, effort, and dedication. Swags like a power bank, SSD, or even a good-quality pendrive would have felt much more rewarding. We truly appreciate the Arcade team’s efforts, but we hope future swag drops will better reflect the hard work of the community.
@Yugali Thank you, Google Arcade team, for organizing these swag drops! Could you please consider adding a mini thermal printer as a reward option for both Champion and Legend tiers? It would be really useful for students to print study notes, reminders, and checklists. I think it would be a practical and rewarding gift for the time and effort participants put into Arcade. Thank you for considering our suggestion!
I also agree with this brother. Although we did not participated for the swages , it still feels disappointing—especially considering the fact that this cohort was extended to a whole year unlike previous cohorts. i wish other swages are not like this
Something useful expected like a usb hub . It’s useless just a junk which is placed at champion and legend . not much useful underrated and must fit in ranger tier and champion tier!!!
@Yugali It’s great swag. I want to suggest adding mini thermal printer and that cute emoji alarm clock. As a student , it will be useful for us to print study notes and that alarm clock waking us everyday morning will be amazing.
I would love it if u add both of them or either that mini thermal printer or that alarm clock.
