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Joining its new 3-in-1 15W travel charger that debuted at IFA 2024 yesterday, Anker is also unleashing a new Qi2 MagSafe stand with rotating charging pad for a more versatile viewing experience. This time we are looking at a singular iPhone charging setup with a more than affordable $36 price tag and you can dive into the details down below.
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Hot on the heels of new Qi2 charging gear from Anker and Belkin, ESR has now shown off some of its new Qi2 MagSafe charging gear at IFA 2024 in Berlin. ESR’s new collection includes a 3-in-1 MagSafe Charger, a Qi2 Car Mount Charger, and a Qi2 MagSafe Battery Pack with a kickstand. These new Qi2 chargers are now available to purchase from Amazon, with the MagSafe Qi2 car charger landing a 13% launch deal. Head below for more details on each of them.
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IFA 2024 is in full swing and Belkin just debuted a series of new Qi2 chargers headlined, at least for me, by the new 2-in-1 Magnetic Charging Travel Pad. It looks a lot like the discontinued Apple MagSafe Duo charger, but with a fabric-wrapped charcoal finish and 15W Qi2 power. Now available for purchase directly from Belkin with Amazon listings inbound soon, hit the jump for a closer look here.
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Anker has taken to the show floor at IFA 2024 in Berlin to show off some of its latest tech, including its new MagSafe-compatible MagGo UFO Charger – a 3-in-1 foldable travel charger with Qi2. The brand has been making a strong push into the 15W Qi2 space across this year alongside range of new charging devices headlined by a series of new MagSafe charging stands and its 250W Prime Charging Stations with the onboard status/clock display, but now it’s time for some on-the-go gear. Dive in below for a closer look at the new MagGo 3-in-1 Qi2 UFO Charger and more.
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The official Anker Amazon storefront is now offering its 2024 upgraded 2-in-1 Qi2 15W MagGo charging stand starting at $37.50 shipped once you clip the on-page coupon. Ready for iPhone 12 through, presumably, 16 as well as a Android devices with a proper MagSafe case in place, this is a regularly $50 charging stand that is now seeing a solid 25% price drop. It comes within $1.50 of the lowest we have tracked and delivers one of the best values you’ll find from a trusted brand in the 15W 2-in-1 stand space.
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Woot is now offering a 2-pack of Samsung 25W USB-C Super Fast Wall Chargers with a pair of USB-C cables to go along with them down at $24.99. This deal is available in both the black and white colorways. Shipping is free for Prime members or in orders over $25. Very similar 25W chargers sell for $35 a pop directly from Samsung. Today’s deal yields a price at $12.50 each for these official Samsung charger packages and includes the full 1-year Samsung warranty – they do ship in general bulk packaging though.
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Just after featuring the brand’s USB-C robot charger with the onboard display and magnetic feet, UGREEN has now brought its adorable robotic facial expressions and built-in display to its latest Uno USB-C charging cable. We feature a ton of charging cables around here, but it’s not very often you see a braided one with a built-in LED screen that delivers real-time charging status by way of cute facial expressions, that’s for sure. Now available for purchase on Amazon at just $12.99 Prime shipped, head below for more details.
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We have been featuring iPhone cases around here for years, but perhaps nothing quite like the new GameBaby from Bitmo Lab. Combining a somewhat traditional iPhone case with Game Boy-like controls, the new GameBaby delivers a sort of two-piece cover that brings some physical gaming controls to iPhone 15 Max and iPhone 16 Max, according to the brand. Now available for pre-order ahead of next week’s iPhone 16 reveal, you can score one down at $19.99 from the regular $40 price tag during the pre-sale phase.
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UGREEN is now out with a sweet new robot charger, but this time with even more ports, more power, and even more adorable facial expressions for the built-in display. This might look like just a cute little robot toy that happens to be a charger, and it very much is, but it is indeed also a serious charging solution with notable output power, some interesting features, and an onboard display that shows off some personality too. Now available for purchase via the brand’s official Amazon storefront, you can get more details on the new 100W UGREEN Uno Nexode Robot Charger below.
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The best Labor Day deals are already starting to flood in even before we get into the weekend. While we are expecting more come Monday, there is plenty of incredible deals up for grabs right now. While the Labor Day festivities, at least when it comes to saving money, tends to center around massive discounts on home appliances (and we have featured up to $2,200 off Samsung models and giant $500 Best Buy gift cards with up to 50% in savings on other brands), there’s also some of the best prices of the year now live on Apple and Samsung tech, e-bikes, PC gaming gear, chargers for your entire setup, power stations, smart TVs, and loads of discounts on apparel and footwear from the hottest brands. Head below for the best Labor Day deals you can score right now and be sure to check back throughout the weekend for constant updates.
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Welcome to our collection of the best Labor Day deals under $30. While Labor Day typically ushers in big-time price drops on more pricey gear like smart TVs and Apple tech, home appliances, and e-bikes, and we have certainly featured offers on all of those things, we thought it would be helpful to put the spotlight on some of the less expensive gear we love that is seeing notable deals ahead of Labor Day weekend too. Spread across a range of product categories, from charging and smart home gear to travel companion gadgets, mini smart speakers, and some grilling accessories, you’ll find some of our favorite Labor Day deals for under $30 highlighted down below, alongside the rest of the deals we have been tracking all week.
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Just after taking a look at its new magnetic desk organization board, we have now spotted another new piece of magnetic kit from elago. This new elago Magnetic Phone Holder Mount is designed to attach to the back of your MacBook, laptop, iPad, or really anything like that to provide an elegant and adjustable magnetic holder for your iPhone (or other handsets with a magnetic case). It is also one of the few options from a brand we feature around here that comes in a nice silver finish and lands at a more affordable $24 Prime shipped price tag than some of the other similar gadgets we have featured in the past.
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Today we are taking a closer look at the new Spigen ArcField MagFit+ charging stand as part of the latest entry to our Tested with 9to5Toys series. There are loads of magnetic charging stands out there…I mean more than basically anyone can keep track of, but this one does find a way to stand out with the Apple-certified 15W iPhone power, 5W Apple Watch charging, and a bonus 3-in-1 + 1 setup. Check out our hands-on impressions below.
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It’s been a busy day in new product releases, and next up is ZAGG with its refreshed lineup of powerstation gear. We have been featuring the ZAGG accessories and mophie powerstations around for years – we just tested out its new iPhone 15 juice pack battery case and I still use/love its fabric-wrapped 45W 20,000mAh powerstation pro – but now the brand is ready to unleash its latest with three updated models and some integrated USB-C cable action. Head below for a closer look at each of them and some launch bundle deals too.
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Today we are getting a new Twelve South travel charger. The new ButterFly SE 2-in-1 Qi2 Travel Charger for iPhone and Apple Watch is the latest edition of the brand’s already available Butterfly 2-in-1 USB-C MagSafe model that we know and love – it was just showcased in our first-ever 9to5Toys Travel Kit feature, but this time with 15W Qi2 charging action. Going up for pre-order today, it comes in three new colorways and lands with an even lower price tag.
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On our very first edition of the new 9to5Toys Travel Kit series, we are heading to the Big Apple with our favorite weekend kit. And by we, I mean me, and this is the gear I plan on bringing with me. This will be a short and sweet trip to NYC for a few days with a more pleasure over work vibe, so I won’t need my full tech kit here, but I still want to ensure my phone is charged up and ready to go, I have favorite leather bag over my shoulder, and my passport ready to go. Head below to check out my favorite gear to bring for a weekend in the big city.
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After featuring some of the brand’s wild new Prime power banks and power stations with onboard displays, today we are taking a look at one of Anker’s more modest (and affordable) new releases. The new 8-in-1 Anker Charging Station delivers a series of charging prowess by way of a collection of AC outlets as well as both USB-A/C ports in a super thin and compact form-factor. Best of all, it is landing with a nice launch deal via the brand’s official Amazon storefront. Head below for a closer look and more details.
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The new Nomad Stand One Max Qi2 magnetic charger has arrived. Harnessing the 15W of power the Qi2 charging standard comes along with, this time around its next-generation Stand One is getting the Max treatment with a new form-factor than the original while maintaining that Nomad look and feel with a metal and glass design as well as the 3-in-1 charging setup for your entire mobile Apple kit. Now available for purchase straight from the brand’s official site, you can head below for more details and some early hands-on impressions.
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Today we are talking a look at the new Qi2 15W power bank from Belkin known as the BoostCharge Pro Magnetic. The latest iteration of its high-power portable solution is now available on Amazon for purchase among some of the first Qi2 options on the market from brands like Anker and a few, lesser known outfits.
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Just after featuring its new Pixel 9 cases, as well as the Deadpool and Wolverine collection, CASETiFY is now heading into the Hundred Acre Wood with its new Winnie the Pooh accessories. Once again, the brand’s latest officially-licensed crossover collection is landing with a host of unique designs adorning its iPhone 15 cases, AirPods covers, MagSafe accessories, iPad and MacBook sleeves, and much more. Now available for purchase with gear starting from $38, you’ll find the entire collection right here alongside even more details and a closer look below.
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The new military-inspired UAG Pixel 9 cases have arrived. Now available for purchase on the official site, the brand has now brought its special brand of smartphone protection to Google’s latest 9 series handsets, including the Pixel 9, Pixel Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and even the latest foldable. The brand has always managed to stand out from the crowd with its rugged angular designs, and it is ready to safeguard your new device with many of its most popular designs. Check them out below.
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Spigen’s sister brand Caseology is usually among the first ones to debut cases for new phones when they go live, and its new budget-friendly Pixel 9 collection is now widely available. Caseology’s collection this year starts at just $15.99 Prime shipped, just in line with Spigen’s Pixel 9 collection. They offer solid protection for your phone, while also making it stand out from the rest with some cool designs. Head below for more details on all the available Pixel 9 cases from Caseology.
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After seeing case collections from Spigen, Dbrand, the new MagSafe-ready Moment Camera Case, and more, today we are scoping out the new Pixel 9 models from OtterBox. The brand has been a staple around here (and elsewhere) for years, delivering some of the more popular ultra-protective cases for smartphones from all brands as well as more casual options, and this year it is ready to do the same for Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL users alongside the Thin Flex Series for Google’s latest foldable handset. Head below for more details.
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The new Moment Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL cases have arrived folks. Pre-orders on the new Google Pixel 9 devices are in full swing with Amazon now offering as much as $350 in gift cards with purchase alongside a $30 gift card on the new Google Pixel Buds Pro 2. We already featured some of the of more basic and affordable cases that have launched today, but now it’s time for one of our favorites from Moment. This smartphone photography-based company happens to make some great cases even if you don’t want to use its lens attachments, and the new Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL models has arrived. Not only are they MagSafe-compatible and allow you to elegantly attach its lenses or not with ease, but they are also landing with a sweet launch deal today at 25% off. The details are now below.
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Google’s new Pixel 9 series handsets have arrived, and you can pre-order them now to save big on your purchase. We’ve also started seeing a bunch of new cases for the new phones, including Dbrand’s tried-and-tested Grip case. This is the one with grippy sides that is compatible with a range of interchangeable skins to customize the look and feel of your phone. Head below for more details on Dbrand’s Grip case which is now available for Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and the Pixel 9 Pro XL.
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It’s time for the new Pixel 9 cases. We will be featuring a number of options throughout the day and week, but one of the first out of the gate is CASETiFY. A brand perhaps best known for its wild designs and cross over collaborations, its new Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold cases are now ready to go with loads of different styles and plenty of customization options at the ready. Head below for a closer look.
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We love us some Satechi around here, and while it might not be one of its latest and greatest, the brand is offering spacial flash sale for today only on its Trio Wireless Charger with Magnetic Pad. Regularly $120, you can use code TRIO40 for today only to drop your total down to $72 shipped. That’s a straight up 40% off the going rate, one of the lowest prices we have ever tracked, and a solid chance to score one of the brand’s lauded chargers for well below the asking price.
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We try our best around to save you money and promote products and initiatives attached to them to safeguard our environment on a regular basis. Our Green Deals hub is loaded with ways for you to do both every day of the week, from e-bikes and gas-free tools as well as accessories to free us all from the restraints of fossil fuels. But today we are focusing on a new piece of kit for iPhone from the folks over at Caudabe with every purchase supporting forests across America.
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Update: The new Anker Prime Charging Station lineup with onboard displays and app control also include an entry-level 9,600mAh 65W Battery Pack and a 14-port Docking Station.
Yesterday we featured the brand’s unique new 6-in-1 250W Prime Charging Station with onboard status and clock display, but today it’s time for the new 240W 8-in-1 Anker Prime Charging Station. This one takes on a more slim form-factor while still delivering the high-tech onboard display action and an arguably more versatile setup with a removable extension cable unit and app control on iPhone and Android devices. Now available for purchase with a launch deal, head below for a closer look at the new 240W 8-in-1 Anker Prime Charging Station.
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We feature plenty of unique and useful chargers around here, but it’s not often we see them in the form of this new Anker Prime Charging Station with an onboard LCD display. The heads-up, almost dashboard-like unit delivers on all of the usual charging prowess you would expect from a device like this, but with some serious output wattage to support even your most power hungry of gear alongside a conversation-starting display that would even have this tech writer saying something like, “what do we have here?” if I happened upon it for the first time in your setup. Now available for purchase with a nice launch discount, head below for more details on the new Anker Prime Charging Station.
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The official Baseus Amazon storefront is now offering its 10-in-1 PowerCombo Charging Station for $37.49 shipped. Be sure to clip the on-page coupon. This model debuted about a year ago as an all-in-one desktop charging solution that regularly fetches $50. Today’s deal knocks 25% off the total to deliver a whole lot of power prowess for $38, and with an onboard display no less. Hit the jump for a closer look at how this power station can amp up your setup.
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After featuring its big Warehouse clearance sale last month, the annual Moment Summer sale has now arrived. The brand delivers some of our favorite iPhone lens attachments as well as iPhone cases and leather AirPods Pro covers, alongside a host of other accessories including bags and totes, but that’s just for starters. Now offering as much as 50% off the going rates, you’ll find both the older M-Series and newer T-Series smartphone lens attachments on sale to upgrade your photography game this summer as well as a host of deals on the aforementioned accessories. All of the offers are waiting right here, but you’ll find some top picks highlighted below as well.
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Update: The official CASETiFY Deadpool and Wolverine collection is now live and available for purchase.
It’s been a little while since we touched down with CASETiFY’s growing lineup of official crossover Apple gear collections, but with the new Deadpool x Wolverine lineup set to touchdown soon, it’s about time we did. The Merc with the Mouth is about to take center stage with (just about) everyone’s favorite X-Men, and CASETiFY is set to launch a new collection of iPhone cases, MagSafe chargers, Apple Watch bands, AirPod cases, MacBook covers, and more in collaboration with Marvel to celebrate. Head below or a closer look.
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ESR is an affordable tech accessory brand we have been featuring around here for years. It delivers everything from Qi2 MagSafe chargers to iPhone car mounts and just about everything in-between at prices that tend to undercut just about everyone out there. Well today, it is taking its latest creation to Kickstarter to serve up some early bird deals on the new Geo Wallet with built-in Find My action. Pricing kicks off from just $38 for folks that opt in early (but you better act quick, as units are selling out fast) with delivery scheduled for September of this year. Head below for more details.
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After getting a chance to test out the SANDMARC Telephoto zoom lens for capturing distant images recently, it’s now time to bring it up close and personal with its 100mm iPhone Macro Lens. I had a blast with the zoom lens and came away very impressed, and, maybe it’s just me, but I’m having even more fun with the Macro model. Head below for my hands-on impressions of the 100mm iPhone Macro Lens and an exclusive deal in the latest edition of Tested with 9to5Toys.
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The new Lexar ARMOR 700 is the latest in the brand’s lineup of USB 3.2 Gen 2×2-compatible, USB-C portable SSDs. It lands with a focus on content-creators, wrapped inside of a rugged shell and speeds rated up to 2,000MB/s. We were lucky enough to give the drive a go for the last couple weeks and you’ll find our hands-on impressions of the Apple ProRes-ready solution down below as part of the latest in our Tested with 9to5Toys series.
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Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 are now up for pre-order, and you can save big with a $100 credit when you order through our links right here. A bunch of new cases for these phones have also started flowing in, and it’s now time to look at some affordable picks from Spigen’s sister brand, Caseology. Much like Spigen’s collection for the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6, these cases also punch above their weight class, offering solid protection with stylish designs.
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The new Samsung Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 handsets have arrived with massive pre-order deals now live (you can score an extra $100 instant credit with our deal right here), and that means the new cases are starting to flood in. We already featured the more casual Spigen models, and now it’s time for the military-inspired and magnetic models from UAG. Urban Armor Gear has been a brand we have featured around here for some time – I have become a big fan of its unapologetic rugged design sensibilities and it’s ready to bring it all to Samsung’s latest foldables starting today.
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The brand new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 pre-orders are now live with major price drops (you can score a bonus $100 credit if you order through our links right here instead of the $50 Samsung offered by the way), and the new Spigen case collection is now arriving with some light launch deals of its own. Spigen has long since been a brand we promote around here for offering relatively affordable solutions that tend to hit will above their pay grade, with many of our favorite Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 designs now available for purchase. Head below for a closer look at all of them alongside some early launch deals.
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Order Now!Here at 9to5Toys, many of our readers as well as our writers are huge fans of innovative charging solutions. This ranges from Anker’s powerful 167.5W car charger to UGREEN’s new 2-in-1 MagSafe charging station, among a bunch of others. That’s why the recently-released Baseus detachable power strip caught my attention. I typically take an overnight trip around once a month and it’s always a bit cumbersome to pull together all of my charging gear. I thought that one of latest releases from Baseus could help alleviate this, and it turns out that my suspicions were correct. Keep on reading to get my hands-on impressions as part of the latest entry to the Tested with 9to5Toys series.
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We just recently had a chance to go hands-on with SANDMARC’s Telephoto iPhone zoom lens (and loved every second of it by the way), and the brand is back today to take it way back with some vintage filmic vibes for your iPhone. While its latest releases in the iPhoneography space have focused on bringing distant subjects up close and personal, or bringing every water droplet on a blooming flower to life, its new Retro Filter for iPhone captures that classic, vintage vibe of yesteryear. And we have an exclusive deal down below so you can add it to your arsenal this summer at a discount.
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We are no strangers to Peak Design accessories around here, from its iPhone cases and Qi2 car mounts to camera attachments, bags, and its motorcycle gear. The brand is debuting its new lineup motorcycle phone mounts today, in two flavors, without charging capabilities and with blazing-fast Qi2 15W charging action. The trusted brand has taken to Kickstarter to debut its new gear to let folks in early ahead of the shipping window later this year, but that also means there’s some serious early bird pricing up for grabs with as much as $356 in savings. Check it all out down below.
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Today, Nomad is introducing “the first AC adapter with an Apple Watch puck built-in.” The new 65W AC Power Adapter Apple Watch Edition is very much what it sounds like, a powerful wall adapter with an integrated Apple Watch charger. The brand has been on a roll this year with an ultra-thin 35W Slim Power Adapter before the debut of its wonderful Apple Find My Tracking Card with MagSafe charging (I love this thing), and today it is turning its attention back to the charging space with the unique new combo wall solution. Now available for purchase directly on the brand’s official site, head below for a closer look at the new Nomad 65W AC Power Adapter Apple Watch Edition.
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It doesn’t matter if you’re after gear for your smartphone, tablet, or just some helpful accessories for around the office or on the go, this is the place to find all of the best markdowns leading up to July 4th. From MagSafe power banks to 3-in-1 chargers, Mac keyboards, and Siri-enabled smart fans, there’s bound to be something in there that catches your eye. So keep on reading to find the very best July 4th deals we’ve spotted so far.
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We have been featuring UAG’s special brand of ultra-protective iPhone and iPad gear for years. Much it delivers a rugged, almost industrial or even tactical vibe with layered angular designs. And now, just after the brand unleashed its new cases for the M4 iPad Pro and M2 Air models, it’s ready to unveil the latest design for iPhone 15 users. Forged in the fires of the Urban Armor Gear design studios, the brand’s new glass and epoxy resin G10 Monarch Pro case has arrived.
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After the initial debut of its new Qi2 gear at CES 2024 earlier this year, some new Belkin charging gear sporting the new standard has begun to surface. We featured its latest 3-in-1 foldable Qi2 MagSafe charging station last week, and today we are looking at the new Belkin BoostCharge Pro 3-in-1 MagSafe model. Delivering on the flat form-factor that takes things up a notch from the 2-in-1 model that launched earlier this year, the new pro-grade 3-in-1 is now available for purchase via Amazon and elsewhere. Check it out below.
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Anker’s latest collection of 15W Qi2 charger gear debuted at CES 2024 earlier this year, and we have just spotted a new model over on the brand’s Amazon storefront. The updated version of Anker’s MagGo 2-in-1 Charging Station has now landed on Amazon with a paired down setup by comparison to the 3-in-1 variant, but now also features the new Qi2 certified 15W wireless charging action. And now, joining the 30% price drop we are tracking on the 3-in-1 at $70, the even cleaner 2-in-1 model is up for purchase at $45.99 shipped. Head below for more details.
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Today, Satechi is debuting its new Qi2 Wireless Car Charger. Following the launch of its Qi2 2-in-1 and 3-in-1 MagSafe charging stands, Satechi is now set to bring the new 15W charging standard to your ride with its new magnetic car mount. While it’s not the first car mount of its type out of the gate with the new Qi2 charging tech, it is the brand’s first, landing with double the power of its previous-generation offering to reliably accompany travelers on road-trips, daily commutes, and just about everything in between. Now available for purchase directly on the brand’s official site and over at Amazon, be sure to head below for more details and some early hands-on impressions.
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