Nomad’s updated Stand One Max charger fixes an annoying design flaw

Nomad is course-correcting from a tiny plan blunder past twelvemonth connected its three-in-one MagSafe charging stand. Like its predecessor, the new Stand One Max for 2024 is simply a wireless multi-charger for a compatible iPhone, Apple Watch, and acceptable of AirPods. However, present you tin complaint each of those devices with your telephone successful scenery orientation, allowing you to usage Apple’s nifty StandBy mode for glanceable accusation similar the clip and weather. The caller basal is besides Qi2-compatible, and astatine $150, it’s really $30 cheaper than the original’s motorboat price, which I emotion to see.

Other than that, the caller Stand One Max (which Nomad calls “third-gen” to align with different models successful its lineup, adjacent though it’s lone the 2nd version) has a batch successful communal with the original. It comes successful metallic oregon black, includes a color-matched 6.6-foot / 2-meter detachable USB-C cablegram (but not the required 30W powerfulness adapter), fast-charges compatible Apple Watches, and is made from metallic and glass. The caller exemplary weighs conscionable a interaction much astatine 1.9 pounds (versus the original’s 1.8 pounds), and that’s apt owed to the basal being astir 0.75 inches longer to accommodate the ticker charger’s caller location, clearing the way for a horizontally mounted telephone up top.

Qi2 whitethorn not beryllium commonplace connected phones conscionable yet, with only 1 telephone supporting it truthful far and immoderate imminently launching flagships notably lacking it. But the imagination is that 1 day, successful a (hopefully) adjacent future, chargers similar the Stand One Max volition alteration arsenic accelerated charging of up to 15W connected some Androids and iPhones — each with the convenience of magnets that fastener your telephone successful place. Chargers that enactment Qi2 are already becoming beauteous prevalent from a assortment of brands, truthful if you’re going to walk immoderate important coin connected 1 of Nomad’s fancy location multi-chargers, it’s bully that it’s besides Qi2-capable.