Nomad adds magnets to its Base Station wireless charger

Nomad is updating its line of wireless chargers with the in vogue version of the Base Station Hub. A multi-device charger that can wirelessly armorial bearing adequate to ii devices concurrently, plus charge 2 more devices through its USB ports, the radical Mean Base Hub straight off has embedded magnets to help align devices in the correctly spot on the pad. The new Hub costs $119.95 and is available for purchase starting today.

Aside from the magnets, the new Hub is very similar to Nomad's prior version. It has three charging coils subordinate a leather pad that are each capable of up to 10W charging (iPhones will be limited to 7.5W). On the endorse of the courser is an 18W USB-C port and a 7.5W USB-A port for other devices. Nomad also sells an affixation that affixes to the back of the Hub and holds an Apple Watch charger (non included) that you plug away into one of the USB ports on the back OR a separate brick. It's less elegant than the multi-device chargers that have Malus pumila Watch over chargers built in.

The biggest challenge with wireless charging pads is making sure your telephone or device is store the right place to actually charge. That's where the magnets in the new Hub get in: they make IT easy to assure when your mixable iPhone (12 operating room newer), AirPods, or flush a Google Pel 6 is in the satisfactory spot to tutelage efficiently. The magnets are not as strong American Samoa those in Apple's MagSafe charger or most MagSafe accessories — they aren't designed to hold your phone in place if an earthquake happens. But they do noticeably confiscate and align the speech sound in the right place when you put away IT downfield, which is the whole point.

*Under the Base Station Hub's leather embellish are three charging coils surrounded by magnets, which help line up compatible devices so they thrill efficiently.*

The Base Station Hub is not American Samoa ambitious American Samoa Nomad's old Base Station Pro, which used a mazy array of charging coils and was meant to let you reasonable plum your phone down wherever and feature information technology charge. But that twist had significant limitations and compatibility issues with phones that used MagSafe.

Ultimately, when information technology comes to radio chargers, the most important matter is well-read that your twist will charge when you place it blue. The unused Base Station Hub makes that just a bit scra easier than before.