Satechi Announces Smart Dual Charging Station for iPhone and Apple Watch
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Posted January 10, 2018 at 3:08am by iClarified
Satechi announced a new Smart Dual Charging Station for iPhone and Apple Watch at CES 2018.
The Smart Dual Charging Station features two customizable docks to simultaneously charge connected devices via a USB-C connection. The included removable smart charging docks allow users to easily and quickly customize the station and switch out Apple devices as needed.
The charging station is equipped with Smart Charging Technology, distributing a total of 15W to connected devices. Additionally, the charger features built-in cable storage to minimize messy cords.
Pricing and Availability: The Smart Dual Charging Stand will soon be available for $64.99 in silver, gold, and space gray at the link below and on Amazon.
For that price point, it should be dual wireless charging with the charging pads built in. Wireless charging is the future and this charging stand is already obsolete.
But charging stand is not obsolete, you can display your phone right in front of you versus laying it down on a wireless charger and not being able to see the screen. I do see why you want to point out that wireless charging is better and it's the future, however there are no stand up wireless charging stands, also a hardwire charge is faster than a wireless charger at this point. Therefore it's not obsolete. Once wireless charging is as good as hardwire charging, then hardware will be obsolete with stands like this. Until then, there still a market for this product and its competitors.
I'm not replacing the good old charger/lighting cable combo anytime near, also not interested in wireless charging, very impractical instead of just using the available gear.
In this day of wireless charging, asking someone to plug in the phone into the stand is not a smart decision. I understand that only 5% or less customers are using iPhone X or 8, but still they should be looking at the future and not the legacy customers.
I'm not really fond of wireless charging, but I see your point because I can just hold the phone while the cord is plugged in without sacrificing ways of using the phone.