Moment Unveils Magnetic iPhone and iPad Stands Designed in Partnership With YouTuber Sara Dietschy

[derekamoss]

The "Surface Studio"-style iPad stand is cool but it would be cooler if they had a version that supported the (yet to be announced) M2 iPad Pro MagSafe charging system by routing an invisible wire thru the hinge.

The iPhone stand..did we really need another 7.5W "fake MagSafe" stand? That MagSafe module Apple supplies to OEMs must be really pricey or in short supply, I get it..still.

Lol. Totally thought Surface Studio as well.

 

[charles4515]

It would be nice if the article explained who this person is and why they were involved. The link didn't tell me any more about this partnership, either. I guess it doesn't matter then.

She is a YouTube influencer. Basically a paid shill for products sent to her for review.

 

[Morgenland]

To be finding flaws in things that hypothetically might not even be an issue means you must either be single or in an unhappy marriage…

Neither nor, my dear. I highly respect good things and they make me happy (so I am thrilled with most of Apple's decisions).
In contrast, this stuff bears a lot of resemblance to the pathetic China-Alibaba gimmicks flooding the world. America can do better if it tries a little harder.
I am an engineer who quickly recognizes weak points.
I have to be able to do that by profession and I'm pretty good at it.

I'm not a sara schoolgirl bowing down to supposedly good design.

These influencers really worry me: They are able to study the Chinese market (Alibaba), buy anything in 1000s of pieces, declare it developed and commissioned and then sell it in America for a factor of 5-10. Then fake a development story, and they laugh delightedly at the money. Fraud has never been so easy.
Real developers have a much harder time bringing really great things into the world. Apple knows this every day. And here my joy that after hard work also great products come into this world.

Another addendum:
"Shipping is set to begin in January 2023"

Design developments in a small team usually succeed in a few days or weeks. Rapidproto models are received in 2-3 days after commissioning, so the design freeze can be achieved quickly, technic which is not a topic here can take longer, production and logistics (China) take its time depending on experience (see above 23-01). Surprisingly, influencer girls (they replace the expensive marketing) usually claim that such stuff is produced in America, but rather hardly proven; those people want to earn your money. And Macrumors seems to be the supporting platform for such a business model.

 

[GhostOS]

Staying far away from anything Kickstarter as much as I can. Been burnt too many times with these new, unproven YouTube/online entrepreneurs running away with my money or products being endlessly delayed for months on end. No thanks.

Plenty of premium stands I can get right now without waiting if I really need it anyway, instead of spending money now and keep hoping there won’t be yet another delay. Hard pass.

To anyone thinking of backing it, be wary of endless delays because on Kickstarter with new products, they’re not uncommon.

 

[svish]

The iPad stand looks good.

 

[diogenis]

For a lot less, you can buy Apples smart sleeve and do exactly the same plus protecting your ipad. It is also lighter too!

 

[SenorWhyMe]

moment became trash the moment they quit making lenses and started to push trash accessories at x6 times the price

 

[Smici]

As far as I know she climbed on iJustine and Austin Evans back to get her YT channel running, and this made her to me unpleasent. I don’t know what she can add to this project aside from a bad name. If you follow the ipad reddit page there is a DIY project every month like this and also there are some chines ones already so nothing new here but they asking for money. And I’m pretty sure they will get the money.. 😫

 

[reasonablewolf]

It would be nice if the article explained who this person is and why they were involved. The link didn't tell me any more about this partnership, either. I guess it doesn't matter then.

Sara Dietschy is a YouTuber that has been around for, I want to say over 10 years. She is an astute young entrepreneur. Just look her up on Youtube.

 

[x-evil-x]

No go for me on the iPad stand. Needing to commit to a specific iPad size is a mistake. I want a product where the base can stay the same and stick around for a few years, but I can keep buying new mounting plates depending on which device I've upgraded to at the time.

Even if I kept buying the same size iPad, no question the magnet configuration will change. Asking people to buy a whole new unit is not the right play.

It’s the same thing with what apple has done with the magic keyboard. I don’t see them changing the magnet placement because of that.
but it could happen I just wouldn’t think they will change it for the iPad or iPhones anytime soon.

 

[charles4515]

Sara Dietschy is a YouTuber that has been around for, I want to say over 10 years. She is an astute young entrepreneur. Just look her up on Youtube.

She is astute at promoting products she is paid to present. Astute at promoting herself. Her videos are very shallow. Also very self centered.

 

[thevelvetdevil]

She is astute at promoting products she is paid to present. Astute at promoting herself. Her videos are very shallow. Also very self centered.

I tried her material out, as she's had a few interesting guests, but I'm not a fan. She's a bit of a narcissist without the knowledge base or compelling personality that the LTT's, MKBHD's, or iJustines have to back it up. It's like she woke up one day and decided that she was important in the tech space. Beyond that, she's made a few pro-Trump trolling tweets that were cringe.

 

[jazz1]

Hey, this is Jordan from Moment.
Great point, we're concerned about this too. The stand is designed so that the magnetic plate can be removed and (hopefully) replaced when future iPad gens warrant it. Right now we're confident the next gen iPad Pro's will be compatible.
Obviously Apple doesn't share specs until they release product, so we can never commit to saying that our products are forward compatible, but our hope is that you can replace the plate for a much lower price and use the rest of the stand for many, many years.

Thanks for that info! That was keeping me from ordering as I might just replace my M1 iPad Pro with the M2.

 

[Njetapple]

I do like the product. But it’s presented like it’s apple approved or something. If it was that, you shouldn’t have to hold the base of the standard when you move the iPad towards or away from you.

 

[alee]

It’s the same thing with what apple has done with the magic keyboard. I don’t see them changing the magnet placement because of that.
but it could happen I just wouldn’t think they will change it for the iPad or iPhones anytime soon.

They do change fairly frequently. If the current rumors of a 4 pin connector are true for the next gen iPads (replacing the 3 pin), we'll already be in new accessory territory. Cases (and magnets) will definitely change - Apple moves things around just enough to ensure you start over, even if stuff should fit otherwise. And if they switch to some sort of MagSafe-like evolution, things could just dramatically.

 

[Dammit Cubs]

Neither nor, my dear. I highly respect good things and they make me happy (so I am thrilled with most of Apple's decisions).
In contrast, this stuff bears a lot of resemblance to the pathetic China-Alibaba gimmicks flooding the world. America can do better if it tries a little harder.
I am an engineer who quickly recognizes weak points.
I have to be able to do that by profession and I'm pretty good at it.

I'm not a sara schoolgirl bowing down to supposedly good design.
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These influencers really worry me: They only need to study the Chinese market (Alibaba), buy anything in 1000s of pieces, declare it developed and commissioned and then sell it in America for a factor of 5-10. Then fake a development story, and they're rich. That's terrible!
Real developers have a much harder time bringing really great things into the world. Apple knows this every day. And here my joy that after hard work also great products come into this world.

Another addendum:
"Shipping is set to begin in January 2023"

Design developments in a small team usually succeed in a few days or weeks. Rapidproto models are received in 2-3 days after commissioning, so the design freeze can be achieved quickly, technic which is not a topic here can take longer, production and logistics (China) take its time depending on experience (see above 23-01). Surprisingly, influencer girls (they replace the expensive marketing) usually claim that such stuff is produced in America, but rather hardly proven; those people want to earn your money. And Macrumors seems to be the supporting platform for such a business model.

Well I don't want to really defend anyone but I think it said, they are teaming with Moment which I think is the moment camera lens company for the design. So I don't think this is a private label switch here so due to the custom build it probably is getting a much more manufacturing price point.