I would have thought that the set of folks willing to spend $110++ for a charging solution would overlap a lot with the set of folks who have several devices to charge. It's not rocket science to charge multiple devices, and there's certainly a lot of room for premium over the $32 that I paid for three device charging. No it isn't metal etc but it did come with a charger, and it has charged phone/watch/air pods reliably for quite some time. Surely they could find a way to provide better value.
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Nomad Launches 'Stand One' MagSafe Charger
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How’bout showing the price in the first paragraph? Would save a lot of time.
I don't really understand the popularity and ubiquity of MagSafe charging docks. Terribly inconvenient if you use a MagSafe wallet, requires two hands to remove (unless the dock is somehow attached to the table), creates all that heat which surely deteriorates the lifetime of the battery… I get it for travel devices, but Lightning is so much better for docks. (yeah, I know, USB-C this year…)
For that price, not even that last very pretentious marketing photo will tempt me 
- Requires 20W USB-C power adapter (not included)
Interesting that the puck extends out beyond the face - but I understand why. I have several 3rd-party “puck holders” around that I love - but they don’t work well with the latest iphones and the extended (wider surface area) camera bumps that keep them from sitting flush. I still prefer my Belkin 3-in-one to all the others. Only hurts the one time when you spend the $. (But then that’s the same story with Apple’s travel charger.)
They have lost their damn minds - While Nomad has been known to offer pricy toys and add-ons - Calling this thing the "One" is them entirely, outright effing with us. As I'm reading, I'm thinking, "oh! Will this be a higher-end version of the latest all-in-one charging stand on amazon, but with premium materials? Oooh, glass? Sure! Oh wait.. the power cord doesn't detach? It doesn't come with a power adapter? IT ONLY CHARGES THE DAMN PHONE?
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I have a great idea. I'm going to build and sell a Rustic, Handcrafted, Gluten-Free, GOOP-Approved, Sustainably sourced, Fair-traded, Organic Charging Stand.
Thank you, thank you -- please hold your applause --
I want to unveil to you today - to be sold exclusively through our partnership with Etsy; I call it; Brick.
Brick comes with a rubber band, made of recycled materials. And with every Brick sold, we plant a tree to offset the carbon footprint of shipments to the warehouse - so you can sleep well at night, knowing that you helped save tomorrow.
Brick doesn't come with any extra packaging or electronics that will charge your phone. We wanted to say thanks to our customers by giving you, the freedom of choice. Purchase any wireless charging pad, and secure it quickly and easily with the supplied sustainably-sourced rubber band.
Brick also comes in three distinct colors: Charcoal Gray, Rose Gold, and a special, limited edition color, Black Mold Emerald.
And there you have it.
Brick
One more thing...
Brick will be available on Etsy...today...for a fraction of the price of our competitors.
We considered many price points; 5... 6... 7... but we know what our customers want.
Brick can be yours today, $8 less than our friends at Nomad, for just $101.95.
Thank you!
U2 - Vertigo plays it out.
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I hadn't slept for almost 2 days, working on a project overdue last month, and this was a nice creative departure. Hope you enjoyed it. And it may be my delirium, but halfway through writing this, I think it has potential for a niche gag item. If any VCs care to invest, please get in touch! 🤷♂️😅 Thanks 👋🥴
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I have a great idea. I'm going to build and sell a Rustic, Handcrafted, Gluten-Free, GOOP-Approved, Sustainably sourced, Fair-traded, Organic Charging Stand.
Thank you, thank you -- please hold your applause --
I want to unveil to you today - to be sold exclusively through our partnership with Etsy; I call it; Brick.
Brick comes with a rubber band, made of recycled materials. And with every Brick sold, we plant a tree to offset the carbon footprint of shipments to the warehouse - so you can sleep well at night, knowing that you helped save tomorrow.
Brick doesn't come with any extra packaging or electronics that will charge your phone. We wanted to say thanks to our customers by giving you, the freedom of choice. Purchase any wireless charging pad, and secure it quickly and easily with the supplied sustainably-sourced rubber band.
Brick also comes in three distinct colors: Charcoal Gray, Rose Gold, and a special, limited edition color, Black Mold Emerald.
And there you have it.
Brick
One more thing...
Brick will be available on Etsy...today...for a fraction of the price of our competitors.
We considered many price points; 5... 6... 7... but we know what our customers want.
Brick can be yours today, $8 less than our friends at Nomad, for just $101.95.
Thank you!
U2 - Vertigo plays it out.
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I hadn't slept for almost 2 days, working on a project overdue last month, and this was a nice creative departure. Hope you enjoyed it. And it may be my delirium, but halfway through writing this, I think it has potential for a niche gag item. If any VCs care to invest, please get in touch! 🤷♂️😅 Thanks 👋🥴
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Lol. I came to the comments to see what others thought and ended up ordering the Belkin Wireless charging stand for £20. Thankfully have a few chargers that can connect to it. So thanks to the poster who said they used that one instead !
Apple’s MagSafe specs require the puck to be white. Same with Apple Watch chargers. It’s dumb but that’s why.
Edit: To clarify, any company that needs/wants Apple’s blessed certification has to follow all the specs, including that the puck be white. Any MagSafe-compatible but not actually MagSafe-certified charger like the Belkin one someone linked can be any color but will max out at 7.5W Qi speed instead of 15W.
This One charger design an tech costs more than an Apple TV … lolol. Anyway, their preying people that love baloney … until a year ago or so ago was a growing market in the US.
I bought their Base Station Stand, the previous model for Qi charging, MSRP $99.95 but I bought it for somewhere around $65 during a Nomad sale. And yes it included an 18 watt charger. The build quality was excellent, and it had an interesting feature, you could put your AirPods case on that little foot on the back and it could charge from that spot (not at the same time as the phone though). It also had a detachable USB-C connector, that sold me on the stand since I was shifting to all USB-C.
Anyway, keep an eye on this long term if you think it's expensive, Nomad has holiday sales and other random discounts.
Anyway, keep an eye on this long term if you think it's expensive, Nomad has holiday sales and other random discounts.
Finally someone with prices as quality minded as Apple! I like that it makes my duo charger look like a bargain now.
Looks like a good MagSafe charger but the price is too high.
Nomad pricing things as Nomad does... 25% more than it should be. I love Nomad, but they're pricing is a bit extra lately.
White with black clashes pretty badly. Depends on who you ask but as far looking clean those color combos looks bad togetber imo. White on white is much classier looking.
Same as doing a black puck with white stand. Just looks off to me. Draws your attention to it too much. Should blend it to itself
You're entitled to your opinion but I believe you'd be in the minority. White with black accents or vice versa is a very popular combo.
As an interior designer sure they go well with things in general. But in things like this not so much