Along with needing to adapt cases for the shapes of new phones, they now need to adapt to the ways that phones can actually charge. MagSafe is a big wrinkle in that, especially as a case – no matter how thin – could impact the ability of the charger to connect to the phone. Gear4 has two new options to help out with that.
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Keep the electrons flowing with chargers from Anker
For many folks, you probably just rely on the charging brick that came with your phone, or tablet, or perhaps even laptop. With USB-C, though, not all chargers are equal. So, if you want some aftermarket options – good for replacing older, lower-power ones you have – we’ve spent some time with two options from Anker.
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The mophie juice pack connect is ready for the future
When it comes to mophie, the juice pack is one of their products that I’m the most familiar with. Back in the day, I had one for my wife’s iPhone 5, and I also traveled with a more recent iteration on my iPhone 6s. While those cases are as slim as they can be and still be useful, the advent of Qi charging opens up new levels of flexibility. That’s what the mophie juice pack connect is bringing to the table.
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ZAGG wants to protect your Pixel devices
Sure, sure – all of the attention is on the new iPhones that were released just last week. But you know what? Back at the end of September, there were new Google phones released – the Pixel 4a 5G and the Pixel 5. Well, those need protecting as well, and some of the brands under the Zagg umbrella have you covered.
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You can charge 4 things wirelessly at once with mophie
Guess it’s a bit of a mophie day here at KN. Earlier we talked about their partnership with Tumi, and now, we’ve got something that’s perfect for those with a whole bunch of items that charge up via the Qi standard – the mophie 4-in-1 wireless charging mat.
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New mophie chargers for your Apple devices are here
mophie has really been on a tear as of late, announcing quite a number of new charging options and power packs. Recently, they unleashed a trio of Apple-specific options.
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It’s a phone! It’s a walkie-talkie! It’s the Unihertz Atom XL!
We know – it’s all the flashy stuff coming out from Apple that normally gets the phone coverage, and for good reason – the phones are just plain popular. But what if you don’t want an iOS device? Well, the world of Android opens up a lot of other options – with one of the more interesting (and unique) ones being the Unihertz Atom XL.
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Tesla’s dream come true – new wireless charging pads from mophie
Well, that’s a bit of a stretch, but ol’ Nikola did have a thing for transmitting electricity without wires, right? The other week, we told you about some charging packs from mophie, including one that could charge wirelessly. Well, this week they announced two new 15W wireless charging solutions.
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Folding phones are the future, finally
I’m not entirely convinced folding phones are THE future, but they’re definitely in our collective future. Samsung have a more affordable folding phone (flip phone? we need a better term) on the way.
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The Oaxis Inkcase i7 is no uni-tasker
You can blame that headline on all my watching of Alton Brown – why have a uni-tasker when you can have a multi-tasking device? Of course, for a phone case, so long as it keeps your expensive pocket computer safe, that’s the main thing. With the Oaxis Inkcase i7, that’s not all it has to be limited to, though.
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