Nomad’s updated Stand One Max charger fixes an annoying design flaw

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An iPhone and Apple Watch wirelessly charging on a Nomad Stand One Max three-in-one charger. The iPhone is horizontal in StandBy mode and a person is tapping on the Apple Watch screen.
Gimme that excellent desk clock action while charging all the things. | Image: Nomad

Nomad is course-correcting from a small design blunder last year on its three-in-one MagSafe charging stand. Like its predecessor, the new Stand One Max for 2024 is a wireless multi-charger for a compatible iPhone, Apple Watch, and set of AirPods. However, now you can charge all of those devices with your phone in landscape orientation, allowing you to use Apple’s nifty StandBy mode for glanceable information like the time and weather. The new stand is also Qi2-compatible, and at $150, it’s actually $30 cheaper than the original’s launch price, which I love to see.

Other than that, the new Stand One Max (which Nomad calls “third-gen” to align with other models in its lineup, even though it’s only the second version) has a lot in common...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24224358/nomad-stand-one-max-third-gen-magsafe-qi2-charger-price-specs

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