Belkin’s first MagSafe products are a wild-looking 3-in-1 charger and car mount

Apple’s new MagSafe accessory ecosystem isn’t even a day old, but Belkin is already getting started with new charging accessories that utilize the magnetic charging system with the introduction of its new BoostCharge Pro MagSafe 3-in-1 wireless charger and ventilation. for MagSafe car. Mount Pro.

The $ 149.95 BoostCharge Pro MagSafe 3-in-1 Wireless Charger is effectively the culmination of Belkin’s years of Apple-focused wireless charging hubs, with no fewer than three different wireless charging specs. One arm of the architecturally inspired stand features a 15W MagSafe magnetic charger for your iPhone 12, the other is an Apple Watch charger for your smartwatch, while the base has a 5W Qi charging pad for your AirPods. (Although, in theory, you can put any Qi device that will fit there.)

The BoostCharge Pro MagSafe 3-in-1 Wireless Charger looks extremely nice, with gleaming stainless steel and a matte finish that will showcase your suite of Apple products, but like other Belkin chargers, you’re paying a lot for convenience and style. here compared to just using a MagSafe cable ($ 39), an Apple Watch cable (included with your device or $ 29), and a cheap Qi charging pad to accomplish the same task.

The other great new MagSafe product is Belkin’s MagSafe Car Vent Mount Pro, which is almost a brilliant product. It uses Apple’s new MagSafe system to place an iPhone 12 in a convenient location while driving, without having to go through the hassle of gluing a metal plate to your phone or case (today’s solution to enable magnetic car mounts).

It clips directly onto AC vents and features a swivel ball joint that allows you to easily adjust the angle of your phone or rotate it from portrait to landscape orientation. And Belkin says the magnetic connection should be strong enough to hold your phone, even while driving.

There’s only one problem with the $ 39.95 car mount: it’s only a car mount. It doesn’t have any actual charging system, which makes it quite an expensive way to use your phone in the car. Belkin claims that the car mount’s “intuitive cable management keeps the charging cable conveniently within reach,” so you can still use a standard Lightning cable if you want to keep your phone charged over a normal USB connection, but it seems like a big mistake for the first MagSafe car mount to skip the load side.

Belkin isn’t the only major accessories company with MagSafe products on the way; OtterBox is already promoting its line of Symmetry Series Plus cases, which will receive Apple’s new “Made for MagSafe” brand, and TechCrunch reports that PopSocket is also working on MagSafe compatible accessories.

Both Belkin MagSafe accessories will be available this winter.