The best magnetic chargers for your MagSafe iPhone
Making sense of Apple’s messy MagSafe charging ecosystem, where the first-party options are far from the best ones.
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Making sense of Apple’s messy MagSafe charging ecosystem, where the first-party options are far from the best ones.
At the start of 2023, Bloomberg’s Gurman reported Apple’s forthcoming mixed-reality headset would feature an external power supply. At the time, he said the company made the decision to offload the battery for a few reasons. Apple was concerned about the device overheating. It also wanted to make the headset lighter and thereby more comfortable to wear.
Ahead of WWDC 2023, the venue where Apple is expected to announce the headset, Gurman has shared more information about what to expect from the wearable’s external battery. Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, he says the device, rumored to be named “Reality Pro” or “Reality One,” will feature two ports: a USB-C interface for data transfers and a “new proprietary charging connector.” Judging from Gurman’s description, the latter is reminiscent of Apple’s recently reintroduced MagSafe power port. The included power cable reportedly features a round tip that magnetically attaches to Apple’s headset. After inserting the cable, Gurman says you rotate it to lock it into place.
As for the power supply, it’s about the size of an iPhone and looks similar to Apple’s own MagSafe Battery Pack (pictured above). The component can reportedly power the wearable for up two hours on a single charge. Recharging the pack involves a USB-C cable connected to a MacBook Pro power adapter. Gurman speculates Apple will allow customers to buy additional packs separately since a single one provides so little uptime.
More than anything, Gurman’s latest report underscores how much of a first-generation product Apple’s headset will be when it arrives later this year. With the device employing such a cumbersome power delivery method and coming in at a rumored $3,000, it’s hard to imagine the average consumer running out to buy Apple’s latest gadget.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apples-mixed-reality-headset-may-come-with-a-magnetic-cable-for-its-external-power-supply-171341879.html?src=rss
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The Razer Viper Ultimate is a legendary ultralight mouse, offering bulletproof wireless, optical switched buttons, a convenient charging dock and a lightweight 74 gram design. That’s probably why this ultra-premium option launched at an eye-watering $149.99 when it debuted three years ago. Now though, Amazon are offering the Viper Ultimate for its lowest ever price, just $59.99, fancy magnetic charging dock included. This is an awesome deal – and I’m not just saying that because I use this mouse every day (and have done for years).
Lululook specializes in stands and has a wide range of available stand options for all of Apple’s iPads, many of which are designed to turn an iPad into a mini Mac. The Foldable Magnetic iPad Stand is crafted from a premium aluminum alloy material in a space gray shade, so it matches well with the aluminum design of Apple’s iPads.
The stand is magnetic, which makes it super simple to use with a compatible iPad. You simply place the stand on the back of your iPad and it adheres with a magnetic connection, holding the iPad securely in place. When you want to remove it, you just pull the iPad off with no hassle.
Priced starting at $81, the stand is available with discounts and coupons that drop the price a bit. There is a large, sturdy base that keeps the iPad stable on a desktop or table, and behind the iPad, there is a non-skid rubber material that ensures the iPad does not shift at all.
Like all of Lululook’s stands, the Foldable Magnetic iPad Stand has a set of adjustable hinges for multiple viewing angles. With the upper hinge, you can swap from portrait to landscape mode, and with the lower hinge, you can change the viewing angle as needed for activities like drawing, note taking, gaming, watching videos, and more.
When not in use, the Foldable Magnetic iPad Stand collapses down flat, which makes it perfect for tucking in a backpack or bag when you’re on the go. It is ideal for school, work meetings, studying, and other situations where you might need an iPad stand when away from home. It is also ideal for home use with Apple’s built-in second-screen iPad functionality, because the iPad on the stand can serve as a secondary display for your Mac.
The 11-inch version of the Foldable Magnetic iPad Stand is compatible with the 11-inch iPad Pro models and the fourth and fifth-generation iPad Air models. The larger 12.9-inch stand is compatible with the third-generation and later 12.9-inch iPad Pro models.
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Put horror movies and games aside for a few minutes to listen to something truly unsettling this Halloween season. The European Space Agency has released audio of what our planet’s magnetic field sounds like. While it protects us from cosmic radiation and charged particles from solar winds, it turns out that the magnetic field has an unnerving rumble.
You can’t exactly point a microphone at the sky and hear the magnetic field (nor can we see it). Scientists from the Technical University of Denmark converted data collected by the ESA’s three Swarm satellites into sound, representing both the magnetic field and a solar storm.
The ethereal audio reminds me of wooden wind chimes rattling as a mass of land shifts, perhaps during an earthquake. It brings to mind the cracking sounds of a moving glacier as well. You might get something different out of the five-minute clip.
“The team used data from ESA’s Swarm satellites, as well as other sources, and used these magnetic signals to manipulate and control a sonic representation of the core field. The project has certainly been a rewarding exercise in bringing art and science together,” the university’s Klaus Nielsen, a musician and supporter of the project, said. “The rumbling of Earth’s magnetic field is accompanied by a representation of a geomagnetic storm that resulted from a solar flare on November 3rd, 2011, and indeed it sounds pretty scary.”
If you happen to visit Solbjerg Square in Copenhagen this week, you may be able to immerse yourself in the magnetic field’s low rumble. More than 30 loudspeakers are pointed at the ground there. They’ll broadcast the audio three times daily until October 30th. “We have set it up so that each speaker represents a different location on Earth and demonstrates how our magnetic field has fluctuated over the last 100,000 years,” Nielsen said.
This isn’t the first time researchers have turned data from otherwise silent forces into sound. Last year, NASA released an audio representation of magnetic field activity around Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. More recently, we got to hear a terrifying depiction of what a black hole sounds like.