Belkin’s new foldable Qi2 chargers fill a MagSafe Duo-sized gap

Belkin has introduced its newest transportable chargers at IFA 2024, and amongst them are two new Qi2-certified BoostCharge Professional magnetic wi-fi journey chargers that, in some ways, decide up the place Apple’s discontinued MagSafe Duo left off.

A $119 two-in-one mannequin incorporates a 15-watt Qi2 magnetic charging pad and a flip-up Apple Watch puck, whereas the $129.99 model provides a 5W nonmagnetic Qi charging pad for units equivalent to AirPods. Each merchandise, like Apple’s MagSafe Duo, are made up of sq. pads that fold right into a stack for simple stowing.

Every of the chargers can both be unfolded flat or tented for StandBy mode, Apple’s characteristic that may flip sure iPhone fashions into one thing like a digital clock or good residence controller when charging in panorama mode. They’re every powered through USB-C, with a 30-watt energy brick for the two-device charger and a 36-watt adapter for the three-device one. Each are coming this fall.

Belkin additionally introduced a number of comparable, however much less compact, folding chargers. They’ve a number of the similar capabilities because the BoostCharge Professional, like 15-watt Qi2 charging and Apple Watch charging.

These chargers vary from $44.99 for a single system charger to $69.99 for a 2-in-1 model that additionally has a normal Qi pad for its base, to $99.99 for a 3-in-1 mannequin that may cost your Apple Watch. The 2-device and three-device chargers can be found now on Belkin’s web site, whereas the single-device one will come later this month.