This CES in Las Vegas is having several undoubted protagonists: HomeKit and wireless charging devices. The arrival of the new iPhone compatible with the Qi standard has made manufacturers launch fully into offering wireless chargers, and we can forget about the classic plastic plates on which we leave our smartphone, because brands like iOttie want to go much further.
To the charger that the other day caught our attention and that we showed you in this article have added other models that cover a wide range of locations where we can place it, such as the car, the work desk or even directly on a socket. We show you all the models below, and some are really surprising.
Its star model is the iOttie iON Wireless Charging Pad, which is the one shown in the header image and which goes far beyond the usual simple plastic plate. With a much more careful design, a heat dissipation system and various finishes in textile material of different colors We can place it anywhere without clashing, and it also has a USB port to charge another device via cable. Of course it is compatible with Apple's fast charge.
To this model we can add two other very similar ones: Fast Charging Mini Pad and Fast Charging Stand. As their names indicate, they are two different versions, one smaller than the iOttie iON but with the same materials although smaller and more compact, and another model to place the phone in portrait mode and thus be able to view the notifications that reach us comfortably, something more complicated when we have it in a horizontal loader.
But the model that has surprised me the most has been the iON Home Wireless Power Station. It is a charger that is placed directly in the socket, and that allows wireless charging of a smartphone that is placed on its front, remaining fixed thanks to the magnets that this charger includes. Your smartphone will have to be fitted with a small metal piece on the back so that it stays fixed without fear of falling. A USB-C charging port, four conventional USBs and space to connect two conventional plugs complete a device that also has a light dim ideal to avoid complete darkness at night. As if that were not enough, at the top we can place two smartphones to charge through a cable connected to any of their USB. Currently available for American plug, we have already asked if it will also be compatible with other plugs.
But wireless charging is also useful in the car, and there iOttie offers us two holders with a built-in charger, the Easy One Touch Wireless CD Slot to place in the CD slot that no one uses anymore, and the Easy One Touch Wireless Air Vent to place in the ventilation grille of the air conditioning of our vehicle. These last two will be available at the end of this month of January, while the rest of the models that we have shown you will arrive during this first quarter, without definitive date. The iON Home Wireless Power Station charger will be released later. We do not know prices but we will be attentive.