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

Nomad is correcting a small design mistake on its three-in-one MagSafe charging stand from last year. 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, you can now charge all of those devices with your phone in landscape orientation, allowing you to use Apple's great standby mode for info like the time and weather. The new stand is also Qi2-compatible, and at $150, it's actually $30 cheaper than the original launch price, which I was glad to see.

Apart from 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 with the original. It comes in silver or black, includes a color-matched 6.6-foot/2-meter detachable USB-C cable (but not the required 30W power adapter), it charges the Apple Watch faster, and it's made of metal and glass. The new model weighs 1.9 pounds (versus the original model's 1.8 pounds), and that's likely due to the base being about 0.75 inches longer to accommodate the new location of the watch charger, clearing the way for a horizontally mounted phone above.

Qi2 may not be common on phones just yet, with only one phone supporting it so far and a few flagships launching soon lacking it. But the dream is that one day, (hopefully) in the near future, chargers like the Stand One Max will enable equally fast charging of up to 15W on both Android and iPhone — all with the convenience of magnets that lock your phone in place. Chargers that support Qi2 are already becoming quite popular across a variety of brands, so if you're going to spend some significant money on one of Nomad's fancy home multi-chargers, it's a good thing it's also Qi2-enabled.