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New HiRise Pro adjustable MacBook stand also charges iPhone

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You can adjust the stand's height to bring your MacBook's screen to eye level and align it with your main external monitor.
You can adjust the stand's height to bring your MacBook's screen to eye level and align it with your main external monitor.
Photo: Twelve South

Accessories maker Twelve South introduced a successor to its original HiRise stand for MacBook released about a decade ago — the new HiRise Pro for MacBook. You can watch the video below.

You can adjust its height for almost any use, it matches Apple’s Pro accessories in color and finish, and it features a spot in the base where you can insert a MagSafe charger to juice up your iPhone and other gadgets.

Steady your MagSafe Charger with ElevationLab’s new MagBase

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ElevationLab's new MagBase makes it easy to grab your iPhone 12 off the charger with one hand.
ElevationLab's new MagBase makes it easy to grab your iPhone 12 off the charger with one hand.
Photo: ElevationLab

ElevationLab launched a deceptively simple accessory on Thursday called MagBase. It helps with one of the more frustrating aspects users find with the Apple MagSafe Charger. Using the base, you can easily pick up your iPhone 12 with one hand, still attached to the charger — or not.

iPhone 12 mini charges more slowly with MagSafe

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A smaller battery and slower MagSafe charging seem to be the iPhone 12 mini's only weaknesses.
A smaller battery and slower MagSafe charging seem to be the iPhone 12 mini's only weaknesses.
Photo: Apple

If you’re still on the fence about whether to buy an iPhone 12 mini, here’s one reason you might want to avoid it. Apple’s smallest 2020 iPhone charges more slowly than other models in the lineup when you use the new MagSafe charger.

Apple resurrects MagSafe as snap-on iPhone accessory system

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How it works
What's old is new again.
Photo: Apple

Apple’s beloved MagSafe branding made its return at Tuesday’s “Hi, Speed” Apple event. And, if it’s not quite like it was before, isn’t that the same as every single story about something being brought back from the beyond?

The new, different version of MagSafe will allow users to snap on accessories to the back of their iPhones. Think wallets, cases and — in a new move for Apple — its first official wireless charging pads for iPhone.