Twelve South Launches New 'HiRise 3' Charger for iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods

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Costco ('https://www.costco.com/belkin-boost-charge-pro-3-in-1-wireless-charger-with-magsafe-15w.product.100799254.html') sells the Belkin Boost Charge Pro 3-in-1 for the same price; other places sell it for $150, but it's $100 for Costco members currently. Costco only sells it in white.Advantages of the Belkin over this Twelve South product:* 15W MagSafe charging* Power supply included* Apple Watch charger is on the side of the iPhone charger, instead of behind it.* Indentation for AirPods case makes it easier to align properly.* Round MagSafe makes it easy to mount phone in portrait or landscape mode; maybe the Twelve South does this, too, but it seems optimized for portrait.I suppose the Twelve South has these advantages:* Uses USB C, so you don't get yet another power brick if you already have a USB C charger.* Flat wireless charging base accommodates more devices, not just AirPods.* More compact design by putting the watch behind the phone.* Larger magnetic surface may hold phone better if your case has weak/no MagSafe magnets. I have had zero problems with my Mous Limitless 4.0 case on an iPhone 12 Pro, however.

I got my wife and me a couple of charging points. We like them a lot, but $150 would be a lot to pay, but $100 is pretty reasonable if you add up the cost of three separate charging stations for the three devices.

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