Satechi’s new small double-sided wireless charger can charge your Apple Watch or AirPods

Satechi has launched a double-sided charger that can wirelessly charge an Apple Watch or AirPods – but not both – while hopefully saving you the extra clutter of extra cables. The Satechi USB-C Watch AirPods Charger features a Qi charging pad shaped like an AirPods Pro charging case on one side, and a charging “puck” for an Apple Watch on the other. The charger is available now, exclusively from Apple for $ 49.95.

The new charger from Satechi has an aluminum construction, a white finish and a small charging indicator light that fits perfectly with the minimalist design of the Apple product. Due to the reversible nature of USB-C, switching between charging Apple Watch and AirPods only requires removing the charger, turning it over, and plugging it back in. It can’t charge both your watch and your AirPods at the same time like some other charging mounts or pads, but hopefully the compact size is worth the cost of that extra convenience.

Having a charger sticking out of your laptop or tablet of course comes with its own risks – I would definitely be concerned about situations where it might break. Then again, Apple is guilty of designing its own ridiculous charging setups, like it did with the original Apple Pencil. Satechi is not that extreme and it seems really practical.

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