This Game Boy-looking phone stand is why MagSafe is good

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Magnetic wireless chargers may not be as efficient as a cable, but they let you do cool things.

By Alex Cranz, deputy editor and co-host of The Vergecast. She oversaw consumer tech coverage at Gizmodo for five years. Her work has also appeared in the WSJ and Wired.

Apr 24, 2024, 12:06 AM UTC

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That’s a nice looking charger.

Image by Elago

MagSafe isn’t a particularly controversial standard, but I’ve heard people grumble about it. They get upset because it doesn’t charge quite as efficiently as an old-fashioned cable and they get annoyed that any phone case needs to be MagSafe-compatible. But could charging by cable provide you with something as stupidly fun as this new phone stand from Elago?

The Elago MagSafe MS W5 Charging Stand is a mouthful of a name for what’s just a Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP shaped MagSafe stand. Do the buttons and switches work? No! Does it fold close? Absolutely not! It’s merely a piece of plastic you slot a MagSafe charger into. It’s so simple you could probably 3D print something similar at home.

Don’t those buttons look so pressable.

Image by Elago

But this thing does look well made and now I really want a combination game controller and MagSafe charger shaped like this. Imagine how much better Delta would be with a cool controller with nice clicky buttons?

This hunk of plastic is at least cheaper than my new dream controller. You can get it on Amazon for $25.99. The charger is, rudely, not included, but theoretically this should work with both the pictured iPhone and new Qi2 Android devices.

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