STACK #208 Feb 2022

ON THE CHARGE continued

LIFE TECH FEATURE

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Are you looking for a wireless car charger?The following may well be the perfect fit for your four wheels. TEST DRIVE

position you’d need. Qi-certified, the MagicGrip wireless charger offers compatibility across a broad range of manufacturers’ phones. The standout feature here, though, is the auto-sensing arms. Push the phone between the clamp and the arms will automatically close, holding it firmly in place on a non-slip pad. Releasing the phone is easy – it just pulls out. Once secured, up to 10W of charge is wirelessly transferred to the phone, and a cool, blue LED light illuminates around the plate to indicate it’s charging. It’s a great bit of tech and

the phone, in conjunction with a protective film to protect the phone, or to the rear of a phone case, avoiding contact with the

can be operated single-handedly. Every internal car layout and design is

phone altogether. Once applied, your phone will form a strong magnetic bond, keeping it firmly in place. MagicMount 4-in-1 Car Mount Kit for MagSafe Charger This mount is compatible with Apple’s proprietary MagSafe charger, which fits neatly into the plate. A detachable swing arm allows the mount to be multi-positioned and adjustable at the top of the mounting plate and the mounting bracket. The mount can be attached in one of four ways in the car: using an automotive-grade adhesive pad and placing the

different, and Scosche has recognised this. A second more vertically-designed MagicGrip mount is available, and combined, these two units offer complete in-car mounting versatility.

Power Socket Magic Mount Pro While this isn’t a wireless charger, it is an excellent mount for your phone. Designed to insert

Scosche MagicGrip Qi Wireless Auto-Sensing Charging Dash Mount Straight out of the box, the MagiGrip mount feels like a well-built unit. It comes with a USB-C to USB-A cable, a 12V power adaptor, and two adhesive clips to keep the cable neat and tidy. Mounting is via a robust adhesive patch, and the unit can be affixed to the dash or the window, depending on your preference. Rotation can be made at two points – 360 degree movement where the charger mounts the dashboard, and multi-directional ball joint on the plate itself; this means you can pivot the device in just about any

into the 12V socket in your car, at the front of the power socket is a USB-C and USB-A port for attaching directly to a smartphone charging port. You can effectively charge two phones at once. A flexible neck approximately 12cm long between the mounting

plate and the 12V socket configuration will enable users to shape the mount as needed. A gimbal connects the neck to the charging plate to allow full rotation. The

smartphone attaches to the mount via a magnetic plate that can be applied directly to

mount with or without the swing arm straight to the dashboard or swapping the bracket connection and fixing the mount directly to an air vent again with or without the swing arm. The kit comes with a 12V power adaptor with a USB-C port for connecting to an iPhone cable and two adhesive

Say what? We take listening to music on a drive for granted today, but long before streaming, CDs, cassettes and 8-track cartridges, someone had the idea of putting a record player in a car. Yep, in the mid ‘50s, US car companies designed a turntable that would sit between the passenger’s legs and play 7” records. This meant of course that records would have to be changed every three or so minutes; great if you had someone else in the car, but a little tricky when you’re speeding down the highway alone. Featuring an anti-skip mechanism, the stylus was pressed so hard against the vinyl that it wouldn’t take long to wear the records out, rendering them useless.

clips to keep said cables tidy. A second MagSafe Charger in the same range features a wider base mounting unit

specifically designed for attaching to the dash or the windscreen. It also comes with a 12V power adaptor and two cable clips.

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