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Peak Design expands its collection of wireless charging accessories

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The hardware rollout includes a dual-pad charging station and a travel power bank housed in machined anodized aluminum. Because the standalone wireless units do not ship with wall adapters, the company has also launched a complementary 65W GaN wall plug and high-throughput cables. Buyers can acquire the new lineup immediately, though the kickstand travel battery and certain cord lengths will arrive in stores on November 5.

Key points

  • Customers will need to supply their own wall plugs or purchase the company's new half-inc…: Customers will need to supply their own wall plugs or purchase the company's new half-inch-thick 65W GaN adapter.
  • New UltraStrand USB-C cables offer data transfer rates reaching 40Gbps and power delivery…: New UltraStrand USB-C cables offer data transfer rates reaching 40Gbps and power delivery capacities up to 240W.
  • While most accessories are available right away, the kickstand battery and select cable l…: While most accessories are available right away, the kickstand battery and select cable lengths launch on November 5.

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Peak Design, best known for its backpacks and travel bags packed full of useful features, announced it’s expanding its collection of chargers and charging accessories with new devices that focus on pairing premium materials with innovative functionality. “Somewhere along the way, we accepted that the electronics we use every day should be cheap, disposable and just good enough,” says Peter Dering, Peak Design’s CEO and founder. “We didn’t set out to make another collection of chargers and cables. We set out to show just how much better these everyday products could be.”

Peak Design expands its collection of wireless charging accessories

The collection includes what Peak Design claims is the ‘world’s first Qi2.3-certified wireless charger.’

The collection includes what Peak Design claims is the ‘world’s first Qi2.3-certified wireless charger.’

The $99.95 Peak Design Wireless Kickstand Travel Battery, available in a black or moon (cream) finish, wraps a 5,000mAh battery in a magnetic housing made from machined anodized aluminum with a matching folding kickstand. The company describes it as the “world’s first Qi2.3-certified wireless charger,” which is the latest iteration of…

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