With a 100% recycled plastic body and a lifetime warranty, the Gomi Wireless Mag Charger helps reduce plastic waste as well as e-waste.
UK-based sustainable design studio Gomi first hit the air-waves back in 2019 with its Bluetooth speaker designed entirely out of plastic waste. The company sought to exclusively use non-recyclable plastics (single-use plastic bags, bubble wrap, etc.) that would otherwise be dumped in oceans, sent to landfills, or incinerated. Working together with small businesses, global corporations, and recycling plants, Gomi developed a way to reuse this non-recyclable plastic as a raw material. Using the natural color variation between the different plastic products, the molding process helped create a marbled pattern that was unique to each device, allowing Gomi to effectively recycle the plastic and upscale it into a wonderful product. Gomi recently debuted a new product using this marbled recycled plastic – a MagSafe-compatible 15W wireless charger that works twice as fast as regular lightning cables, charging your iPhone and Apple accessories while helping take plastic waste out of the earth!
Each Wireless Mag Charger’s body is hand-made from plastics that are deemed non-recyclable by councils in the UK. The plastic components are sorted by color to help create unique marbled variations. No extra materials or dyes are used in the plastic molding process, and the marbled effect is created using the native color of the plastics, with each pattern and design being unique to the individual product.
With an output of 15W, the charger matches the power delivery of Apple’s own MagSafe Charger, albeit with a sustainable twist. The Gomi Wireless Mag Charger works with all wireless-charging enabled devices, allowing you to charge your phone, AirPods, and any other devices you may have. Its MagSafe compatibility works with iPhones 12 and future MagSafe models, allowing you to snap your phone right in place, aligning the wireless charging coils perfectly for uninterrupted charging.
Gomi’s Wireless Mag Chargers come in 3 color varieties – Blue Ocean, Black Mono, and the colorful Birthday Cake. At £35, they cost as much as Apple’s own MagSafe charger does, but color, character, and a sustainable twist to the product.
The wireless charger plugs into any USB-C wall plug, and magnetically attaches onto the back of the phone, or works as a traditional charging mat for your AirPods and other devices. Co-founder and designer at Gomi design, Tom Meades, said ‘The chargers aim to bring fun playful colors to your work-from-home desk setup, whilst maintaining premium quality in functionality.’ Like all of Gomi’s products, the handmade Wireless Mag Chargers come with an automatic lifetime warranty that helps keep them out of landfills. Gomi assures lifetime repairs and also offers buy-back credits for devices at the end of their product life-cycle so that the company can reuse/recycle components into a newer generation of products.
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It’s not that Apple doesn’t want us to have good things but let’s face it, the iPhone doesn’t have a headphone jack anymore, the MacBook keyboards are some of the worst in the industry, and that beautiful MagSafe connector that made charging laptops an absolute breeze, well, Apple took it away too. The MagRig, however, is bringing back one of those fond features.
Modeled on the concept of the MagSafe charger, the MagRig works with all Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C devices, which means not only does it bring the magnetic charging port back to the MacBook, it also works with the iPad Pro, most Android phones, the Nintendo Switch, and any device that use a Type-C connector. The two-part adapter attaches itself to both the port as well as the jack, giving you the satisfying magnetic click whenever you plug a device in. The magnetic connection even helps prevent damage caused by accidental cable-tugs. Instead of your phone, iPad, or laptop flying right off the table because your dog snagged the wire while running around the house, the MagRig detaches with graceful choreography, keeping your gadgets safe from physical damage.
The MagRig extends its MagSafe-style abilities to all devices, supporting power delivery of up to 100W (enough to comfortably charge your laptop) as well as data transfer in keeping with Thunderbolt 3 standards – which roughly translates to being able to support 6K video transfer, and data up to breakneck speeds of 40Gb/s. Two neodymium rare-earth magnets secure the magnetic connection, and are strong enough to accommodate a tilt of as much as 9° without disrupting the connection. The MagRig’s male connector unit comes with an incredibly slim design, allowing it to permanently attach to phones or tablets, even ones with cases. The female connector instantly plugs in without any effort, lighting up with a single white LED to indicate a positive connection. In every way, the MagRig brings back the brilliant UX of one of Apple’s most loved technologies… however, with universal support for USB-C and Thunderbolt devices, and with the ability to perform power as well as data delivery, the MagRig does much more than the MagSafe could ever do!
MagRig – Thunderbolt 3 Magnetic USB-C Adapter for Macs & iPad Pro
The MagRig Adapter not only brings back the MagSafe feature that Apple discontinued, but by adding Thunderbolt 3-enabled, 40 Gb/s, 6K display and 100W power delivery, it far exceeds the original MagSafe.
The MagRig Adapter consists of two parts – the magnetic USB-C male tip and the magnetic USB-C female adapter – which is an ideal combination of magnetic connection and Thunderbolt 3. The detachable magnetic tip easily fits virtually any USB-C device.
To connect, simply snap the cable with the magnetic adapter to the magnetic receiver tip. It also effortlessly and safely disconnects when the cable is pulled away from the adapter, just like MagSafe.
Who Needs MagRig
Your workflows are amazingly being speeded up MagRig. Perfect for designer, video producer, video gamer, photographer, coder, editor, social media influencer and MagSafe lover.
Why MagRig
Benefits of MagRig
Safer. Save your precious devices from unintended yank, avoidable dust, normal wear and tear, and electric surge.
Faster. But connecting magnetically isn’t all. Transferring data at speeds of up to 40Gb/s with one Thunderbolt 3 cable, Magrig Adapter delivers the fastest connection to any dock, display or device. Simply snap it on and speed away.
Stronger. It’s capable of transferring up to 100 watts of power, so two Magrig Adapters with one single cable can be used to connect to a dock or display and charge your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air simultaneously. No power drains at all!
Bigger. A Mac with Thunderbolt 3 supports up to four 4K displays or two 6K displays, which means more productivity for content creators. MagRig Adapter supports a wider range of compatible displays, from 4K to 6K, compared to other existing magnetic chargers.
MagRig Adapter Design
Improvement #1: Two Same Magnets Magnify the Attraction. The same structure embedded in each of two magnets doubles the magnetic forces, which makes Magrig Adapter the strongest magnetic adapter on the market. And they’re chrome-plated so they can withstand impacts and drops.
Improvement #2: Two Types of Pogo Pins for Steady Connection. The team designed two types of pogo pins for the reliability of the connection. The design amazingly allows for ±9 degrees of angle for the female adapter to ensure reliable connection against unintended tilt. They call it SteadyConnect.
Improvement #3: Four Ribs & Four Grooves for Safety Mechanism. 4ribs and 4 grooves are designed relatively on the mounts to physically isolate two rows of contact pins, which practically eliminates the possibility of short-circuit and enables auto alignment between the male tip and female adapters when approaching.
Specs & Tests
– Size & weight: Magrig USB-C tip: 6.38 x 16.06 x 11.7 mm, 2.6g; Magrig USB-C adapter: 7.6 x 17.28 x 21.11 mm, 5.4g – Rate of magnet: N52 (Neodymium magnet Grade 52, 2 pieces) – Power delivery: up to 20V 5A, 100W – Data transfer: up to 40Gb/s – Color options: silver, space grey – Tested compatible devices: Mac with Thunderbolt 3, HyperDrive Hub, Thunderbolt 3 passive/active cable, USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 cable, LG Ultrafine 4K & 5K Displays, Samsung Thunderbolt 3 SSD, iPad Pro 11-inch & 12.9-inch, Nintendo Switch, StarTech DP to Thunderbolt 3 adapter, Mophie Powerstation USB-C XXL, OWC Thunderbolt 3 SSD enclosure.
Tested output of the combination:
– Apple USB-C power cord / charge cable — Charge only – Thunderbolt 3 active cable (certified only) — Charge, data transfer up to 40 Gb/s – Thunderbolt 3 passive cable (shorter than 0.7m / 2.3ft) — Charge, data transfer up to 40 Gb/s – USB-C cable with USB 3.1 Gen 2 — Charge, data transfer up to 10 Gb/s – USB-C cable with USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB 3.0) — Charge, data transfer up to 5 Gb/s – USB-C cable with PD protocol (USB 2.0) — Charge, data transfer up to 5 Gb/s
TEST #1
Apple MacBook Pro + LG UltraFine 5K Display + Magrig Adapter
TEST #2
Apple MacBook Pro + HyperDrive (Thunderbolt 3-enabled) + LG UltraFine 5K Display + Magrig Adapter
TEST #3
Apple MacBook Pro + Samsung Thunderbolt 3 SSD X5 + LG UltraFine 5K Display + 2× Magrig Adapter
TEST #4
Apple MacBook Pro + LG UltraFine 5K Display + Power-Z USB-C Tester + Magrig Adapter
TEST #5
Apple iPad Pro + LG UltraFine 5K Display + Magrig Thunderbolt 3 Cable (0.7m / 2.3ft) + Magrig Adapter
TEST #6
Apple MacBook Pro + Apple Power Adapter 87W for MacBook Pro + Samsung Thunderbolt 3 SSD X5 + Power-Z USB-C Tester + Magrig Thunderbolt 3 Cable (0.7m /2.3ft) + 3× Magrig Adapter
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