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Peak Design expands its collection of wireless charging accessories
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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.’
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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.”
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 the Qi2 spec. Most 5,000mAh battery cells can’t safely wirelessly charge a device at 25W. It’s a feature that’s more common with batteries with at least a 10,000mAh capacity. But by supporting Qi2.3, Peak Design’s new travel battery can wirelessly charge a compatible device at 25W while it’s connected to a USB power source. On battery power alone, its wireless charging speed maxes out at 15W.