A phone charging flat on a desk isn’t particularly useful when you want to follow a recipe or join a video call. Statik’s PowerStand gives that familiar cable an extra job, building a folding stand directly into its USB-C connector. The $19.99 retail accessory lets your phone stay propped up while plugged in, without adding a separate cradle to the table.
Most of the work happens in a broad connector housing that sits across the phone’s bottom edge. Two legs pivot out from its ends, turning the plug into a little support structure for portrait or landscape viewing. Fold those legs back against the housing when you’re finished, and the stand travels with the cable rather than becoming another loose accessory to forget.
That arrangement makes particular sense beside a laptop, where a phone can sit upright for calls while the computer handles everything else. Turn it sideways, and the same support becomes useful for watching a video over lunch. There’s no magnetic ring or special case to attach first, although you do have to plug the stand end into the phone to use it.
The connector’s shape matters even when you aren’t using the stand. Its right-angle layout sends the cord along the phone’s edge instead of straight out into your hand, a useful distinction when holding it horizontally for a game. Statik also extends the plug’s shaft to reach through most cases, though that isn’t a promise that every bulky protective cover will fit.
Putting a wide piece of hardware underneath a phone creates another problem, since that space often contains speakers and microphones. PowerStand’s housing includes molded channels that Statik says direct sound toward the listener while keeping those openings clear. It’s a thoughtful response to the connector’s added width, although the available evidence doesn’t establish a measurable improvement in volume or call quality.
Statik rates the cable for up to 240W using USB Power Delivery 3.1, allowing it to serve compatible laptops when paired with an appropriate charger. That figure describes the cable’s capacity, not what every connected device will receive. Data transfers are limited to USB 2.0’s 480Mbps, making this a charging-first accessory rather than a particularly speedy file-transfer cable for large video projects and backups.
At 6.6 feet, the cord gives you some room between the outlet and whatever patch of desk or kitchen counter you’re using. It has a braided nylon jacket and reinforced strain relief, while the connector combines TPE plastic and aluminum. The rest of the lead remains a conventional cable, with a standard USB-C plug at the opposite end rather than another folding mechanism.
Of course, putting a stand inside a connector means accepting a much wider plug, even on days when you only want to charge. There’s no getting around that tradeoff by folding the feet away. But for someone who regularly props a phone beside a keyboard or hotel bed, though, that extra width buys a more useful resting place than the nearest coffee mug on the nightstand.
Folding phones ask accessories to work around a rather awkward shape, especially when you want to attach a wallet below the cameras. MOFT’s Snap Fold for iPhone Duo takes on that challenge with a side-opening card holder that also unfolds into a stand. Currently offered for preorder, it gives your everyday cards a place beside your phone, then helps the phone stand on its own.
The wallet’s broad front panel has a sloping lower edge, a small departure from the plain rectangular pouches we’re used to seeing. Open it sideways, and the card pocket becomes accessible without removing the entire accessory off the phone. That matters when you’re paying at a counter, where juggling a detached wallet and an expensive foldable probably isn’t the sort of multitasking you had planned.
Inside, there’s room for up to five cards, with a metal spring and an anti-slip lining intended to keep them in place. MOFT says that retention also works with just one card, an important detail if you’re carrying fewer things today. A pocket sized for several cards still needs to hold onto the last one after the others come out.
Of course, the more interesting transformation happens when you stop carrying the phone and put it down. The folded panels open into a support, turning the wallet into a tabletop stand. Portrait and landscape arrangements accommodate different activities, so reading a recipe can give way to a video over lunch without digging another accessory out of your bag to prop things up.
The stand also accommodates the Duo when it’s opened flat, including a lower position that tilts the larger screen toward you. That gives the folding mechanism a purpose beyond simply keeping the phone upright. You could use the broader display for reading at a desk, then close the phone and fold the support away when it’s time to head outside.
When flattened, Snap Fold returns to a layered shape with rounded corners and a textured exterior. MOFT offers Misty Cove, Jet Black, Navy Blue, Terracotta, and Khaki Green, giving the wallet some say in how your phone looks. The pale option makes the overlapping panels more noticeable, while darker colors give them a less conspicuous presence against a similarly colored phone case.
Attachment is magnetic rather than adhesive, and MOFT pairs the wallet with its separate MOVAS Modular Case. It’s also designed to attach directly to the phone, so getting the stand doesn’t mean buying that case as well. Compatibility with other cases shouldn’t be assumed, however. The magnetic connection and camera clearance both need to work with whatever protection you choose to put around it.
Snap Fold costs $49.99, with preorder shipping expected to begin in December 2026. There’s still a familiar compromise behind all that folding, because carrying five cards adds layers to a phone that already closes onto itself. Leaving your usual wallet and a separate stand at home means fewer things to remember, but your phone pocket still has to accommodate the whole stack.
Using a phone hands-free often means propping it against a stack of books, finding a suitable stand, or asking someone else to take a picture. A-Tech’s OmniGrip offers a simpler alternative, combining a kickstand, mini tripod, and handheld grip in a single foldable accessory. It is designed for people who regularly use their phones for watching videos, making calls, and capturing photos without wanting to carry several separate attachments.
OmniGrip features an aluminum alloy body with silicone and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) elements. Measuring 3.82 × 2.28 inches and weighing 68.5 grams, it has a compact form that can fit into a pocket or small bag. Its foldable construction allows the accessory to switch between different configurations as needed. For as low as $37, the accessory is a steal for content creators.
Designer: A-Tech
The attachment uses a magnetic connection compatible with MagSafe-style phone setups. It can attach directly to compatible phones and cases, while devices without magnetic compatibility may need a suitable magnetic ring or case. This makes it important to check the phone’s compatibility before purchasing.
In stand mode, the OmniGrip props up a phone at adjustable viewing angles. This is useful for keeping a screen visible during video calls, following a recipe while cooking, or watching content at a desk. The ability to reposition the stand also makes it easier to switch between portrait and landscape orientations, depending on the task.
For photography, the accessory unfolds into a mini tripod. Its adjustable legs are designed to support the phone on different surfaces, while silicone feet help keep the setup in place. This configuration is suited to group pictures, time-lapse recordings, and stationary video capture when holding the phone is impractical. It is intended for everyday use rather than replacing a full-size tripod for professional shoots or elevated camera angles.
The third configuration turns the OmniGrip into a handheld grip. The stand folds down by 180 degrees to create a handle, giving users another way to hold their phones while taking selfies or recording video. This can be particularly useful when travelling or filming short clips on the move.
The utilitarian accessory’s main idea is to make switching between these uses straightforward. Instead of carrying a separate stand for a desk and a tripod for occasional photography, users can keep one accessory attached to their phone or pack it away when it is not needed.
For people who rely on their smartphones throughout the day, the OmniGrip offers a practical way to adapt the device to different situations. Its compact, multi-position design prioritizes convenience over the height and specialized controls of dedicated camera equipment, making it a suitable option for everyday phone use.
Foldable phones solved the screen problem and immediately created a smaller, weirder one: there’s barely any flat space left on the back to stick anything useful. The MOFT Snap Fold for iPhone Duo tackles that head-on, built specifically for the Duo’s cramped rear panel rather than shrunk down from an existing wallet design. It still manages to hold five cards and fold into a stand, which shouldn’t be possible given how little room it actually has to work with.
Getting that footprint right meant working around obstacles most phone wallets never have to consider. The camera module on a folding phone sits somewhere that would normally get covered by a standard card holder, so the Snap Fold’s shape clears that housing entirely while staying tucked within the phone’s own edges. Nothing overhangs the sides or risks catching on a pocket, which matters more on a folding device than a rigid one.
Holding five cards in that reduced space is the part worth pausing on. Most compact MagSafe wallets top out around two or three cards specifically because slim profiles and card capacity fight each other, and every additional card usually means added thickness. Fitting five into a footprint already constrained by a camera cutout suggests the internal card layout was rebuilt from scratch rather than adapted from a wallet meant for a flat, uninterrupted phone back.
The stand half of the equation runs on the same origami folding logic MOFT has used across its laptop stands and tablet covers for years, just reworked to survive a much smaller starting shape. Unfolding the wallet reveals multiple viewing positions rather than a single fixed angle, letting the same flat card holder become a way to prop the phone up for a video call or a recipe on the counter without needing a separate stand taking up space in a bag.
That dual identity only works if neither function undercuts the other, and this is where the tight design tolerances actually pay off. Card capacity doesn’t shrink to make room for the folding mechanism, and the stand doesn’t wobble because there wasn’t space left for a sturdy hinge. Both jobs get done inside the same limited footprint, which is a harder balance to strike than building either function alone.
Priced at $49.99, the Snap Fold sits closer to the premium end of MOFT’s wallet lineup, reflecting the added engineering that comes with fitting five cards and a folding stand around a camera cutout instead of across an open, flat surface. That price also positions it as a companion piece bought alongside a foldable phone already carrying its own premium, rather than a casual accessory picked up as an afterthought.
Building for a folding phone means redesigning assumptions that held up fine on every rigid iPhone before it. The Snap Fold treats that constraint as the actual design brief instead of an inconvenience, and the result carries more cards and more stand positions than the smaller back panel should reasonably allow.
The compact Bluetooth speaker category has been fighting the same battle for years. Every new entry promises to be louder than your phone, smaller than a can of soda, and tough enough to survive a bag. Most deliver on those basics reasonably well, and most of them occupy the same category of objects that you put next to your phone rather than on it. That distinction tends to go unexamined, and it’s the one Xiaomi decided to question with its latest accessory.
The Xiaomi Bluetooth Speaker Magnetic Edition attaches directly to the back of a smartphone. The connection is magnetic, and a built-in Hall sensor detects the moment it locks on, triggering the speaker to power on automatically. No button to find, no pairing ritual to repeat. You put it against your phone and it starts. Pull it off and it stops. The whole interaction is designed to be immediate enough that the speaker stops feeling like an accessory and starts feeling like part of the phone itself.
The stand function is the idea that makes this more than a magnet trick. Rather than simply hanging on the back while the phone lies flat, the speaker’s base props the phone upright at a comfortable viewing angle. That solves two things at once: you get a better listening experience than the phone’s own speaker provides, and you get a hands-free viewing position without hunting for a stand or balancing the phone against something that will slide the moment you look away.
The audio hardware is modest by design. A 1.5-inch full-range driver running at 3W isn’t built for a living room, and the 200Hz to 20kHz frequency response tells you this is tuned for clear, near-field playback rather than bass-heavy output. For someone cooking in the kitchen and wanting to follow a video without holding their phone, or listening at a desk without headphones, that kind of output is exactly right. The speaker isn’t competing with a dedicated tabletop Bluetooth speaker; it’s competing with a phone’s built-in speaker, and that bar it clears comfortably.
RGB lighting rings the base of the speaker and syncs its colors to the audio playing, adding some visual presence in lower light and keeping the device from reading as purely utilitarian when it’s sitting on a desk as a stand. The 650mAh battery powers the speaker independently from the phone’s own charge. Bluetooth 6.0 handles the wireless connection with AAC and SBC codec support, and the pairing typically carries over automatically each time the speaker is magnetically attached.
Two color options are available, with dark gray confirmed. Priced at 132 yuan during the Xiaomi Youpin launch period, with a suggested retail price of 199 yuan, roughly $29 or €25, it sits in a price range where the two-in-one premise doesn’t need to be flawless to be worth trying. That’s a meaningful advantage for an accessory built around a function that most people are currently meeting with improvised solutions anyway.
Most desk setups already include an accidental phone prop. A charging pad, a book corner, a keyboard edge, something doing the job that wasn’t designed for it. The Xiaomi speaker makes the argument that the prop might as well be a speaker too, and that at this size and price, consolidating both into one small object costs nothing in practicality and improves the experience every time you sit down to watch something, take a call, or simply want your hands back.
Every morning, millions of people brew their coffee, toss the grounds, and move on. It’s such a routine act of disposal that few of us stop to think about where all that spent coffee actually goes. MOFT apparently did think about it, and the result is one of the more genuinely interesting design stories to come out of the tech accessories space in recent memory.
The MOFT MOVAS-E Coffee Collection is a new line of accessories built from a bio-based leather crafted from recycled coffee grounds. MOFT combined spent coffee grounds with waterborne bio-based polyurethane to create what they’re calling a new generation of bio-based leather. The material replaces both conventional leather and traditional synthetic alternatives, which makes the origin story feel less like a marketing angle and more like an actual shift in how the brand approaches materials.
MOFT has already built a strong reputation for thoughtful material choices. Their MOVAS vegan leather line has been a staple in the premium accessories space for a while now, known for that soft, slightly textured finish that feels surprisingly luxurious on a phone MagSafe stand. The MOVAS-E Coffee Collection takes that established foundation and adds a genuine layer of purpose to it, pushing the material story well beyond aesthetics and into something more intentional.
The collection includes products like a laptop Carry Sleeve, all finished in warm, coffee-toned colorways that look like they were pulled straight from a specialty café mood board. The tones are earthy and rich without veering into something overly minimal or clinical. If you’ve ever wished your tech accessories matched the aesthetic of a beautifully lit coffee shop corner, MOFT seems to have designed this one with exactly that feeling in mind. The tagline for the collection is “Brewed for Flow,” and it’s hard to argue with that framing.
The packaging is also part of the story. MOFT went with a frosted, minimalist design they describe as food-safe, durable, and fully recyclable. It’s the kind of packaging decision that often goes unnoticed by most buyers, but it signals that the sustainability angle here isn’t just surface-level. When a brand puts the same thought into the box as the product inside, that’s usually a sign the commitment runs deeper than a trend cycle.
I’ll be honest: the sustainable materials conversation in tech accessories can feel exhausting. Every other brand is slapping the word “eco” on something and calling it a revolution. MOFT’s approach feels different, not because they’ve reinvented the wheel, but because the product doesn’t sacrifice anything to get there. The MOVAS-E Coffee Bio-Leather still delivers the same premium tactile quality that made their original MOVAS line popular. It’s stain-resistant, smooth, and has that matte finish that photographs well without ever looking cheap. The material carries its origins gracefully.
The timing of this collection feels culturally right, too. Coffee has become more than a beverage. It’s an aesthetic, a lifestyle marker, a ritual that people build their mornings around. The idea that your phone stand or laptop sleeve could be a physical extension of that daily ritual is a small but clever act of brand storytelling. It doesn’t feel forced. It feels like a natural fit for the kind of person who already gravitates toward MOFT: someone who pays attention to the things they carry.
Whether or not bio-based leather made from coffee grounds becomes a broader standard for tech accessories, MOFT is asking the right questions here. What do we do with the waste streams already woven into our daily lives? How do we make sustainable choices feel desirable rather than merely dutiful? The MOVAS-E Coffee Collection doesn’t answer everything, but it’s a compelling and well-designed start.
If you’ve been looking for a reason to upgrade your tech carry, this collection offers one that goes a little deeper than color options. It’s the kind of purchase that earns a second look, and a story that’s surprisingly easy to tell when someone asks where you got your case.
Portugal and football connection may not resonate with everyone
Expressive color palette and graphics are too bold for minimalist tastes
Higher price point compared to other cases
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The TORRAS × FPF Limited Edition earns its stripes through genuine design depth and a rotating stand that quietly changes how you use your phone every day.
The premium phone case market has refined itself to a point where technical competence is almost a given. Protection ratings, slim profiles, and magnetic compatibility have become standard expectations rather than differentiating features. That baseline has pushed the most interesting cases in this space to compete on a different level entirely, one defined by design identity, material intelligence, and a sense of purpose that goes beyond the purely utilitarian.
The TORRAS Q3 Air Portugal National Football Team Limited Edition for iPhone 17 Pro Max is precisely that kind of case. Built on the Q3 Air Ostand platform, it brings Portugal’s national team identity, its colors, maritime heritage, and championship legacy into a functional accessory with a rotating stand, magnetic compatibility, and solid protective architecture. It’s a combination that genuinely earns the “limited edition” label.
Portugal’s national colors aren’t subtle, and this case doesn’t try to temper them. The translucent crimson shell gives the design a vivid, confident presence while still letting the case’s structural layers show through, which adds depth that solid-color shells typically can’t offer. The result is visually bold in a way that feels deliberate and controlled, leaning into the energy of Portuguese football culture without tipping into anything that feels overwrought.
The back of the case is where the design story gets specific. Fine horizontal striping draws a clear visual reference to the texture of a football jersey, while the circular framing around the magnetic ring gives the composition a natural focal center. Gold accents on the ring stand connect to Portugal’s championship legacy, and Portugal’s Quinas emblem appears in the airbag structure as a rewarding detail on closer inspection.
What separates this collaboration from typical team merchandise is the depth of the cultural reference. The wave patterns running through the design draw from Portugal’s maritime history rather than just the football crest, and the gold elements speak to themes of honor and achievement that run through both the country’s history and its footballing legacy. These aren’t decorative choices; they’re a considered visual language built from real cultural material.
The lateral profile adds another layer to the overall composition. A teal green accent runs along the side rails, creating a sharp contrast against the red shell that reads as unmistakably Portuguese in its color pairing. The buttons carry a warm metallic finish that echoes the gold used across the design, and the tactile grip texturing on the edges reinforces that every surface of this case has been considered.
Ergonomics
The Q3 Air Ostand platform was designed for daily carry from the ground up, and the Q3 Air Portugal Football Edition fully inherits those ergonomic priorities. The textured side rails give the phone a secure grip in hand, and the overall profile adds enough structure to feel purposeful without pushing into the territory of cumbersome bulk. It’s comfortable to hold for extended stretches and easy to manage with one hand.
The ring stand, folded flat against the back, adds a natural grip point that makes single-handed use of the iPhone 17 Pro Max genuinely more manageable. On a device this size, that matters more than it might seem on paper. When deployed, the stand clicks into place and holds whatever angle you set, making hands-free viewing a quick and reliable option rather than an occasional curiosity.
The case also carries well in a pocket, which isn’t always a given with stand-equipped accessories. The ring folds flat enough to avoid catching on fabric, and the overall thickness stays reasonable for an iPhone case with a fully integrated hardware mechanism. Moving between a bag, a desk, and a hand throughout a busy day feels natural, which is what you’d want from something worn this often.
Performance
The functional centerpiece of the Ostand series is its rotating magnetic ring stand, which supports 360-degree rotation, 180-degree flipping, and a magnetic hold that snaps securely onto metal surfaces and stays put once set. Propping the iPhone hands-free on a flat surface for a video call, a watch-party stream, or a spontaneous recording takes seconds, and the stand holds whatever angle you choose without needing adjustment.
That hands-free capability sits at the heart of what TORRAS calls “Record Your Passion,” the campaign built around the idea that documenting training sessions, matchday rituals, and shared moments is part of the sporting experience itself. Setting the phone down on a gym floor, snapping it onto lockers and training equipment, or propping it on a table during a watch party transforms it from a passive device into an active participant.
On the protective side, the case uses airbag technology that hugs the top and bottom edges and wraps around the corners. This air-cushioning structure, one of the Q3 Air’s signature innovations, protects the areas where drops tend to concentrate their force. By buffering and dispersing the force of impact, the TORRAS Q3 Air Portugal Football Limited Edition provides peace of mind for those unavoidable accidents of life.
A raised camera lip also keeps the lenses from direct contact with flat surfaces, an often unforeseen consequence in everyday use. The reinforced frame wraps the phone’s edges in a way that provides structural confidence throughout. It’s the kind of protection that works quietly in the background rather than advertising itself through unnecessary bulk.
The case is also fully MagSafe compatible, preserving the magnetic ring system so that wireless charging and MagSafe accessories work without interruption. For iPhone 17 Pro Max owners already invested in the magnetic ecosystem, that compatibility keeps everything running as expected. The full suite of MagSafe accessories, from chargers to wallets, connects and functions just as reliably as it would with any premium iPhone case.
Sustainability
The most honest form of sustainability in phone accessories comes down to longevity, even if the product itself is made of your typical synthetic materials. A case that holds its structural integrity and visual quality over years of daily use reduces the frequency of replacement, which matters more than most people consider. The Portugal Football Edition is built on a platform engineered for resilience, with reinforced corners, a durable shell, and a stand mechanism that holds up through consistent use.
The limited-edition format adds an interesting dimension to the longevity argument. Objects with cultural weight tend to stay in people’s hands rather than getting rotated out at the next refresh. A case tied to Portugal’s journey through the 2026 World Cup carries a specific cultural moment with it, giving it an emotional durability that significantly extends its useful life past what a generic alternative could claim.
Value
Limited-edition collaboration cases carry a $69.99 price premium by nature, and this one makes a clear case (pun intended) for that premium being earned rather than simply charged. The FPF edition packages the Q3 Air Ostand’s rotating stand, air-cushion protection, and full MagSafe compatibility inside a design rooted in Portuguese heritage and a genuinely considered visual system. That’s a lot of functional hardware and design thinking in one accessory.
For someone already drawn to the Ostand’s stand functionality, the Portugal Football Edition makes the value proposition even clearer. The design premium doesn’t come at any cost to the case’s functional strengths. You’re getting the same protective architecture and rotating stand mechanism, with the added dimension of a culturally layered identity that gives the accessory a meaning and visual presence that plain cases simply can’t offer.
The limited availability also factors into the value equation. This isn’t a mass-produced accessory available at any time; it’s tied to a specific cultural collaboration with a defined production run. For buyers who value their accessories carrying a genuine story rather than a borrowed aesthetic, the FPF edition offers something that feels irreplaceable in a way that standard catalog options simply aren’t positioned to match.
Verdict
The TORRAS Q3 Air Portugal Football Limited Edition for iPhone 17 Pro Max is a premium phone case that earns its place in that category through functional integrity and genuine design depth. The rotating stand is a practical differentiator that changes daily phone habits in a meaningful way, the protective architecture is solid, and the cultural design language is rich enough to hold up far beyond the initial impression.
For football fans with an eye for design, or iPhone 17 Pro Max owners who want a case that carries a real story behind its finish, the timing of this collaboration is excellent. Portugal is heading into the 2026 World Cup cycle with a clear sense of purpose, and TORRAS has built an accessory that connects to that energy in a way that’s both functional and genuinely worth holding onto.
Leaving the house with just a phone and a slim MagSafe wallet is convenient until the jolt of realizing you have no idea where you left that combo. Most wallets and stands solve carry and comfort, but do nothing for the “where did I put it” problem. Moft’s trackable stand-wallet is a small tweak to that daily stack, adding a Find My brain without bulking up the back of your phone.
The Trackable Snap-on Phone Stand & Wallet is Moft’s thinnest design yet, just 0.25 inches thick and about the size of a credit card, managing to be a wallet, stand, and grip in one. It snaps onto a MagSafe-compatible iPhone, holds up to two cards, folds into three viewing modes, and quietly adds Apple Find My support so it shows up in the same app as your AirPods and trackers.
On a commute or a day at a café, the wallet is just there on the back of the phone. On the train, you flip it into portrait mode to read, at a desk you switch to landscape for a video, and during a call you use floating mode to prop the screen higher. Walking, the folded panel becomes a comfortable grip, making the phone feel more secure without adding a bulky case.
Realizing the phone-wallet stack is not where you thought it was means opening the Find My app to see its last location, triggering a 70dB alert to find it in a messy room, or relying on the Find My network if it is truly out in the world. The tracker runs for about six months on a wireless charge, and the app shows battery level, so it does not quietly die.
The magnets are tuned to around 15N of snap force, strong enough to trust when using it as a stand or grip. Because it is MagSafe-ready, you can snap a charger onto the back without dismantling your setup. The 0.25-inch profile and 62g weight mean it does not turn the phone into a brick, which matters if you are sliding it into a pocket or small bag.
The outer shell uses Moft’s MOVAS vegan leather with high stain resistance and color retention, handling coffee tables and travel without looking tired. Underneath are fiberglass, magnets, metal sheets, and a compact PCB. It comes in four colors that pair with Moft’s Snap Case line, so you can build a coordinated stack or mix tones for contrast without losing the clean geometry.
This is not a brand-new category. It’s a quiet upgrade to something many people already use. By folding a tracker into a stand-wallet that was already thin and useful, Moft makes the everyday phone-back accessory into a little piece of insurance. It does not ask you to carry more, just to expect a bit more from what you are already carrying every time you walk out the door.
Video calls have become a staple of online communication today, whether it’s for meetings or even just personal one-on-one calls. Unfortunately, the devices we use for video calls haven’t caught up quickly with the trend, and we’re only recently seeing webcams with better sensors or phone stands with better angles. Even then, however, there is still some missing aspects to make these videos more engaging and natural.
This simple-looking phone stand tries to deliver that missing piece by making sure that the user’s face is always within the frame during those video calls. It isn’t a one-trick pony, though, and can keep your phone’s battery topped up or be an interesting piece of desk decor even when not in use.
Webcams are admittedly getting more sophisticated, both in terms of hardware as well as software. While those integrated into laptop screen bezels are limited to simply upgrading their imaging sensors, external cameras are now sporting stabilizers and gimbals. There are also apps that do automatic focus, zooming, and framing. That’s all fine if you’re using your computer, but not if your smartphone is your device of choice.
Orbit is a design concept for a phone stand that brings those features to mobile devices. It’s practically a MagSafe-compatible charging stand with a unique, minimalist design that makes it look good even when not in use. It pretty much looks like a miniature trophy, with a dome-like shape on top held aloft by two thin arms.
Simply place the phone on the stand and go about your video call or even watch videos. Orbit will simply follow your face to make sure that you always have a clear view of the screen or that your face is always in frame. The concept doesn’t exactly explain the software that makes this possible, but it’s not that difficult to pull off given today’s technology.
Of course, it also functions as a charger to make sure your battery never goes empty, whether you’re on a call or not. Unlike a phone gimbal, Orbit’s simpler design makes it suitable for use almost anywhere, even when away from your desk, as long as you have a power source to keep that charger and internal motors running.
Picture this, it’s summer, you’ve packed your bags and you’re heading on a Eurotrip (maybe for a nice holiday on the Amalfi coast or to see Taylor Swift perform). In true holiday fashion, you intend on spending the entire day out and about, exploring the city, but you realize an hour in that your phone’s already on 15% battery. You might have a charging cable in your pocket, but there isn’t a power socket in sight. Here’s where a MagSafe power bank just makes things much easier. Designed to simply snap onto the back of your phone and give it a battery boost, the TORRAS MiniMag is a compact power bank that’s no larger than a credit card. With its compact size, 0.3mm thickness, and MagSafe compatibility, the MiniMag merely attaches onto your phone, giving it an extra 5000mAh battery so you can go about your day without worrying about being perpetually on ‘Battery Saver’, or worse, a completely drained battery.
Convenience seems to define the MiniMag’s entire design approach. It’s compact enough to slide right into your pocket or laptop bag when not in use, with a form factor no larger than your average payments card. At 0.3-inches or 7.6 millimeters thick, it might not be slim enough to fit into your wallet, but it attaches to your phone without making it too bulky the way other power banks would. It weighs a minimal 4 ounces (113 grams) and has curved edges running throughout that lets you slide your phone into your pocket without the power bank snagging anywhere.
Card-sized Power Bank, Snap and Go!
Long-lasting Battery Life
The TORRAS MiniMag packs a 5000mAh battery, which practically doubles your iPhone’s battery capacity. Wireless MagSafe charging occurs at a standard 7.5W, and if you’re looking to go faster, plug it into your phone using a USB cable to get 18W of wired charging speeds. The MiniMag supports pass-through charging too, allowing you to basically charge the power bank as it wirelessly charges your phone, keeping your iPhone’s own charging port free for accessories or dongles.
Ostand R case: 360 Magnetic Rotatable Stand
The MiniMag comes with a matte anodized aluminum outer body, in either silver or pink. Although designed to be used independently, it pairs exceptionally well with TORRAS’ Ostand R case, which also gives your phone its own dedicated rotating kickstand. The Ostand R is practically a marvel of engineering, with a stand that sits flush against the case when closed, but opens to prop your phone up. It relies on a specially engineered hinge that’s 1.2mm (0.04 inches) thick, but can resist tens of thousands of folds, and can even hold its angle like a laptop hinge (while taking the weight of your phone). The ring even rotates independently to let you place your phone in either landscape or portait, and it does so with super-slim magnets inside that extend your phone’s MagSafe compatibility, whether it’s attaching accessories or mounts, or snapping on a wireless charger or power bank like the TORRAS MiniMag.
