The ButterFly is a USB-C MagSafe charger that’ll help you cut down on cords. Is it worth the hype?
It ’s a scenario I know all too well : I get to myhotel room , eager to drop my belongings and explore my surroundings . I snaffle my phone , only to realize I ’ve used up all its succus on the carpenter’s plane — AirPods , too . I fish for the jumble of chargers in myluggage , link up my devices , and begrudgingly wait , likethat memeof Tiffany “ New York ” Pollard sitting on a bed with her dark glasses on and hands crossed .
Twelve South ’s latest product , ButterFly , aims to figure out this inconvenience , as “ the reality ’s smallest ” 2 - in-1 USB - C MagSafe charger . It ’s a real cutie pie of a gadget . The shape of a hockey hockey puck , it fits in the ribbon of your hired hand . unfold it up like a makeup succinct to reveal a MagSafe charger for your IPhone or Airpods on one side , and a magnetic truehearted courser for your Apple Watch on the other .
The ButterFly can transform into some other commodious shapes , too . Stack the English back to back to make a pedestal fit for Apple Watch Nightstand Mode , or tilt it 180 degrees to make a hand - free presentation stand for IPhone ’s StandBy Mode — perfect for rain cats and dogs pillow - side entertainmentwhen you ’re jetlagged .
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The product comes with a 30W top executive adapter , a metre - long buck line , and four , lightweightinternational stopper adapters — US , UK , EU , and AU — that bond passably seamlessly to the power supply . It all packs up in a small , velvet sac . The design is super sleek , with an anodized Al plate exchangeable to that of a MacBook . The interior is upholstered with a soft , vegan leather .
It ’s operose to find a MagSafe courser that can charge your equipment in a pinch , let alone a travel - sized one . Not only does it easily slip into a pocket in mycarry - on , but it also takes up very trivial space on my nightstand . And moot how hotel desks can be so unnecessarily cluttered — telephone , stationery , etc.—this charger is a real game - auto-changer for maximizing quad . The extra - long cord is also a nice touch , as hotel outlets never seem to be placed in logical locations ( what ’s up with that ? ) .
But retailing at $ 130 , this mini piece of technology is not cheesy . For that Mary Leontyne Price , I ’d gestate it to perform a little more magic , perhaps in the variant of portable charging . Because the gizmo is so tiny , it would be ultra - commodious to use it on the go , but the required wire connexion in some ways negates the compactibility . Here ’s to hoping that innovation is next up on Twelve South ’s schedule .
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