ZAPOGO APPLE WATCH CHARGING DOCK - Works In Nightstand Mode Too! What’s That? How To Setup Nightstand On Your Apple Watch? -
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Charging your Apple watch can sometimes become a tedious chore caused by slippage of Apple’s supplied magnetic charger. ZAPOGO may just have the perfect, compact solution. The ZAPOGO WATCH CHARGING DOCK is compatible with series 9/8/7/SE/6/5/4/3/2 and includes 38mm, 40mm, 41mm, 42mm, 44mm, 45mm, Apple Watch Sport, Apple Watch Nike Plus, Apple Watch Hermes and Apple Watch Edition. It’s not compatible with the series 1. The charging dock quickly connects to any USB power adapter, not included, and comes with a USB C cable. It uses the same magnetic charging concept that is built-in to your Apple Watch. A blue indicator light on the base tells you when it’s actually properly in place and charging. It then goes off after a brief indication. The strong magnet keeps your watch firmly on the charging stand making it perfect for most environments such as home, kitchen, bedroom and office and is well suited as your traveling companion, too. The Zapogo Charging Stand also supports Apple Watch’s Nightstand Mode. Simply place your Apple Watch on the Zapogo Watch Charging Stand with the nightstand feature turned on, something you turn on in the watch’s app on your watch. The watch now displays charging status, current time/date and the time of any alarm you’ve set. To view this feature simply tap the display, or lightly nudge your Apple Watch. Even nudging, or tapping the table might work. (To enable the Nightstand mode, go to SETTINGS on your Apple Watch by quickly pressing the round digital crown button on the watch’s right side, then scroll down to SETTINGS and press this button again, now Select GENERAL > NIGHTSTAND MODE, and turn on NIGHTSTAND MODE.) When in the NIGHTSTAND MODE the watch’s display will look like the graphic below:
Reverse this procedure to return to a normal display. There’s no doubt that the ZAPOGO WATCH CHARGING STAND is a must have and it’s inexpensive too! Available in a wide variety of colors.
If you have a cigarette lighter adapter, you can mount and use this in your automobile. Use double stick tape, or magnetic tape and metal strips to mount in a vertical position.
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MSRP: $16.99
GADGETEER’s RATING: ★★★★★
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