Unboxing the Pixelsnap Charger with Stand

Pixelsnap... Pixel Snap?  I swear I've seen it written both ways... is this one of those Mandela effects (Barenstein vs. Barenstain bears)?

I love a good wireless charger.  And using magnets now, it's a must.  Anything less feels archaic.

Google has a new stand just for the new Qi2 (or any MagSafe type) phone for just $100CAD, which feels both expensive and inexpensive.  The last Pixel Stand was $110, but you can get cheaper stands out there... so 100 is more.

But it's built for it, and well, it just feels 'right'.  Here's me unboxing it:

So yeah, it has that nice 'pebble' feel and look that Google's going for lately with the Watch and the Material 3 Expressive... it's kinda like a piece of art.  

2 quick things jump out at me.

  1. I wish the cord plugged into the stand, not a cord coming out from it - gonna make me reconfigure my desk here
  2. It's just the puck charger...with a way to hold it -- but if I want to take the puck off, you can't easily without pulling out the cord.

Design just doesn't seem 100% thought out for us 'normies'.  Outside of that, I like it, and I'll have a full review up soon.

Source:  https://store.google.com/product/pixelsnap_charger_stand

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