- Aluminum
charging station for Apple Watch with integrated battery.
- The full
charge time is 2 hours.
- The
intelligent direct passage system recharges your Apple Watch first.
- Contains
two magnets on both sides to hold the watch in the charging base.
- Designed to
keep the charger , both laid by a magnetic aluminum cover.
The Pod's
setup instructions are overly simple, but setting up the Pod isn't difficult
You can start by placing the Apple Watch charger in the cutout in the Pod, or by plugging the USB end into the Pod's USB port. I recommend starting from the back, plugging the USB side in first. It's a little tricky to get it lined up right, but it didn't take me more than a few seconds to get it plugged in.
Once the USB side of the Apple Watch charging
cable is in place, the next step is to wrap the cord around the outside of the
Pod until there's little enough cord left that the Apple Watch charger can be
put in place through one of nine grooves.
The
circular Pod
The Nomad
Pod, with its built-in battery, is one of a small selection of Apple Watch
stands able to offer functionality beyond simply holding the Apple Watch
charger in a more accessible position.The circular Pod is made up of two
pieces: a plastic and aluminum base that holds the Apple Watch charger and cord
in place, and an aluminum faceplate that snaps on over the base to hide the
cord from view. The Pod is made from brushed aluminum in Silver or Space Gray
that matches Apple's MacBook, iPhone, and iPad lineups, and its minimal design
will let it fit into almost any decor.
Hockey puck
size
Size wise,
the Pod fits into the palm of a hand and is quite similar to a hockey puck both
in diameter and thickness. It can potentially fit in a generously sized pants
pocket or a jacket pocket, but its thickness and round shape makes that less
than comfortable. At one side, there's a micro-USB port to charge the Pod
itself, a button that activates the Pod's charging function, and a 4-LED
indicator for displaying battery life. It also ships with a Nomad-branded
micro-USB cable.
The Pod
has battery
The Pod ships with a foam insert, which needs to be used with the stainless steel Apple Watch charger because it's slightly thinner than the plastic charger the Apple Watch Sport ships with. That will make sure the Apple Watch charger sits flush with the Pod when the aluminum cover is in place.
The Pod has an 1,800 mAh battery built in, which Nomad advertises as long enough to "get through a long weekend." That seemed about right in my testing. With the 38mm Apple Watch with a 205mAh battery, I got just over three full charges both times that I tested the Pod with a fully-charged Pod and an Apple Watch that had its battery drained.