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Journey’s latest iPhone charger is made for anywhere

A new wireless charger meant to travel with not only includes a way to charge a phone and Apple Watch, but a handy lamp, as well.

Magnetic charging has been a regular inclusion on every iPhone since the Phone 12 arrived, and outside of the MagSafe-less iPhone 16e, wireless and magnetic charging is there on every current iPhone. That’s a win if you like charging without a wire.

But what happens if you decide to go travelling: can you just bundle up your bedside charger to take in your luggage, and can you bring a bedside lamp with you? Do you even need to?

Australia’s Journey appears to be answering that question with the launch of another MagSafe accessory, something that seems to be a bit of an obsession for its own product ranges.

Journey has previously made a MagSafe deskpad, a MagSafe laptop sleeve, and a MagSafe-mount water bottle, and its latest accessory is a MagSafe and Qi2 compatible wireless charger for the bedside or desks.

Journey’s Aria is a little different from the company’s phone, watch, and wireless earphone Glyde battery bank, and more just a stand and charger next to your bed.

However, the Journey Aria includes a hinged design that turns the wireless earphone charging section into a stand, keeps the top of the charger for wirelessly charging one of the new Qi2 enabled devices or even MagSafe-friendly phone, and pops out an Apple Watch charging nub at the back.

Adding to this, Journey has included a small warm lamp at the back of the charger, giving it some light and use beyond simply being a charger.

Able to stand up or lie flat, it’s essentially another of the many iPhone chargers made to travel, though thanks to its support for Qi2, means it can work with the few Qi2-enabled Android devices also arriving lately, including the Google Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro XL.

Australians can expect to find the Journey Aria online, priced at $150.

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