iPhone charger mania!

Lots of weird new chargers debut at IFA Berlin.

IFA Berlin (short for Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin) is the world's largest consumer electronics show — Europe’s answer to the annual CES expo in Las Vegas.

Running through September 10, the show will bring boatloads of new smartphones, TVs, laptops, fridges and robot vacuums.

For us Apple users, the most directly relevant new products are a raft of new chargers.

Take Twelve South’s new PlugBug wall charger, which comes with built-in Find My support, making it easy to track down your laptop charger when it goes walkies.

There are also interesting and innovative folding chargers from Belkin and Anker, and don’t miss these clever folding headphones from soundcore.

Also in today’s newsletter:

  • Talking of headphones: We have a great deal on the excellent Sony WH-1000XM4 noise-canceling headphones. These cans are tops — easily comparable to pricey AirPods Max — but this open-box deal brings them in at $200 — less than half the price of Apple’s headphones.

  • You don’t need to worry about earwax with headphones, but AirPods are a different story. If your earbuds don’t sound right, maybe they need a good clean.

  • These new Apple Home-compatible smart locks work with iPhone and Apple Watch — plus face recognition.

  • Apple TV+ has growing slate of excellent documentaries. The latest is The Last of the Sea Women about South Korea’s “real-life mermaids,” who dive the ocean for their food.

— Leander Kahney, EIC.

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