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Best MagSafe and Magnetic Wireless Chargers for Apple iPhone 13

Looking for a wireless MagSafe charger for your iPhone? Here are some options beyond Apple’s own model.

Trying to get your iPhone plugged in with your charging cable is more annoying than it needs to be, especially since there’s a much easier way. MagSafe chargers use magnets to latch on to the back of your phone. This tech is compatible with newer models of iPhones and its accessories and can allow for faster wireless charging and power on the go. It may seem silly to buy new MagSafe chargers if you already have wireless chargers for your iPhone, but once you start using MagSafe charging options, you won’t want to go back.

Several MagSafe-enabled wireless charging cases — not just Apple’s — are on our list of the best MagSafe iPhone accessories. But this list is focused specifically on the best wireless MagSafe chargers that allow for fast Qi wireless charging. To that end, there are a few things to keep in mind:

A true MagSafe wireless charger will get you the potential for the fastest wireless charging rate (up to 15 watts instead 7.5 wattsor 10 wattsthat some chargers deliver) on iPhones.
Official MagSafe products — those blessed by Apple — include a Made for MagSafe badge on the box. However, plenty of other manufacturers have created magnetic wireless chargers that look and feel like MagSafe accessories. These MagSafe technology copycat devices are also far more affordable than the official MagSafe offerings, but here’s the catch: They offer less powerful charging (limited to 7.5 watts). We’ve included these unofficial products in this list, but know that they’ll charge only half as fast (for iPhones), even if they are capable of wirelessly charging certain Android smartphones at up to 15 watts, as long as they support that level of fast wireless charging.
To get that maximum power, you’ll need a 20 wattsUSB-C PD charger — ideally one that is Power Delivery 3.0-certified. (The iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max and iPhone 13 Mini include a USB-C to Lightning cable in the box, but not the charger.) Some companies offer bundles that include a MagSafe wireless charging puck with a USB-C power adapter while others, like Apple, sell the puck and power adapter separately.
Most of the MagSafe chargers (aftermarket and MagSafe-certified) will charge other Qi-compatible devices, like select older iPhones and Android phones. You just won’t get the magnetic adhesion.
If you need to also get a charger, our list of best USB-C chargers has plenty of options. That will work for wired charging, too — which will always be faster than MagSafe or other wireless charging options.

Note that I’ve personally, if anecdotally, used all of the products listed below. Again, the unofficial MagSafe device offerings are fine if you’re not concerned with charging speed, for example, if you’re charging overnight.

Best magnetic wireless chargers

These will magnetically attach to MagSafe-compatible iPhone 13 models but are not MagSafe-certified. As such, they’ll only charge iPhones at a maximum of 7.5 watts (and several only charge at 5 watts).

Best official MagSafe chargers

These are the real deal and will charge iPhone 13 models at a full 15 watts (when paired with a 20-watt or better USB-C charger that’s Power Delivery 3.0-enabled).

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You Can Now Buy Nike’s $900 Workout Shoes for Compression and Heating

The Nike Hyperboots, designed to help you warm up and recover from workouts, launched Saturday.

Those workout shoes with compression and heating that Nike and Hyperice showed off at CES 2025 earlier this year weren’t just a concept. The Hyperboot is now available to buy online in North America, so they’re within reach, as long as you’re willing to spend $899.

The high-tops, which Nike and Hyperice call a wearable much like your smartwatch, help your feet warm up before a workout, and then recover after it. The shoes do this with heating and air-compression massage technology, taking the idea of heating pads and compression socks and making them mobile.

«You can definitely feel the heat in here,» CNET former mobile senior writer Lisa Eadicicco said when she had the chance to try these workout shoes on in January. She walked across a demo room in Las Vegas wearing the fancy footwear to test out the compression and heating features.

The boots massage and compress your ankles and feet, and in CNET’s test, we could especially feel the heat around the ankles. Buttons on the shoes let you adjust compression and the amount of heat with multiple settings for each.

«The Hyperboot contains a system of dual-air bladders that deliver sequential compression patterns and are bonded to thermally efficient heating elements that evenly distribute heat throughout the shoe’s entire upper,» Nike said.

The battery lasts for 1 to 1.5 hours on max heat and compression settings, or 8 hours if you’re only using the massage setting. It takes 5 to 6 hours to charge via USB-C cable. The boots come in five sizes: S, M, L, XL and XXL.

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Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for May 17, #1428

Here are hints and the answer for today’s Wordle No. 1,428 for May 17.

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Wordle puzzle isn’t super easy, and there’s only one vowel, so you’ll have to chip away at guessing the consonants. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

There is one vowel in today’s Wordle answer.

Wordle hint No. 3: First letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with the letter G.

Wordle hint No. 4: Past tense

Today’s Wordle answer is in the past tense.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer can refer to being an adult.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is GROWN.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, May 16, No. 1427 was FIFTH.

Recent Wordle answers

May 12, No. 1423: BICEP

May 13, No. 1424: AWARE

May 14, No. 1425: BONGO

May 15, No. 1426: EAGER

Will Wordle run out of words?

When Wordle began, creator Josh Wardle used a list of five-letter words he’d shared with his partner, picking only the words they recognized. While that’s more than 2,000 words, more than half of them have already been used.

Wordle editor Tracy Bennett admitted that the game will eventually have to come to grips with the fact that the word list is not eternal.

«One possibility is that we could recycle old words at some point, like when we get close to the end,» Bennett told a Wordle player on TikTok.

She also said the editors might throw all the words back in and reuse them, or allow plurals, or past tense, something that’s not done now.

Bennett hasn’t commented on it, but it seems possible Wordle could expand to six-letter words, too. Options abound.