Belkin’s Auto Tracking Stand The Pro isn’t your typical wireless charger. Yes, the mag is safe-backed, allowing you to easily and securely attach a compatible iPhone to the stand for charging. But it’s one of the few accessories that comes equipped with DockKit — an Apple software framework that lets the iPhone’s camera work with motorized stands to spatially track your face and keep it in frame. allows to.
With Belkin’s 360-degree rotating stand, you can use the front or rear cameras on the iPhone to automatically track your face and body movements. It has a motorized 90-degree auto-tilt that adjusts the angle of your device (slightly up or down) during video calls. A built-in battery means you don’t need to use it tethered to a nearby outlet.
It is expensive and not for everyone. But anyone who’s doing some handiwork or cooking might find constant FaceTimes useful — more so than the built-in center-stage functionality in Apple’s iPads and MacBooks, which keeps you on track and in a limited frame. . Or, you know, if you’re a budding TikToker shooting videos at home.
Smooth setup
Belkin’s Dock Kit Charger is larger than a standard MagSafe wireless charger. At the top is the MagSafe charging pad, which can wirelessly charge your iPhone at up to 15 watts. It’s attached to a 90-degree swivel hinge that automatically tilts up or down depending on your movement—useful during video calls to keep you in frame.
You can put your phone in portrait or landscape mode. The latter will trigger the Smart Display mode. First introduced with iOS 17, it turns your iPhone into a sort of smart display when placed on any wireless charger in landscape orientation—with interactive widgets, photos from your library, And complete with a large clock.
Next is the base, which sports a 360-degree rotating hinge. There’s a button on the front to enable and disable motion tracking, and there’s a USB-C port on the back for when you need to charge the stand’s built-in battery or power the entire system. There are three LEDs, one above the button and two behind.
Photo: Brenda Stollier
The front LED mimics the one on the back so you can always diagnose the condition even if you’re not directly in front of the base. It cycles between white, green, and amber, either static or flashing, indicating various things like motion tracking is disabled or the internal battery is low. The third LED above the USB-C port is between white and amber for power and cycle. It can be hard to remember what all these statuses mean, but Belkin has a guide on its website for reference. Surely there is a better way to relay all this information.
