MagFlott V1.0 Magnetic Stand for iPad Pro 12.9”, iPad Air 13" M3/M2. Gray. Successful Kickstarter Campaign. Includes 6’ USB C Curved Cable.

As someone who has owned an iPad since iPad's became a thing, I have many accessories for them, including stands. All of them are now in a junk pile in my house waiting for the day I get motivated to toss them out. After seeing & owning Apple's Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro, and looking at my junk pile of stuff for the iPad, I came to wonder, "What if Apple made a stand for iPad Pro?" Maybe they would call it "Magic Stand for iPad Pro?" Nah, probably not. But, if Apple made a stand for iPad Pro, the iPad Pro would have to float on that stand using magnets, and that is what this product does, and thus (I imagine) why it is called the MagFloat (my spelling).Indeed, this stand grabs your iPad Pro using magnets on the back of the iPad Pro and the front side of the upper part of stand. And it snaps in place with room for the camera system to protrude through. Then you can adjust your iPad Pro to be horizontal (landscape) or vertical (portrait) with just a slight push with your finger. If you start in the horizontal position, you can rotate it 90 degrees counterclockwise or 90 degrees clockwise into vertical positions. You can tilt it to point toward the ceiling and even to the other side away from you. And you can do that from any initial position from horizontal to vertical. So the stand offers a lot of flexibility in how you can position your iPad Pro on it. I got mine with a USB-C charging cable with a bent connector on one end so that it goes into the charging port in a low-profile way that keeps the cable under control between the iPad and stand, so it doesn't run all over your desk. I like the cable as it helps keeps your space tidy.The out-of-the box experience with this stand just smacks of Apple - well packed and minimal. There is a card in the box that tells the history of how the stand came to be, including how it was named (and how to pronounce it) and how the company was named (you can read the card if you buy one). There is another card telling you how to put it together. I found putting it together to be very straightforward but the instructions are very good if you are not the handy type. The materials used to make the stand are top notch. The part of the stand that grabs your iPad has a soft material on it to protect the finish of your iPad when connected (very, very important). The other materials are mostly aluminum, which is very typical of Apple devices (which I appreciate). The stand is sturdy but not too heavy..and the base of the stand has felt pads to protect the finish of your desk/table without any unnecessary sliding around.You will quickly find that you have to think about taking the iPad Pro off the stand. Maybe the best way to you put one hand on the base while grabbing the iPad with your other hand along its lower side before pulling. I also found that I can just reach around to the back and insert my fingernail between the back of the iPad and the top portion of the stand that mates with the back of your iPad (I do this just by feel, no looking required). A bit of force there while holding the iPad in your other hand frees the iPad. It is, however, a very good idea to remove the charging cable before trying to remove the iPad from the stand.I use my IPad Pro with the Apple Pencil and it can be in its normal place on the iPad Pro while using this stand. I sometimes do light pencil work with the Pro on the stand in vertical position, but for any kind of prolonged use, I remove the iPad from the stand.I will try to make some pics of the iPad on the stand for my use and post them with this review soon.I guess if Apple made a stand for iPad Pro it would probably cost $400, so many should appreciate the affordable price of this one.

The media could not be loaded. CharJenPro "MagFlött" iPad Pro (12.9-inch) Magnetic StandPro: Easy attachment to iPad and operation, quality build, strong magnet, excellent 'pack-in' 180º cloth covered USB-C cable and wire routing cutout creates a clean cable management solution, stable enough for nearly all uses, multiple viewing positions (360º rotation, est. 175º flip), reduces the iPad desktop "footprint", everyone who has seen it has remarked on how cool it isCon: Not designed to be portable, base not weighted, does not raise and lower, does not swivel on desk, two hands best for removing the iPad from the stand, nothing like it available for the iPad miniBriefly: The CharJenPro MagFlött is the single best iPad stand I have found for desktop use, and I've tried more than a few. Apple’s Universal Control and Side Car features allows one to set their iPad next to one’s Mac and use a keyboard and mouse on both to get work done on the Mac while your personal business stays on the iPad.Impressions: I primarily use my iPad Pro 12.9" in a video editing suite as an attached third display to a Macintosh. I have tried five well reviewed options for placing the iPad next to the Mac but the MagFlött is the first I've used that saves precious desktop surface space without compromising usability.- Mounting: Magnetically mounting the iPad is a simple matter of placing the back of a compatible model next to the microfiber mounting surface with the iPad camera near the cut-out area to accept the camera bump. Once mounted, the iPad will remain so securely mounted that it is best to use two hands to remove the iPad since the base of the MagFlött is not weighted. This is not an issue if one has two hands available. To remove the iPad with one hand, one must give the iPad a sharp tug downwards while giving a little rotation force, but in truth the stand doesn't appear to be designed for one hand removal. I suspect this will not an issue for most users.- Looks: You can turn your iPad into a mini Studio Display! (Only better because the 12.9" has ProMotion and local dimming) The MagFlöt (almost) looks like an Apple product: There is plastic on the swivel/rotate mounting hardware but it is made of good quality resin and looks fine. The pack-in USB-C cable has a 180º curve at one end so the cable almost vanishes. (Only a small black bump visible from the worker viewpoint) Very nice.- Rotating/flipping/tilting: rotating the iPad from landscape to portrait is a very simple, one finger operation; however, I have rocked the MagFlött a little while going from portrait to landscape - something a weighted base might solve. This rocking has only happened once. There are no detents for the stand to snap into 90º: no detents means one-handed operation easier and fine adjustment is unimpeded. I like the iPad best in portrait orientation for script work, reviews or video chat sessions with clients, so I do not use landscape often. Still, the MagFlött easily rotates for the times I might want landscape orientation. I do not have experience using the iPad at "point-of-sale" but it seems the MagFlött also allows easy operations at retail locations by flipping quickly and easily from the clerk to the customer; again, a weighted base would be nice for this application. While I can always find an orientation for my needs that doesn't have reflections on my screen by tilting or rotating the stand on the desk it is important to not the MagFlöt does not raise and lower, it's height is at a fixed position.Other thoughts: MagFlött is nearly perfect for my uses and best stand I have found for use on my desktop. I have mentioned a weighted base several times: of all the negatives, this is the only one that impacts my use. That said, it is a such a small compromise that there is no buyer's remorse.