Original title: You can charge your Apple Watch, phone, and laptop all at once with this 240W USB-C cable
is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s not an entirely new idea given Nomad’s Universal Cable from earlier this year can charge an Apple Watch and an additional device at the same time, but Zens’ new Pro 2 and Pro 3 USB-C cables offer additional functionality and some welcome future-proofing as chargers become more powerful. The cheaper of the two is the €49.99 (around $58) Pro 2 USB-C charging cable that includes an inline Qi2 charging puck that can wirelessly charge a smartphone or earbuds at up to 15W speeds. It’s not Qi2.2 compatible so you won’t get faster 25W wireless charging, but it is compatible with 140W chargers so you can plug in a power-hungry laptop, and Zens says the cable also supports charging rates up to 240W once more powerful chargers become common. The pricier Pro