Smartphone accessories maker Belkin has unveiled a set of magnetic accessories for the iPhone 12. What could arguably be seen as the pick of the pack is a phone mount with face tracking capability. When the mount is interfaced with its accompanying Belkin app, it can recognize a user’s face and activate control of the device to follow the user’s movement while shooting pictures or videos.
Belkin also unveiled a magnetic fitness
phone mount, a 2,500mAh power bank that can attach to the back of a phone
magnetically, and a wireless charging pad that can also serve as a power bank.
Belkin has also released a portable charging pad, already available for US$ 30,
and a 7.5W wireless charging stand that will go for US$ 35.
Some of the exciting devices are already
on sale at affordable prices while others will be available shortly. The iPhone
12 phone mount with a face tracking feature will be available at $65 when it
comes out and can rotate a full 360 degrees while tracking the face. This makes
it possible for the user to capture pictures in either landscape or portrait orientation
from all angles. It is not clear the maximum distance that can be captured via
face tracking using the iPhone 12 phone mount, and the feature can only be used
with Belkin’s app. Therefore, third-party apps will not have face-tracking
support.
However, we can use the mount with MagSafe
cases, and it links to most of the social media platforms like Facebook and
Instagram. The fitness phone mount is also capable of 360 degrees rotation and
will sell for US$ 35 when it comes out. The 2,500 mAh power bank costs US$ 50, while
the dual wireless charging pad and power bank sell for US$ 70.
All the Belkin accessories are affordable
and highly innovative and will most likely appeal to its growing customer base.