Travel Foldable Stand for Laptop, Tablet and Phone OT4, Space Gray

With its legs folded, the OT4 works as a selfie grip: the phone sits on the magnetic pad at the top end, and when taking photos or filming you hold the stand, not the phone itself. With its legs spread, it stands on a table and holds a phone or tablet while you watch a video or read a document. In laptop stand mode, the legs open into an inclined surface and act as support arms. The magnetic pad is only for the phone and tablet, while the laptop rests on the arms.

The tilt of the laptop is set by a strut that slots into one of 8 notches on the support leg of the stand. You change the angle by moving the strut to another notch, which mechanically locks it in the new position. To keep the laptop from sliding at steeper positions, its front edge rests against fold-out stops at the lower ends of the arms. Lower positions keep the keyboard at a gentle slope that suits typing. Higher positions lift the display closer to eye level and suit video calls, presentations or reading, when you only type occasionally.

The legs of the stand are made of aluminium alloy, which keeps its shape under a laptop while staying light: the whole stand weighs 260 g, roughly as much as a larger phone. Each leg ends in a silicone cap, so silicone, not aluminium, touches the desk. When folded, the legs lie together under the magnetic pad and the stand measures 180 mm in length, 57 mm in width and 18 mm in thickness. With these dimensions, it fits in the accessory compartment of a backpack or laptop bag and can stay there permanently.