UE268
UE268 Charging Clock Radio, Black
Black · Blue displayQi certified padFM radio10W stereo
Black shell, blue digits: the charging clock radio at its most anonymous, which on a nightstand is usually the point.
$44.994.2(1,532)
UE2684 colourways · from $44.99
Wireless-charging clock radios
The UE268. A Qi certified 10W pad on the lid, a USB port on the back, FM radio with a sleep timer, a 10W stereo Bluetooth speaker, an eight-colour night light and a 0–100% display dimmer. Four colourways, all the same price.
UE268
UE268 Charging Clock Radio, Cloud Blue
Cloud Blue · White displayQi certified padFM radio10W stereo
Cloud blue fabric with white digits: the version that looks least like an appliance while doing four jobs at once.
$44.994.2(1,532)
UE268
UE268 Charging Clock Radio, Pink
Pink · White displayQi certified padFM radio10W stereo
Pink fabric with white digits, and the same Qi certified pad. The friendliest face on a piece of charging hardware.
$44.994.2(1,532)
UE268
UE268 Charging Clock Radio, Gray
Gray · White displayQi certified padFM radio10W stereo
Grey fabric, white digits: the neutral. It reads as a small speaker until you put a phone on top of it.
$44.994.2(1,532)
Four things, one footprint
Count what is on a typical nightstand: a clock, a phone charger, a speaker, sometimes a radio, and the cables for all of them. The UE268 is roughly the size of a paperback standing on its long edge, and it is all four. The pad takes a phone through most cases; the USB port on the back handles a second device at the same time.
About the charging speed
The pad is rated at 10W and it is Qi certified, which is a safety and interoperability certification run by the Wireless Power Consortium through independent laboratories. Certification does not mean fast. Baseline Qi is 5W and the extended profile goes to 15W; 10W sits between them. For a phone that lies there all night this is the right trade. For a phone that needs to go from empty to full before you leave, use a cable.
The radio
FM, with a sleep timer that shuts it off on its own. It is there because a surprising number of people still fall asleep to a station rather than to a file, and because a clock radio that cannot do the radio part is just a clock.
Night light and display
Eight night-light colours with their own brightness control, and a display dimmer running the full range to nothing. The body is wrapped in speaker-grade knit, which is there for the sound as much as for the look: fabric absorbs a little of the room instead of ringing.
The UE268 is the answer to a crowded nightstand rather than to a bad morning. Odokee bedside clocks covers the mornings separately, and the bedside guide lays out how a surface with one plug on it actually works.