Apple Debuts New USB-C Magnetic Apple Watch Charger
Mina Spartin
Plugging that directly into an iPad or MacBook seems some combination of risky and awkward. But that's fine, you don't have to use it that way.
Personally I would have designed it with a "female" USB-C connector so that any USB-C cable would work.
In other words, I would have made it like Apple's optional charging dock, with USB-C instead of lightning as the connector.
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In any case, $45 for this would have been a better purchase than the $80 I (my wife) spent on the Apple version.
Update: I hadn't realized that Apple has introduced a $29 USB-C Watch charger (as mentioned at the end of the article). I don't know why anyone would spend $45 on a third party version when Apple sells an equivalent product for less. (Again, I would be concerned about plugging it directly into any device without the cord; USB-C ports are not design to bear any weight/strain.)