Watch: This Apple and Pebble charger levitates your smartwatch, just like magic

Smartwatches are increasingly becoming more than just ‘arm candy for the wrist’, exhibiting practical features and functionality that can actually be utilized each day. But more than just the pragmatic elements though, smartwatches still ooze that inherent wow factor which are so often the starting points of conversations. Speaking of conversation starters, here’s a watch charger can really kick things up several notches--it charges your smartwatch while keeping it levitated.

Conceptualized by a company called Levitation Works, the product is known as Lift. It is currently a Kickstarter campaign, with an asking price of $149. The device is based on the simple principle of magnetic levitation comprising a platform-like base unit that generates a precise electromagnetic field above it. The watch is mounted on another block of metal that contains the electronics for charging it, while serving the purpose of keeping the smartwatch suspend in mid air as it balances itself on the electromagnetic field from the base station beneath.

Additionally, the block on which the watch is mounted also holds extra charge, enabling it to be taken on the road to recharge the watch even without the base station. Lift is designed to be used with both the Apple Watch and Pebble (sadly no Android Wear device support as yet.)

The entire contraption looks drop-dead gorgeous and undoubtedly futuristic. And it looks to be on track to actually making its way to desktops--of its $44,000 goal, the Kickstarter project is already at over $51,000 with almost two months to go until the campaign ends.

Watch it in action: