‘Father of the iPod’ helps Ledger create new cold crypto wallet

Hardware wallet supplier Ledger, known for its cold-storage devices, announced its seventh crypto wallet successful collaboration with the creator of the archetypal iPod.

Tony Fadell, the inventor of the iconic iPod Classic model, has partnered with Ledger to assistance the institution plan its latest wallet instrumentality known arsenic Ledger Stax. The institution broke the quality connected Dec. 6 astatine Ledger’s bi-annual Web3 developer event, Ledger Op3n, successful Paris.

Ledger’s upcoming caller hardware wallet is simply a recognition card-size instrumentality that features a ample E Ink display, capacitive touch, Bluetooth support, wireless charging and more.

For the archetypal clip successful Ledger's merchandise line, Stax contains a curved E Ink show which tin beryllium utilized to amusement the holder's sanction oregon different wallet information, conscionable similar a publication spine. The instrumentality is besides equipped with magnets, allowing users to signifier the retention of aggregate akin devices and "stack" them successful order, and that is wherefore Ledger Stax was called so.

When designing the device, Fadell thought astir what the modern stack of currency would look like. “He thought astir it successful 2 ways — the spine of the instrumentality is similar the set astir the stack of currency which shows you what's inside, and you tin stack them unneurotic utilizing the magnets,” a Ledger spokesperson said successful a connection to Cointelegraph.

Ledger Stax hardware wallet. Source: Ledger

Fadell, who also worked connected the archetypal 3 generations of the iPhone, designed Ledger Stax successful practice with the concern plan steadfast Layer. “We request to beryllium user-friendly… no! A ‘user-delightful’ tool, to bring integer plus information to the remainder of us, not conscionable the geeks,” the 'Father of the iPod' said.

According to the announcement, Ledger Stax volition beryllium disposable successful Q1 2023, and customers tin present pre-order the wallet connected Ledger’s authoritative website. In the future, it volition beryllium disposable from prime retailers specified arsenic BestBuy successful the United States.

The Ledger Stax wallet is priced astatine $279, a spokesperson for Ledger told Cointelegraph. The instrumentality is importantly much costly than Ledger’s erstwhile wallet, the Ledger Nano S Plus. Officially released successful April 2022, Nano S Plus costs $79 astatine the clip of writing. The erstwhile iteration, Nano X, is priced astatine $149.

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According to Ledger, the latest wallet merchandise is designed to marque interacting and signing transactions easier with a interaction surface and a larger display. “​​Ledger Stax adds to our lineup, alternatively than replacing anything, allowing customers to take the benignant of acquisition they want,” the firm's typical said.