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Apple Researching Wireless Charging Ecosystem for MacBook, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch
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Not sure what you're driving at. why is it less 'green' than anything Apple does? Devices need charging.
I honestly quite often put my phone there and think it'd be cool for a MacBook to be able to Qi charge it.
Don't think Apple will implement these anytime soon. Hard pass on those patents.
This is an interesting concept. I'm not a fan of the magnetic aspect of the MagSafe charger for the iPhone 12 Pro Max. I might as well plug it in at this point. The Qi charger I had for the 11 Pro Max was better since I simply set my iPhone on it at night and picked it up in the morning. There wasn't anything to disconnect or pull apart from the iPhone. The good news is, after I return the MagSafe charger it will be $39 less for Apple to add to their coffers 
wireless charging at it's absolute max is up to 90% efficient, practically probably 80-85%, so that not very "green"
I don't really see much merit in having a bunch of devices covering up my palm rests sliding around while I'm trying to use my MacBook Pro. But I like the idea of something like an iPhone being able to charge my Apple Watch or AirPods Pro. I could see them put this in the iPhone Pro to get people to upgrade.
Also, a Qi charger on the iPad seems weird, but I think MagSafe was kinda designed for that. Helps you line it up easier on a huge device. I think I'd like MagSafe charging on the iPad.
Also, a Qi charger on the iPad seems weird, but I think MagSafe was kinda designed for that. Helps you line it up easier on a huge device. I think I'd like MagSafe charging on the iPad.
I think you are right. Removing all ports would be the reason to go to this type of charging on everything. Bluetooth earbuds, Bluetooth keyboards, mice, and touchpads. It's going to be a completely closed system. They had better be working on their own wifi system, and enhanced security if they are going to dump us all on the ether for everything.
Maybe they need to come out with their own type of wifi like communications, as Bluetooth kinda sucks, and ANT+ is useless, and with no ports, people making adapters to plug ported tech into to connect to Apple systems are going to make a lot of money, and potentially a lot of people a lot less secure. Yippee...
I think the new Magsafe was a response to the people that have issues with charging pucks that when they put their devices on it, it just misses the sweet spot. I've had it happen a few times. Drop the iPone onto it, the charging light goes on, yet in the AM, the iPhone isn't charged. It's worse with the Apple Watch, because it tends to want to chime all night. Yippee...
It won't work. We will see PC's with this option as well, eventually. Patents are a joke anymore.
Interesting... The failure of ROKR told me Apple was on to something big. I guess that worked out OK.
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Maybe the reason they didnt release air power was because they changed their minds and wanted to implement it in other places instead. Maybe they do have the technology right.
Agreed. If I am going to set something on my MacBook to charge it, which will prohibit me from using said MacBook, why wouldn't I just charge it elsewhere while using the MacBook.
I can only imagine a Qi charger build in the iMac stand. There is no practical explanation for charger build in a laptop like on the drawing. I would like to mention about earlier attempts for wireless charging with transmitter. It could be just more than great to get charged all my devices (mouse, keyboard, watch, iPhone and so on) when they just rest on my desk close to iMac.
Pure innovation if you want a little inefficient space heater instead of functioning devices! One of the great benefits of the M1 is the much better thermal performance of the chip itself in the case so lets not counteract or ruin that by placing charging coils all over the laptop. I get that this is not a final design but not very good placement of the coils if I want to work whilst charging, they would be better placed on the top of the lid for an end of day / overnight solution if anything.
/SMH
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It was a bit this, but more than a response, it was pre-empting the complaint that when everything is "wireless" (Qi) charging, you won't be able to use your phone while it's plugged in. MagSafe means you can Qi charge and use your phone at the same time, they're just teaching us to do this before they remove the lightning port entirely in probably 2022.