I suspect AirPower will use some sort of proprietary software to allow it to charge all 3 devices at once. An Apple Watch dock out there is already so costly, I think a similar third party dock would cost way more.
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Apple's AirPower Wireless Charging Mat Could Be Available to Buy Next Month
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I suspect AirPower will use some sort of proprietary software to allow it to charge all 3 devices at once. An Apple Watch dock out there is already so costly, I think a similar third party dock would cost way more.
Agreed. Don’t understand why $200 is the mainstream speculation. Maybe Apple started the rumor so $99 would seem like a bargain at launch, haha.
WTH? $200? It's like i'm in the twilight zone.
[doublepost=1519438142][/doublepost]Apple will charge you $200 for the mat but will come w/ a slow 7.5W plug. You'll need to fork out $50 for the faster plug. I should work at Apple.
[doublepost=1519438142][/doublepost]Apple will charge you $200 for the mat but will come w/ a slow 7.5W plug. You'll need to fork out $50 for the faster plug. I should work at Apple.
No, apparently not an Apple-induced overpricing fake out in play here. Per the link in the last paragraph of the article, there was a listing last November on Polish online retailer X-Kom's website for 999 Złotych.
Since there’s no reason to think X-Kom would have advanced information on Apple’s pricing so far ahead of actual availability, the speculation that 999 was a “placeholder” price seems rather plausible.
I think $99-$119 is a decent guesstimate. $99 wouldn’t surprise me; after all, Airpods are only $159.
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Because of coarse a cheapo charger without added technology into it is exactly the same as apples airpower
Exactly. Basically to use this $200 piece of hardware, you need to already own an 8/X and have or upgrade to an S3 and buy or upgrade your AirPods.
Just no.
http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-add-wireless-charging-to-airpods-case-right-now-diy-hack/
i've done this for months now and works amazingly well. it's not half as crappy looking as you think if you choose a good case. i literally spent less than $5 on it.
Sorry if already mentioned but can this charge two iPhones at the same time?
I have not come across an article or photo of this yet
I have not come across an article or photo of this yet
Maybe not right now, but eventually you will own an iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods which do support wireless charging. Nobody is forcing you to buy it right now, but change has to start somewhere.
I’d like to see a sleep tracker, but it is pointless with a battery that lasts less than a day.
An Apple Watch typically lasts at least 36 hours for me. Enough to go 2 days before I leave it to charge for the night. You can easily find time during to charge the watch, such as when you are showering or washing up.
I use a sleep tracker on my Apple Watch 3. I just charge it for a short while in the morning or evening. If I don’t get round to it it doesn’t matter, as the watch goes a full two days and nights, including using workouts for about an hour a day.
Having a gen1 watch myself, I really thought that Apple would stay clear of these little games of compatability. This is why my gen1 watch will be my last, I don’t trust them on the wearables any longer. I will go back to my tissot, and buy myself the Rolex I have always wanted.
I got a Qi compatible wireless charger for my iPhone X for Christmas. $20. No, won't be buying this
Does it charge your Apple watch? If so, what model?
If change wanted to start, then it should have started when the 8 and S3 were released. That would have provided a bigger incentive to buy AirPower.
I just hope it can charge more than one iPhone at a time. That would be ideal for family’s.
I would think it can do more than one iPhone but guess we don’t know for sure.
I would think it can do more than one iPhone but guess we don’t know for sure.
This isn't the Apple of old - who usually announced a week or two before release at most. Its only been the Cook era where its the norm.
Stop comparing Tim to Steve. Two different people. And most of all, stop digging Steve up to try and make a point with the “ old” rhetoric. It doesn’t work.