Gurman: Apple Aims to Release AirPower By September

[forerunnerg34]

I thought this was already released
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And a price?

$49 ?
$99 ?
$149 ?
$199 ?
$249 ?
$299 ?

I'd guess between 99 and 149

or $289 for Rose Gold

Don't forget the AirPower Pro version with.... fast charging.

 

[Andres Cantu]

Remind me again of that lesson, and the consequence?

Lesson: don’t announce products until closer to actual release date.
Consequence: perception of Apple takes a hit.

 

[Applemaniac7]

It’s a wireless charger puck for God’s sake. Should have been out a year ago.

But but but.. they waited.... and they waited... and they did it right!!! Do you not know how things roll around here....
[doublepost=1529615582][/doublepost]Oh and if its over a hundred bucks , that's a 90% profit margin!!

 

[LiveM]

So, what, exactly, is this to do with “air”?

 

[artfossil]

Charger from ebay for 7 bucks works just fine for me.

I rejoice in your happiness. But your charger won't charge a Watch and AirPods so it won't work for my needs.

 

[0924487]

And a price?

$49 ?
$99 ?
$149 ?
$199 ?
$249 ?
$299 ?

I'd guess between 99 and 149

My guess would be 149. That's a reasonable Apple pricing.

 

[Heineken]

I rejoice in your happiness. But your charger won't charge a Watch and AirPods so it won't work for my needs.

Yeah, such an inconvenience to hook up a cable once in a while.

 

[artfossil]

Yeah, such an inconvenience to hook up a cable once in a while.

Wait--were you not discussing WIRELESS chargers? What does hooking up a cable have to to with that? Or did you not read the thread?

 

[Piggie]

In Apple's version, you can put the phone, watch, AirPods, whatever, anywhere you want on the mat and they'll charge, each matching their own power requirements.

That would be nice, but let's wait and see for what you say to be tested and proven.
I hope it is as you say.

 

[Glockworkorange]

I believe Jobs would have wanted the Product to be completed right the first time without compromises. I would rather have a Product delayed or take longer to release if that means it delivers with the experience. That’s more important to me.

Way to misquote or misrepresent what I said. I never said Steve would push out an incomplete product.

When you read the books about Jobs, there are stories about how the engineers were like "wait, we can't do that." But Steve pushed them to get things done. He'd push these engineers to get it done on his time table.

 

[justme1]

Lets not reward apple for another late to market poorly planned and executed product. Airpower is a miss. So is HomePod (the most useless speaker on the market).

The most useless comment on the thread (I like my HomePod)

 

[anthony11]

Yeah, I’d forgotten too. That’s really not good for Apple if the time between announcement and release is so long that people actually lose interest and forget

*cough*cough*Game of Thrones*cough*

 

[justme1]

Actually it’s called the non troll perspective. It’s laughable the amount who come here and post completely poor analysis of certain Apple products.

Don't worry - this person never posted anything but negative vitriol

 

[anthony11]

Imagine if they had decided to remove wired charging from the iPhoneX and on day 1, you had to go out and buy a third party charger.

... and couldn't charge or use it in your car. Feh.
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Yes, I care about this product and will buy one when it's available. I want to wirelessly charge my iPhone, Watch and AirPods.

My first question here is why you actually bought AirPods, unless they were a gift.

 

[justme1]

... and couldn't charge or use it in your car. Feh.
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My first question here is why you actually bought AirPods, unless they were a gift.

Let me guess, you don't like and have never used, AirPods

 

[Abazigal]

... and couldn't charge or use it in your car. Feh.
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My first question here is why you actually bought AirPods, unless they were a gift.

My Airpods are the only pair of headphones I ever use these days. I love them because they are so light, comfortable and convenient to use.

Here are the headphones I owned prior to the Airpods. Haven’t touched any of them since.

 

[artfossil]

... and couldn't charge or use it in your car. Feh.
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My first question here is why you actually bought AirPods, unless they were a gift.

Surely you’re joking. If so, you left off the snark tag.

If you are not joking, perhaps you don’t know that one analyst estimates Apple will ship more than 25 million AirPods in 2018. I can’t speak for millions of other users but for me, their sound quality and convenience are unparalleled. They are one of my favorite and most used Apple products ever.

 

[-BigMac-]

Too late Apple. Most of us bought the available Wireless chargers available at or near release the 8/X.

I got my Mophie, it works flawlessly, and will continue being so for the foreseeable future.

Plenty of sales lost for Apple.

I guess that’s what happens when you Announce a product mid 2017 and release it almost in 2019.

 

[CordovaLark]

Why would a charging mat need to have a OS?

 

[fairuz]

Wireless charging is the kind of thing I'd rather wait for Apple to sort out than jump on early myself with third-party stuff.

 

[wesleypitts]

I'm old enough to remember when Steve would announce a new product at a keynote and it would literally go on sale later that day. That magic is long gone, unless you get real excited about watch bands.

 

[Lerxt]

Its not going to work for people with watches that have loop bands (milano).

 

[Spizike9]

I am soooooooooo excited. The best charger in the market is coming. Awesome!!!!!!!

And when it’s finally released it’ll cost between 150 and 200.

 

[aleagle]

Apple aims to release its multi-device AirPower charging mat "before or in September," after facing a handful of technical challenges with its hardware and software, according to well-connected reporter Mark Gurman.

An excerpt from his Bloomberg News story:Apple first previewed the AirPower alongside the iPhone X in September 2017. At the time, the company's marketing chief Phil Schiller said it would be available in 2018, as reflected on Apple's website. Pricing has not been disclosed.

Gurman says Apple engineers initially hoped for a June launch, presumably at WWDC 2018, but noted the AirPower has been delayed due to technical challenges, including the potential for overheating, complex multi-device charging circuitry, and software bugs with the accessory's on-board firmware.

AirPower is said to include a custom Apple chip running "a stripped down version of iOS" for power management and pairing with devices:AirPower is an oval-shaped mat that can inductively charge multiple Apple devices at once, including the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, and Apple Watch Series 3 models. It will also be able to charge AirPods when they are placed in a new, optional charging case set to launch alongside AirPower.

AirPower's ability to charge multiple devices is derived from propriety technology developed by Apple. Apple said it will work to have its technology become part of the universal Qi standard, supported by the latest iPhones, so that other third-party manufacturers can release multi-device charging mats.

AirPower is another step towards Apple's goal of a wireless future. Gurman says Apple designers eventually hope to "remove most of the external ports and buttons on the iPhone," noting Apple even considered removing wired charging from the iPhone X, but decided wireless charging was not yet fast enough.

Of course, the AirPower is not truly wireless, as power is supplied to the mat with a charger connected via Lightning cable.

Article Link: Gurman: Apple Aims to Release AirPower By September

[doublepost=1529636197][/doublepost]I was very surprised at that part of this thread stating that Airpower will not support iWatch Series 1 and 2. Are you certain that only Series 3 is supported?

 

[Abazigal]

[doublepost=1529636197][/doublepost]I was very surprised at that part of this thread stating that Airpower will not support iWatch Series 1 and 2. Are you certain that only Series 3 is supported?

That’s what Macrumours reported.

https://www.macrumors.com/2017/09/20/airpower-apple-watch-series-3/