iWatch to move iPhone to wireless charging?

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  1. jlake02, Aug 19, 2014

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    Got to thinking today.. how would they charge the alleged iWatch?

    Plugging a watch in seems a bit silly, even with lightning. Taking off a watch and lying it on a charge pad overnight would make more sense.

    Assuming I'm not crazy, wouldn't it make sense for Apple to extend wireless charging to other products including the iPhone? I can see the commercial where the actor puts his phone and watch on the charge pad (or padless WiTricity/Powercast type tech!) at the end of a day.

    Personally, wireless charging isn't that big of a deal to me, but thinking about the iWatch and the big strips on the back of the iPhone 6 made me wonder...

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    WiTricity/Powercast explanation:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vWq3R2hl_5A
     
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  2. techspin, Aug 19, 2014

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    That'd be pretty handy. Maybe it'll be able to suck the juice from nearby android users. :D
     
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  3. luckydcxx, Aug 19, 2014

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    That would be great if apple were to implement this way of charging. maybe that's what those really thick antenna breaks are for in the iPhone 6 mockups :D
     
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  4. makerleone, Aug 19, 2014

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    wow that is really great thought, i think apple should think about wireless charging technology. its really cool :cool:
     
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  5. Newtons Apple, Aug 20, 2014

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    Not so sure about your "theory" as it would make the watch even MORE bulky to add the required coils to charge it wirelessly.
     
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  6. PFKMan23, Aug 20, 2014

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    I would hope that the iPhone would have wireless charging, but if the rumored iWatch is the thing that gets it started, so be it. I just hope the dock isn't too outrageously priced for the iPhone
     
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  8. jlake02, Sep 4, 2014

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  9. MrX8503, Sep 4, 2014

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    Well you have to think about the disadvantages of wireless charging. A big one I can think of is efficiency. It would take a lot longer to charge an iPhone with its much larger battery.
     
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  10. asharahmed, Sep 5, 2014

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    I think that Wireless Charging is a gimmick and I won't use it personally.
     
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