killer feature "new iPhone"

[anonymouslurker]

You mean like the wireless charging where you basically have to put your device on some plate? I don't consider that wireless..

Does it have wires? Nope? It's wireless then!

 

[ThatsMeRight]

Does it have wires? Nope? It's wireless then!

There is still a physical connection (namely: with a plate).

 

[anonymouslurker]

There is still a physical connection (namely: with a plate).

wire·less   [wahy-uhr-lis]
adjective
1. having no wire.

 

[Tom8]

wire·less   [wahy-uhr-lis]
adjective
1. having no wire.

Yes, but using a plate is called inductive charging, not wireless.

 

[anonymouslurker]

Yes, but using a plate is called inductive charging, not wireless.

You are correct.

And, without wires, it is also... wait for it... wireless!

The original statement was:

You mean like the wireless charging where you basically have to put your device on some plate? I don't consider that wireless and yes, I do consider it a useless feature. I'd rather see true wireless charging.

Inductive charging is the only kind of "wireless" charging, and is indeed "true".

 

[iBreatheApple]

I think facetime HD is a given since the complete macbook pro line up has facetime HD cameras now

I'm pretty sure the most recent iteration of the MBA doesn't have a Facetime HD camera. I think it was too thin.

 

[ThatsMeRight]

wire·less   [wahy-uhr-lis]
adjective
1. having no wire.

That doesn't change that there is still a physical connection. We all know what we mean with wireless: literally it means without wire, but we expect that you could hold the device in the air without the device having a connection with anything.

 

[anonymouslurker]

That doesn't change that there is still a physical connection. We all know what we mean with wireless: literally it means without wire, but we expect that you could hold the device in the air without the device having a connection with anything.

And with inductive charging, the RF with suitable power to recharge a battery in something less than several days, can only propagate a few inches at most.

So then, what exactly would "true" wireless charging be?

 

[Tom8]

On the whole theme of a new charging method, WSJ said in July 2011 that Apple was prepping a new way to charge the 2012 iPhone. So we could see something new in the next iPhone since WSJ is usually well informed

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303544604576429292482910586.html

 

[cynics]

A way to literally punch people in the face via tapatalk. NFC would be cool too.

 

[cynics]

And with inductive charging, the RF with suitable power to recharge a battery in something less than several days, can only propagate a few inches at most.

So then, what exactly would "true" wireless charging be?

Like some sort of magnetic resonance method like fuji was working on. I'm sure there's been tons of ideas though.

While to me it seems impossible it's not beyond belief that somehow someway a device could charge just being in your home/car.

Many many many years away from that though.