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Report: AirPower Has Entered Production and Coming Soon
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Literally two of those devices would benefit from Airpower.. LOL. I have XS Max, Apple Watch and Airpods and I still prefer plugging them in lol, especially if the wireless pad is going to be horizontal.
And here we are , apple approaches a complete senseless challenge, needs years to deliver and some people want to talk about the architecture of this completely epic fail invention.
And all this because apple wanted To charge 3 devices at a time, at Any location ... instead offering a discrete location for each device, hahaha
Shame - a legitimate comment drowned out in a sea of trolling and anti-Apple hysteria.
Yup, this is the wrong place for the sort of rational, level-headed discussion you desire. You are better off trying reddit (though even the Apple forum there seems more negative these days), or some engineering-related subreddit.
This forum can not be saved, because it’s people don’t want it to be saved (you can tell that I have been rewatching Arrow).
Nevertheless, I am quoting it in the hope that how that some of the outrage has been expended, someone with more engineering expertise than myself might comment on it.
Shame - a legitimate comment drowned out in a sea of trolling and anti-Apple hysteria.
Yup, this is the wrong place for the sort of rational, level-headed discussion you desire. You are better off trying reddit (though even the Apple forum there seems more negative these days), or some engineering-related subreddit.
This forum can not be saved, because it’s people don’t want it to be saved (you can tell that I have been rewatching Arrow).
Nevertheless, I am quoting it in the hope that how that some of the outrage has been expended, someone with more engineering expertise than myself might comment on it.
Thumbs up for the Arrow reference
What twisted logic allows you to infer that it will be riddled with issues because it was delayed?
Genuinely curious, other than Airpower, can you name any other manufacturer on the market that is offering a charging mat where you can set the multiple device(s) anywhere to charge? (As opposed to where other charging mats you have to set it on the specific contact point for to charge efficiently.)
Yeah, I can also say that it was delayed because Apple took the time to make it work.
I just DONT have the need to charge all these products in the one spot together. 12 months ago when I was none the wiser, yes, but now, Nah not a chance. My watch I wear until bed time, which is as easy a slipping off my wrist and placing on my angled charger besides my bed. Phone charges in another room, I don't want my phone in my bed room. AirPods for me don't require charging daily. Can be at home, can be at work. I'm not even convinced the AirPods even need or would benefit from wireless charging. I might be wrong. At a fair price, I'd buy it because I'm an Apple tragic and love their products, so very likely won't buy this.
I have micro USB cables that are over 5 years old and still working. Cables shouldn't fray after 12 months. The old style landline phones with coiled cable to the handset. These worked for life of phone and never frayed and got a lot more tugging and pulling multiple times a day.
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They claimed they invented multitouch.
Agree to this whole heartedly. I’m genuinely interested in the innovation underling this product, and that Apple has dedicated so much time to iterate to make it functional means that there is some deep innovation. If they were simply packaging up a few coils with plastic and glue, This would’ve been released years ago. I enjoy my Mophie charge pad +, but there are still times I bump it from the right position and I wake up with 20% battery.
This forum (and the Anti Apple trolls who pollute it) consistently forgets about user experience when judging products. Why Apple is spending millions re-inventing a wireless charger is because there is an experience they are seeking to enable, and often great simple experiences take a disproportionately larger amount of effort than “just ok” solutions. The feeling of dropping all of my daily personal Apple gear on a pad (instead of 2 pads and a wire today) and not ever considering “is it charging?” Is likely the AirPower teams goal, and they have faced technical challenges implementing those user stories.
I’ll be buying one after a tear down confirms that this is indeed an advanced and unique solution to wireless charging.
450 microns of straight power
You still have to plug mat in, right?
Isn't it nearly just the same as plugging the phone in then?
You still have to plug mat in, right?
Isn't it nearly just the same as plugging the phone in then?
Why are You asking questions you already know the answers to? The objective is convenience, that’s what wireless charging is. You pay for simplicity, some find the value, others don’t. You’re obviously not the target demographic for this product.
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Wouldn’t it be terrible if it cost like $199 lol. I hope it’s cheaper. I’m not into wireless charging anyway. Rather just do the fast charge with my iPad brick or the five watt charger over night.
Shame - a legitimate comment drowned out in a sea of trolling and anti-Apple hysteria.
Yup, this is the wrong place for the sort of rational, level-headed discussion you desire. You are better off trying reddit (though even the Apple forum there seems more negative these days), or some engineering-related subreddit.
This forum can not be saved, because it’s people don’t want it to be saved (you can tell that I have been rewatching Arrow).
Nevertheless, I am quoting it in the hope that how that some of the outrage has been expended, someone with more engineering expertise than myself might comment on it.
I am surprised you are surprised. Rumors at MR are a natural psychologic phenomenon that belonged to a (once innovative) company. Steve understood that and facilitated it, as he could connect to the minds of people and had the ability to use rumors as a marketing instrument.
Now that the surprise/excitement dried up, and people realize Apple merely wants to connect to people’s purses, the tone here indeed (surprisingly?) turned and now we have irony and some sparse calls for hope. Think of MR as the thermometer of exciting innovation at Apple.
Now if you are surprised when the slowest/premium charger that champions the slowest launch on the planet gets lukewarm reception here, you must have missed a coupe of years.
Conversely, were it received as the hyperachievement of the year, Apple would continue its current path.
We can only hope that the intellectual void, and disinterest for product development will soon end and some bright young guys/gals will take over from the loaded overlords at Cupertino. If we can facilitate such change better, faster or more efficiently than spreading irony into the world (given that we’re spread all over the planet making it difficult to mobilize ourselves), let us know.
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You plug the mat in once (after you buy it) and then you never have to deal with any cables again.
That’s not really nearly just the same as plugging and unplugging your phone every day for the next five or ten years.
I always thought this when “wireless” charging came out. It’s kind of a gimmick imo. Sometimes it’s convenient, but after trying a cheap one I found that I liked having the ability to still use my phone while it was charging. I hope Apple is looking at getting around this issue with a true wireless charging solution. My wallet would really be ready for something like that.
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