I am not paying $230 dollars to charge my SE 2020 ($400) and my series 5 SB SS watch ($725) (down the road) or my AirPod Pros. My Bellini and RavPower work well.
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Review: Nomad's $230 Base Station Pro Features an AirPower-Like Design but With a Few Limitations [Update: Not Recommended]
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Maybe other people have tons of extra counter space, but I can't imagine where this thing could go in my house.
It's missing more color options and additional USB ports on the back.
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Does it have a fan that you can hear? For this price it really should have an Apple Watch charger too. This is no a winning product without out.
If Nomad can do it, why can’t a company much larger than them with more money and more engineers pull it off or create something similar? I still wouldn’t spend $200+ on a charger though. My $40 Mophie wireless charger was already hard enough to swallow
I agree - too expensive. Amazon has two-packs of single-device Qi chargers in the $20 range.
Clearly they haven’t “done it”. They’ve done “close enough” to the vision Apple had, but there are clear limitations.
I always assumed it was the Qi standard not forward thinking enough to cover convex/concave charge plates. Other than that the induction methods would be near identical, would they not?
its disappointing how little wireless charging has moved the past few years. qi is ancient and these limitations really show.
The Nomad is not even close to Apples attempt. From what I read at the time Apple wanted an app on the iPhone to control/monitor the smart charger side. Interference generated from the charger would not allow connected devices to communicate with each other consistently, therefore compromising what Phil stupidly promised.
I don't think qi chargers or wireless chargers in general can cause comms interference. The inter-device comms that apple showed can only be done by Apple. I don't think interference was the reason for Apple to stop.
Anything that Nomad or Aira do would be clunky as they would have to do it via apps.
Just checked the FAQ for it and it takes 5 hours to charge iPhone 11 Pro Max. For that charging speed and the price, its a no thanks for me.
With that slow charge speed I'll give it a miss and use my current one which charges this iPhone faster. Granted I can only charge the one device, but with the Nomad you are trading off charging speed in favour of having one big pad to charge multiple devices. It would be interesting to know how fast Apple's AirPower would have charged, if it had been released.
With that slow charge speed I'll give it a miss and use my current one which charges this iPhone faster. Granted I can only charge the one device, but with the Nomad you are trading off charging speed in favour of having one big pad to charge multiple devices. It would be interesting to know how fast Apple's AirPower would have charged, if it had been released.
Except it's well documented the Apple Watch is in fact Qi but is simply locked down by Apple.
2015 is 2015. We're now in 2020. This is just Apple being Apple (E.g like sticking with Lightning when USB-C exist).
The Watch's charging scheme is Qi based, but software modified to work only with Apple's chargers, according to remarks made by a WPC executive. (ninja'd)
There are demonstrated examples of partial functionality with generic 3rd-party Qi chargers, so the possibility exists. Despite what some believe, the disparity between the transmitter/receiver sizes does not necessarily preclude the possibility. Otherwise, AirPods would not be conpatible with typical Qi chargers. They, and the AW have relatively small batteries, and do not require high power transmission capacity.
It is up to Apple to pursue that direction, and not something the other companies, whose products are criticized for not being AW compatible, have any control over.
Thus far, Apple has elected not to, and maintains control over the implementation and sale of Watch charging components, just like it does with Lightning.
Under Nomad's math, adding a MFi-certified puck to the BSPro, even only as a stopgap, would add at least $20 to the price, which already garners negative reactions. All 3rd-party chargers that have built-in AW provisions have to account for the cost of the Apple component, and those that do begin at higher price points. That's why the cheaper alternatives force users to BYOP.
Wireless charging is still not there yet in efficiency and price. I’m sticking to my fast, cheap, and more efficient wired charger. Now I have been trying my best to reduce my carbon footprint there is no way I’m buying something that waste energy.
i read that too, considerably less power than a normal Qi charger does so better power management. Shame it doesn’t charge past 7.5w though, a little lacking in forward /future thinking there Nomad
I'll just save the $230 and take 2 seconds to plug my stuff in with a physical cord. And I don't have to worry about it getting knocked out of place. Thanks but no thanks. This "wireless" stuff is getting ridiculous. When true wireless charging shows up, as in I walk in a room with my phone in my pocket and it starts charging wake me up.
All this effort to create a product that:
Costs more Money.
Charges Slower.
Makes the device and it's battery heat up a lot more.
Shortens the battery life.
Wastes power so a fer less green method.
The idea of wireless sounds great, but with the tech today, it's an all round worse product in every way only to save you a couple of seconds not to have to connect a plug to the phone.
Costs more Money.
Charges Slower.
Makes the device and it's battery heat up a lot more.
Shortens the battery life.
Wastes power so a fer less green method.
The idea of wireless sounds great, but with the tech today, it's an all round worse product in every way only to save you a couple of seconds not to have to connect a plug to the phone.
If you bothered to actually read my post instead of succumbing to your bite reflex, you could have known that there could be valid reasons for both non-Qi-Standard Watch charging originally and now. And I also wrote that I expect Apple to eventually switch to full Qi charging over time.
But of course its more hip to bash Apple blindly and suspecting foul intention everywhere, instead of considering potential reasons other than evil acting.
Having the guts to do so in this forum must be rewarded, though: Here‘s your fish <*>>><
I’d hesitate if it was $23. 230 is just laughable. I can plug in and charge faster. I’ve never plugged in a device and thought to myself, “This is so inconvenient and charged too fast - I’d pay hundreds of dollars to not have to simply plug in a device and have it charge slower!” Maybe when the prices get competitive with a cable, then I’ll try it out again.